To
Reading edition
Commodore Sir DOUGLAS BROWNRIGG, Bart.
C.B., R.N., Chief Censor, Admiralty
CONTENTS
Chapter PAGE
I The Men Who Changed Ships 1
II “Firebrand” 35
III Back from the Jaws 59
IV Hunting 82
V The Convoy Game 112
VI Yank Boat VERSUS U-Boat 135
VII Adriatic Patrol 157
VIII Patrol 173
IX “Q” 199
X The Whack and the Smack 232
XI Bombed! 250
XII Against Odds 268
XIII Rounding up Fritz 287
ILLUSTRATIONS
British Battleships on Patrol Frontispiece
PAGE
German Shells Striking the Water at the Battle of Jutland 12
A Broadside at Night at the Battle of Jutland 12
“Kamerading” with Uplifted Paws 90
Helping the Cook to Peel Potatoes 90
Where the Great Liner Plowed Along 128
We Had Collided with the “Brick Wall” 128
Now She Was Back at Base 128
A Limit to the Number of “Cans” a Destroyer Can Carry 152
A Depth Charge 188
Disabled Destroyer in Tow 188
The Lookout on a Destroyer, and Part of His View 242
She Came Bowling Along Under Sail 284