The series starred John Gavin as Commander Dan Talbot of the US Navy destroyer escort DD-181 and John Larch as civilian merchant Captain Ben Foster of the cargo ship Flagship, who were involved with the convoy ships and their escorts that help to transport food, supplies and war materiel across the Atlantic during the Battle of the Atlantic.
The series also featured Linden Chiles as Steve Kirkland and James T. Callahan, formerly of ABC's Wendy and Me sitcom, in the role of Lieutenant O'Connell.
[1] Among the guest stars were Dennis Hopper, Jack Palance, Barbara Rush, James Doohan, Leslie Nielsen, Horst Ebersberg, Harold Gould, and Jeremy Slate.
Price also travelled to San Diego to shoot 75,000 feet of footage involving ships that remained from World War II.
[5] The program rated poorly from the beginning, struggling against Gomer Pyle and The Addams Family and notice of its axing came after a few weeks.