Title: The ship with the flat tire
Description: Hilarious book about a US Navy Ship called the USS Carnation (sic) and it's many misadventures.  You will be rolling in the aisle at the first paragraph [paraphrase: The Carnation was an auxillary submarine supportship.   A kindly old admiral protested that ASS wasn't something to paint in 10 foot high letters on a US Navy warship....] and you will continue laughing until you've finished.
Subjects: navy, humor, a "lower decks Lothario" and "Messie Bessie", navy bean soup
Places: Charleston
People: The crew of the ship.
Time periods: 1960's