San Demetrio London (1943)

Ralph Michael: 2nd. Officer Hawkins

Quotes 

• Tugboat Captain : [hailing San Demetrio approaching the Clyde]  I'd like to know how they expect me to tow a ship your size.

  Chief Engineer Charles Pollard : Who the hell's asking you to?

  2nd. Officer Hawkins : We can manage alright as we are.

  Tugboat Captain : Spoken like a sailor. But it'll take y'a long time.

  Chief Engineer Charles Pollard : How many knots can you make?

  Tugboat Captain : Nine.

  Chief Engineer Charles Pollard : I can make twelve.

  [Grins at 2nd Officer and flicks emphatic V-sign at Tugboat Captain] 

• Boatswain W.E. Fletcher : First stop England!

  On Board M.V. San Demetrio: Apprentice John Jones : First stop Wales...

  Messboy John Jamieson : First stop Scotland. It's the Clyde we're bound for.

  'Yank' Preston : You're all getting mighty particular. There's a hell of a lump of land ahead of us there somewhere.

  2nd. Officer Hawkins : Good job too. If we fetch up anywhere between Narvik and Gibraltar we'll be lucky.