The Strode Venturer
“Beyond her were the lights of another vessel—the Wave Victor, a derelict old tanker used by the Navy as a floating bunker for ships in the Indian Ocean. Far away across the blackness of the lagoon the red warning lights of the Hittadu transmitter hung like rubies in the sky. The air was remarkably clear after the rain, the clouds all gone and the night sky brilliant with stars. “Ugly old bitch, ain’t she, sir?” Slinger shouted in my ear as we roared out across the slight chop produced by the br...eeze.
The shape of the Strode Venturer was standing out now against the horizon and I could see that she was a typical “three-islander” of pre-war vintage. She looked about five thousand tons and her outline, with the single vertical smoke stack set amidships, was uncompromisingly utilitarian. She came of a long line of economical vessels designed and built by British yards for tramping cargoes in and out of a far-flung empire’s more primitive ports. “When was she built?” I asked.MoreLess
The shape of the Strode Venturer was standing out now against the horizon and I could see that she was a typical “three-islander” of pre-war vintage. She looked about five thousand tons and her outline, with the single vertical smoke stack set amidships, was uncompromisingly utilitarian. She came of a long line of economical vessels designed and built by British yards for tramping cargoes in and out of a far-flung empire’s more primitive ports. “When was she built?” I asked.MoreLess
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