IntheaftermathoftheJapaneseattackonPearlHarbor,themembersofaPTboatsquadronpatrolPhilippinewatersandattackJapaneseships.ThePTboatinitiallyhadlittlerespectfromseniorNavyofficersbuttheirmaneuverabilityandspeedhoweverquicklychangetheirminds.AstheJapaneseadvanceacrossthePhilippines,thePTboatsbecomeessentialinevacuatingtheseniorpersonnelincludingGeneralMacArthur.