Project Gutenberg 2008-07-13 Public domain in the USA. 47 Dorling, H. Taprell (Henry Taprell) 1883 1968 Dorling, Henry Taprell Taffrail Stand By! Naval Sketches and Stories Reading ease score: 67.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by Al Haines "Stand By! Naval Sketches and Stories" by H. Taprell Dorling is a collection of naval-themed sketches and stories written in the early 20th century. The work draws on the author's experiences and observations regarding life in the Royal Navy during World War I, primarily focusing on the junior officers and their various challenges and duties aboard ship. Through fictional characters and scenarios, the book captures the spirit, camaraderie, and humor inherent in naval life during a time of conflict. The opening of this collection introduces readers to an acting sub-lieutenant who is newly assigned to a destroyer. Initially inexperienced and filled with self-doubt, he faces the daunting task of keeping the ship's position among a flotilla in treacherous nighttime conditions. His struggles to maintain control while simultaneously grappling with seasickness and the responsibilities of his position set the tone for the rest of the stories to follow. As the narrative unfolds, we see his gradual transformation from a nervous novice into a competent officer, navigating not only the challenges of seamanship but the camaraderie and quirks of naval life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval operations Great Britain. Royal Navy DA Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 195567 195505 2024-10-11T08:32:36.851057 2023-09-11T11:08:04.018239 text/html text/html 195560 195498 2024-10-11T08:32:37.087946 2023-09-11T11:08:04.157261 text/html text/html 170241 2024-10-11T08:32:44.367907 application/epub+zip 172323 2024-10-11T08:32:40.845916 application/epub+zip 146096 2024-10-11T08:32:39.544940 application/epub+zip 351927 2024-10-11T08:32:47.152923 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333455 2024-10-11T08:32:43.481930 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300700 2022-09-12T07:44:27.430925 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176554 176543 2024-10-11T08:32:36.548945 2023-09-11T11:08:03.822238 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 176337 2008-07-13T15:17:11 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 70817 2008-07-13T15:17:11 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 176348 2008-07-13T15:17:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 70796 2008-07-13T15:17:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20626 2024-10-11T08:32:47.571383 application/rdf+xml 19252 2024-10-11T08:32:40.084943 image/jpeg 4435 2024-10-11T08:32:39.813922 image/jpeg 174054 2024-10-11T08:32:37.105938 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog