Secret Sea; (1951)
“Coming through the noise of wind and sea, he could hear the throbbing of the engines, hear the crying of metal ribs and backbone in his ship as the sea tried to take her apart. When her stern was lifted clear of the water, he could feel the beat of the screws going wild in nothing but air and he could imagine what the Black Gang was taking, trying to slow them before the brass wheels wrung themselves o£F the shafts. He watched a man open the door of the SECRET SEA deckhouse only to have a wave ...smash it shut again. It took the man three tries to get out the door.
On the open bridge Pete stood against the gun shield. As the waves came rushing up over the bow he, and all hands on the bridge, would duck and then rise slowly again to peer into the gray world ahead of the ship. Pete, feeling cold water inside his foul-weather gear, scowled, for he knew that it was wetting down the brand-new lieutenant commander shoulder boards he was wearing.
The executive officer, Lieutenant Randle, moved aft across the bridge.MoreLess
On the open bridge Pete stood against the gun shield. As the waves came rushing up over the bow he, and all hands on the bridge, would duck and then rise slowly again to peer into the gray world ahead of the ship. Pete, feeling cold water inside his foul-weather gear, scowled, for he knew that it was wetting down the brand-new lieutenant commander shoulder boards he was wearing.
The executive officer, Lieutenant Randle, moved aft across the bridge.MoreLess
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