Sea, spray and spindrift : $b Naval yarns
| Language | en |
|---|---|
| First published | 2025-11-18 |
| Rights | Public domain in the USA. |
| Gutenberg ID | #77262 |
Description
"In peril on the sea" by Montague T. Hainsselin is a collection of naval short stories written in the early 20th century. The tales spotlight sailors, midshipmen, and merchant seafarers facing gun-runners, pirates, accidents at sea, and wartime patrols, with brisk action and sturdy, patriotic spirit. Expect tight, self-contained adventures featuring youthful initiative, peril, and daring rescues. The opening of the collection delivers three complete yarns and the start of a fourth. In Tubby’s Dhow, an Arabic-speaking midshipman overhears a gun-running plot on the Gulf of Oman, escapes a hostile village, then helps a cutter capture the arms-laden dhow after a night fight, earning commendation. The Stranding of the Hoi-Hau follows a merchant steamer that grounds in fog off the Shantung coast, withstands a pirate assault, and is saved when a boy signals HELP in Morse to a sloop that shells the attacking junks. The Gunner’s Luck recounts a torpedo-boat whose shaft snaps off South Africa; her crew rigs makeshift sails and nurses her into Saldanha Bay, after which the skipper is promoted. Finally, in the opening of Horatio Nelson Chivers, a tramp steamer is seized by a German cruiser; with the crew confined and only the steward and a sharp-witted galley boy at large under guard, the boy quietly begins a plan as the captain feigns illness. (This is an automatically generated summary.)