The Navy expects a veteran to pay for the ship he commanded, as they have no record of its return.
Don't Give Up the Ship may refer to:"Don't give up the ship," the dying command of James Lawrence in 1813 aboard USS Chesapeake (1799)
"Don't Give Up the Ship," words on the battle flag of Oliver Hazard Perry in 1813 aboard USS Niagara (1813)
Don't Give Up the Ship (film), a 1959 comedy
Don't Give Up the Ship (game), a set of rules for naval war games
"Don't Give Up the Ship," the motto of the Hudson High School Explorers