Table of Contents
Preface ix
1 Curtain Up - Athenia 03.09.39 1
2 The Gentleman Pirate - Royal Sceptre 05.09.39 13
3 The Honeymoon Continues - Cheyenne 15.09.39 25
4 The Gloves Come Off - Abukir 28.05.40 35
5 Second Time Unluckly - Clan Macphee 16.08.40 47
6 The Jolly Boat - Anglo Saxon 21.08.40 59
7 A Tramp Hits Back - Newton Pine 13.12.40 71
8 Return to War - Otaio 28.08.41 83
9 Beyond Capricorn - Kirkpool 10.04.42 93
10 A Meeting by Moonlight - Athelknight 27.05.42 105
11 The Winston Special - Clan Ferguson 12.08.42 117
12 Voyage not Completed - Viking Star 25.08.42 129
13 Voices from the Past - Peterton 17.09.42 139
14 Pastures New - Aldington Court 31.10.42 151
15 The Fleet Oiler - Scottish Heather 27.12.42 161
16 The Exile - Congella 21.10.42 173
17 OHMS - Fort Buckingham 20.01.44 183
18 Convoy to Russia - Fort Bellingham 26.01.44 195
19 Death on the Equator - Khedive Ismail 12.02.44 207
Epilogue 219
Bibliography 225
Index 227