Project Gutenberg 2013-04-27 Public domain in the USA. 71 Freeman, Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome) 1878 1960 Freeman, Lewis Ransome Stories of the Ships Stories of the ships -- Life in the fleet -- America arrives. Produced by Greg Bergquist, Paul Clark and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Stories of the Ships" by Lieut. Lewis R. Freeman, R.N.V.R. is a collection of naval anecdotes and historical accounts written in the early 20th century. The book examines the events and experiences of British naval officers during World War I, particularly focusing on significant ships such as the "Cornwall" and the "Sydney". Freeman, who served with the Grand Fleet and as an official press representative, recounts thrilling stories of naval battles and the day-to-day life of sailors at sea. The opening of the narrative introduces the story of the "Cornwall", recounted through the eyes of a captain who reflects on the ship's harrowing early months during the war. He describes the "Cornwall"'s various missions, from escorting merchant vessels to confronting German raiders in the Atlantic. The captain shares detailed tales of encounters, including the challenges faced while trying to protect merchantmen from suspected enemy ships and the camaraderie experienced among the crew during these tumultuous times. This engaging start sets the tone for a vivid exploration of naval history, filled with both action and moments of levity amidst the gravitas of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42604/42604-h/images/cover.jpg en World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval operations D501 Text World War I Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 477119 477129 2024-09-18T04:07:40.048346 2023-09-18T12:34:05.781889 text/html text/html 482365 2013-04-27T08:59:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 241937 2013-04-27T08:59:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 266559 2024-09-18T04:07:46.052242 application/epub+zip 270053 2024-09-18T04:07:40.946266 application/epub+zip 260885 2024-09-18T04:07:40.485288 application/epub+zip 402322 2024-09-18T04:07:50.158272 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360034 2024-09-18T04:07:45.557246 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 351059 2022-09-19T12:54:23.662955 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 442360 442137 2024-09-18T04:07:39.352285 2023-09-18T12:34:05.110912 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 442074 2013-04-27T08:59:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 171442 2013-04-27T08:59:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 442089 2013-04-27T08:59:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 171391 2013-04-27T08:59:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20530 2024-09-18T04:07:50.303399 application/rdf+xml 14064 2024-09-18T04:07:40.585264 image/jpeg 2172 2024-09-18T04:07:40.537270 image/jpeg 241336 2024-09-18T04:07:40.091270 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 en.wikipedia