The War at Sea, 1939-1945: An Anthology of Personal Experience

Able Seaman action stations Admiral Admiralty ahead aircraft Altmark Ark Royal Asdic astern attack battle battleship beach boat bomb bridge burst Captain CHARLES CAUSLEY close Commander convoy craft crew cruiser damage dark deck depth-charges destroyers dive enemy engine engine-room escort explosion extract eyes feet flames flash Fleet Fleet Air Arm flotilla force funnel German gunner guns Haguro hands harbour head heard Imperial War Museum knew knots landing Lieutenant Lieutenant-Commander light looked Magennis Malta miles minutes Narvik naval Navy night opened fire Panjandrum passed patrol periscope port raft realised RNVR round Royal Marines sailed salvo Scharnhorst seemed shells ship ship's shot shouted sight signal smoke soon speed squadron starboard starboard side steam steering stopped submarine suddenly sunk surface survivors Swordfish tanks target thought torpedo turned turret U-boat wave wheel X-craft yards