Against an unseen foe.

“‘All hands on deck!’ was now the cry,

‘For we are sinking fast;

Our boats were stove by that last wave—

This night will be our last;

There’s not a plank on board the tank,

She’s steel, from keel to mast.’

“‘The captain stood upon the bridge;’

All hands were now on deck;

The waves went down, the sun came up,