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MERCHANTMEN AT GUN PRACTICE _Frontispiece_

THE CLYDE FROM THE TOWER OF THE CLYDE TRUST
BUILDINGS xi

GRAVESEND: A MERCHANTMAN OUTWARD BOUND 3

THE BRIDGE OF A MERCHANTMAN 7

THE OLD AND THE NEW: THE _MARGARET_ OF DUBLIN
AND R.M.S. _TUSCANIA_ 15

IN A MERCHANTMAN--BOMB-THROWER PRACTICE 21

A BRITISH SUBMARINE DETAILED FOR INSTRUCTION OF
MERCHANT OFFICERS 31

THE D.A.M.S. GUNWHARF AT GLASGOW 33

INSTRUCTIONAL ANTI-SUBMARINE COURSE FOR MERCHANT
OFFICERS AT GLASGOW 39

THE LOSS OF A LINER 44

THE MERSEY FROM THE LIVER BUILDINGS, LIVERPOOL 49

THE MASTER OF THE GULL LIGHTSHIP WRITING THE LOG 53

AT GRAVESEND: PILOTS AWAITING AN INWARD-BOUND
CONVOY 59

TRANSPORTS LEAVING SOUTHAMPTON ON THE NIGHT
PASSAGE TO FRANCE 67

LIVERPOOL: MERCHANTMEN SIGNING ON FOR OVERSEA
VOYAGES 69

THE RULER OF PILOTS AT DEAL 77

A HEAVILY ARMED COASTING BARGE 83

THE LAMPMAN OF THE GULL LIGHTSHIP 93

MINESWEEPERS GOING OUT 97

SOUTHAMPTON WATER 103

'OUT-BOATS' IN A MERCHANTMAN 105

FIREMEN STANDING BY TO RELIEVE THE WATCH 111

QUEEN'S DOCK, GLASGOW 116

THE BRIDGE-BOY REPAIRING FLAGS 121

A TRANSPORT EMBARKING TROOPS FOR FRANCE 125

TRANSPORTS IN SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS 129

THE _LEVIATHAN_ DOCKING AT LIVERPOOL 135

SALVAGE VESSELS OFF YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT 141

IN A SALVAGE VESSEL: OVERHAULING THE INSULATION
OF THE POWER LEADS 145

A TORPEDOED MERCHANTMAN ON THE SHOALS: SALVAGE
OFFICERS MAKING A SURVEY 151

A TORPEDOED SHIP IN DRY DOCK 157

DAZZLE 163

AN APPRENTICE IN THE MERCHANTS' SERVICE 171

A STANDARD SHIP AT SEA 177

BUILDING A STANDARD SHIP 179

THE THAMES ESTUARY IN WAR-TIME 184

DROPPING THE PILOT 187

EXAMINATION SERVICE PATROL BOARDING AN INCOMING
STEAMER 190

DAWN: CONVOY PREPARING TO PUT TO SEA 193

EVENING: PLYMOUTH HOE 198

A CONVOY CONFERENCE 201

THE OLD HARBOUR, PLYMOUTH 205

CONVOY SAILING FROM PLYMOUTH SOUND 207

INWARD BOUND 217

A TRANSPORT LOADING 219

A CONVOY IN THE ATLANTIC 224

THE BOWS OF THE _KASHMIR_ DAMAGED BY COLLISION 227

THE MAYFLOWER QUAY, THE BARBICAN, PLYMOUTH 233

EVENING: THE MERSEY FROM THE LANDING-STAGE 241

THE STEERSMAN 243

THE WORK OF A TORPEDO 244

TRANSPORTS DISCHARGING IN LIVERPOOL DOCKS 245

TROOP TRANSPORTS DISEMBARKING AT THE
LANDING-STAGE, LIVERPOOL 249

'M N' 252