in this story are entirely fictitious.

CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I.[Farewell to the Plymouth]11
II.[Back to School]26
III.[Fifty Pounds of Pressure]38
IV.[Underwater Escape]51
V.[First Dive]66
VI.[A Real Submariner]83
VII.[Orders to Report]95
VIII.[Kamongo]106
IX.[Destination—]122
X.[Through the Canal]131
XI.[Under Way Again]143
XII.[Visit to Wake Island]155
XIII.[Scoot Meets Two Zeros]169
XIV.[Crash Landing]186
XV.[Find the Convoy!]201
XVI.[Downed at Sea]219
XVII.[Attack!]231
XVIII.[Depth Charges]242

ILLUSTRATIONS

[“She Was a Swell Ship!” Said Scoot]10
[“Going to the Sub Base, Sir?”]31
[They Filed into the Pressure Chamber]45
[Hand Over Hand He Ascended]59
[They Watched From the Dock]73
[They Inspected the Torpedo Room]89
[The Sub Set Off and Submerged]101
[“They’ve Made You a Lieutenant!”]113
[The Skipper Was at the Door]127
[The Big Freighter Came Head On]135
[“I Want You to Take Over Ray’s Job!”]149
[He Adjusted the Eyepiece and Looked]161
[Some Fighters Stayed With the Carrier]177
[A Two-Motored Flying Boat Came at Them]193
[March Pounded Scoot on the Back]207
[The Skipper Was Still Unconscious]225
[He Tied Himself to the Strut]233
[Scoot Appeared in the Doorway]245

“She Was a Swell Ship!” Said Scoot