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Captain Broke had reason to be proud of this latest addition to the fleet , and he threw heart and soul into making her as smart and efficient as a British ship of war could be . His qualities as a seaman and leader of men were ...
Captain Broke had reason to be proud of this latest addition to the fleet , and he threw heart and soul into making her as smart and efficient as a British ship of war could be . His qualities as a seaman and leader of men were ...
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pleasure - craft put out with crowded decks , waiting to follow the great ship to sea and watch the execution . Bonfires were built and fireworks collected , the saloons brought up reserves from their cellars , and bandsmen and fiddlers ...
pleasure - craft put out with crowded decks , waiting to follow the great ship to sea and watch the execution . Bonfires were built and fireworks collected , the saloons brought up reserves from their cellars , and bandsmen and fiddlers ...
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next pair , the impatient flash of the beach beyond , the ship was , at the Wedge below the slow occultations proper moment , hauled sharp round of the Monash tower , far away on to port , in an almost right - angled the Point Nepean ...
next pair , the impatient flash of the beach beyond , the ship was , at the Wedge below the slow occultations proper moment , hauled sharp round of the Monash tower , far away on to port , in an almost right - angled the Point Nepean ...
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Contents
THE DUEL OF THE FRIGATES BY VICTOR ALLAN | 42 |
A LITTLE SOMETHING BY GORDON MEYER | 137 |
A MILITARY APPRECIATION OF BRITISH INDUSTRY BY BRIGADIER | 157 |
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