CONTENTS.

CHAPTER PAGE
I.HIS FIRST SHIP[1]
II.THE DAILY ROUND[12]
III.WORK AND PLAY[30]
IV.THE STRENUOUS LIFE[50]
V.THE OFFICERS[67]
VI.'THE 'ORRIBLE DEN'[84]
VII.AN AFFAIR OF THE HEART[101]
VIII.A FAIR SKY[124]
IX.THE CLOUD[151]
X.WAR[171]
XI.BLACK FRIDAY[191]
XII.H.M.S. 'MARINER'[212]
XIII.FRITZ THE FRIGHTFUL[234]
XIV.THE NORTH SEA[248]
XV.COMINGS AND GOINGS[271]
XVI.MINOR INCIDENTS[298]
XVII.THE DAY[313]
XVIII.CONCLUSION[338]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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'That's 'er.' ''Oo?'[Frontispiece]
'It was 'is fault! I saw 'im stick 'is foot out!'[115]
'Gosh! there ain't no bloomin' error abart this 'ere'[152]
Raising his voice, he tried to shout for help[203]
''Ow do, granfer? Where did yer git that 'at?'[230]
The shooting was very accurate, far too accurate to be pleasant[310]
The dark hulls of the enemy were hidden in the blinding glare of their searchlights[333]

PINCHER MARTIN, O.D.

CHAPTER I.
HIS FIRST SHIP.

'There ye are, Martin. That's 'er.'