Category: Sea Stories

THE STORM AND THE BOAT

Forked lightning flashed above me, It lit a fearful sight, Of crashing waves and washing decks, And torn sails put to flight. And through the crashing thunder, Designed to scare I’m sure, I screamed back my defiance, I even called for more. For this was I and Nature, […]

THE WITCHDOCTOR’S HUT

The entrance was similar to any gate marking the entrance of a military complex. At the gate, there were armed sentries and other security guards on duty. Going on through the gates we could see the community set out in the shape of a horseshoe where there were situated about twenty magnificent European-style villas.

LUXURY LINER ROW NEW YORK

Finally, Cunard Line’s MAURETANIA and QUEEN MARY. At Pier 92, Cunard’s BRITANNIC, which had arrived days earlier, completed the remarkable scene. Together, these six liners carried approximately 9,400 passengers to New York in unparalleled mid-century luxury.

U-BOATS WERE NOT SUBMARINES

Their hull design was close to that of a destroyer. A long, thin hull and sharp-raked bow. When a U-boat needed speed, she had to run on the surface. Once submerged she could only run on batteries, slow and for a limited period.