在这部大白鲸动画/短片片中,在一个古朴宁静的海边小镇,不远处的海中心停靠着一艘老式的帆船。船上面色苍白的船长正大发雷霆,他踱来踱去,骂声不止,发誓要抓到那条凶猛非常的大白鲸(Dicky Moe)。水手们战战兢兢,生怕成为大白鲸或者船长的另一个牺牲品,于是纷纷弃船而去。与此同时,饥饿的汤姆正在码头上寻找食物,结果被船长抓住充当临时船员。没有任何办法,汤姆只得按照船长的命令清洗甲板,偏偏遇上了捣乱的杰瑞,不由得令他的工作多了许多的障碍和麻烦。
在接下来的一段时间,汤姆既要躲开愤怒的船长,同时设法抓住悠闲自在的杰瑞。意外不断的海员生活,汤姆和杰瑞最为难忘的一段经历……
Tom the cat has been shanghaied aboard a whaling vessel manned only by a violently insane one-legged captain obsessed with finding Dicky Moe, the elusive Great Whale. Jerry stows away on board the ship, and soon out to get Tom in as much trouble as he possibly can. Will Tom make it back to dry land, or will he end up as whale bait?