BATTLEDORE AND SHUTTLECOCK 116

XI ON SIGNALS AND WIRELESS 120

XII TRANSPORT SERVICES 125
INTERLUDE 132
'THE MAN-O'-WAR'S 'ER 'USBAND' 134

XIII THE SALVAGE SECTION
THE TIDEMASTERS 141
A DAY ON THE SHOALS 147
THE DRY DOCK 156

XIV ON CAMOUFLAGE--AND SHIPS' NAMES 163

XV FLAGS AND BROTHERHOOD OF THE SEA 169

PART III

XVI THE CONVOY SYSTEM 177

XVII OUTWARD BOUND 184

XVIII RENDEZVOUS 190

XIX CONFERENCE 198

XX THE SAILING
FOG, AND THE TURN OF THE TIDE 205
'IN EXECUTION OF PREVIOUS ORDERS' 212

XXI THE NORTH RIVER 217

XXII HOMEWARDS
THE ARGONAUTS 224
ON OCEAN PASSAGE 230
'ONE LIGHT ON ALL FACES' 236

XXIII 'DELIVERING THE GOODS' 244

XXIV CONCLUSION: 'M N' 252

APPENDIX 255

INDEX 257

ILLUSTRATIONS

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MERCHANTMEN AT GUN PRACTICE _Frontispiece_

THE CLYDE FROM THE TOWER OF THE CLYDE TRUST
BUILDINGS xi

GRAVESEND: A MERCHANTMAN OUTWARD BOUND 3

THE BRIDGE OF A MERCHANTMAN 7

THE OLD AND THE NEW: THE _MARGARET_ OF DUBLIN
AND R.M.S. _TUSCANIA_ 15

IN A MERCHANTMAN--BOMB-THROWER PRACTICE 21

A BRITISH SUBMARINE DETAILED FOR INSTRUCTION OF
MERCHANT OFFICERS 31

THE D.A.M.S. GUNWHARF AT GLASGOW 33

INSTRUCTIONAL ANTI-SUBMARINE COURSE FOR MERCHANT
OFFICERS AT GLASGOW 39

THE LOSS OF A LINER 44

THE MERSEY FROM THE LIVER BUILDINGS, LIVERPOOL 49

THE MASTER OF THE GULL LIGHTSHIP WRITING THE LOG 53

AT GRAVESEND: PILOTS AWAITING AN INWARD-BOUND
CONVOY 59

TRANSPORTS LEAVING SOUTHAMPTON ON THE NIGHT
PASSAGE