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... deck , in opened wooden boxes lay six more shiny eighteen - inch brass cases topped with a dull steel , cucumber- sized shell . In the projectile's base was a delicate fuse that once the shell was in flight , feather - light contact ...
... deck , in opened wooden boxes lay six more shiny eighteen - inch brass cases topped with a dull steel , cucumber- sized shell . In the projectile's base was a delicate fuse that once the shell was in flight , feather - light contact ...
Page 159
... deck , then down the hatches . There would be a final gurgle and it would be all over . We put on life jackets and cleared the two boats — the punt and motor launch . A 200 - pound kedge anchor slung from the poop deck rail aft for just ...
... deck , then down the hatches . There would be a final gurgle and it would be all over . We put on life jackets and cleared the two boats — the punt and motor launch . A 200 - pound kedge anchor slung from the poop deck rail aft for just ...
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... decks with a mixture of amusement , interest , and perhaps a little envy at our totally non - Navy existence in a ... deck were a dozen and a half bucket - shaped steel helmets . " They're the new model American tin hats , John , " I ...
... decks with a mixture of amusement , interest , and perhaps a little envy at our totally non - Navy existence in a ... deck were a dozen and a half bucket - shaped steel helmets . " They're the new model American tin hats , John , " I ...
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