Contents

Preface

1. Curtain Up – Athenia 03.09.39

2. The Gentleman Pirate – Royal Sceptre 05.09.39

3. The Honeymoon Continues – Cheyenne 15.09.39

4. The Gloves Come Off – Abukir 28.05.40

5. Second Time Unlucky – Clan Macphee 16.08.40

6. The Jolly Boat – Anglo Saxon 21.08.40

7. A Tramp Hits Back – Newton Pine 13.12.40

8. Return to War – Otaio 28.08.41

9. Beyond Capricorn – Kirkpool 10.04.42

10. A Meeting by Moonlight – Athelknight 27.05.42

11. The Winston Special – Clan Ferguson 12.08.42

12. Voyage not Completed – Viking Star 25.08.42

13. Voices from the Past – Peterton 17.09.42

14. Pastures New – Aldington Court 31.10.42

15. The Fleet Oiler – Scottish Heather 27.12.42

16. The Exile – Congella 21.10.43

17. OHMS – Fort Buckingham 20.01.44

18. Convoy to Russia – Fort Bellingham 26.01.44

19. Death on the Equator – Khedive Ismail 12.02.44

Epilogue

Bibliography