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"Who are you gonna call?" ------------------------------------------------- Top 50 positive assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-noun?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 _ did not 13 _ was not 9 _ was now 9 ships were not 8 _ was so 7 _ came up 7 _ is _ 7 boat put off 7 ships were now 6 _ was _ 6 _ was very 6 man did not 6 ship was not 6 war was over 5 _ did _ 5 captain did not 5 force made up 5 force was not 5 men are not 5 men are so 5 men were not 5 navy is so 5 ship did not 5 ship was ready 5 vessels were so 5 war is over 5 war was not 4 _ came down 4 _ does _ 4 _ had only 4 _ kept on 4 _ see _ 4 _ was about 4 _ were not 4 boats were now 4 captain was not 4 crew are not 4 enemy did not 4 force was so 4 men do not 4 men had not 4 men were dead 4 ship was so 4 ship went down 4 war is always 4 war is not 3 _ calling station 3 _ do _ 3 _ do n''t 3 _ had just Top 50 negative assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-no|not-noun?" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 _ was not so 2 _ was not very 2 force was not so 2 ship was not ready 1 _ are not quite 1 _ did no more 1 _ had no crew 1 _ had no such 1 _ made no effort 1 _ was not more 1 _ were not afraid 1 _ were not quite 1 boat was no more 1 boat was not possible 1 captain has no wishes 1 captain knew no personal 1 captain was not again 1 captain was not well 1 crew are not available 1 crew are not equal 1 crew had no hope 1 crew is not available 1 crew was not much 1 day made no reply 1 enemy had no chance 1 enemy had no seamen 1 enemy had no vessel 1 enemy had not yet 1 enemy is not too 1 fleets is not so 1 force be not successfully 1 force was not strong 1 force was not such 1 guns had no guns 1 guns were not so 1 line had not even 1 line was not regular 1 man has no trade 1 man was no fit 1 men are not normal 1 men got no farther 1 men had no steadiness 1 men had not intentionally 1 men made no reply 1 men making no resistance 1 men showed no zeal 1 men was not nearly 1 men were not afraid 1 men were not americans 1 men were not surprised A rudimentary bibliography -------------------------- id = 60196 author = Beston, Henry title = Full Speed Ahead: Tales from the Log of a Correspondent with Our Navy date = keywords = Bill; Captain; Germans; Idaho; Jack; London; Navy; american; boat; british; destroyer; good; great; like; little; sailor; sea; ship; submarine; time; vessel summary = submarines running awash, the grey mother-ship going ahead casually American destroyer had also come to the spot looking for the German, the destroyer lay about two miles away, and as I looked she came for to the bridge which rose for all the world like a little grey steel A British submarine, somewhat larger than our American boat, was entirely and try to think of a great British and American naval base Based upon a foreign port, working in strange waters, the destroyer American sailor who had seen it all from a nearby ship. other ships of the convoy had run for dear life; the destroyers had destroyer travelling at high speed in a heavy sea is like a bucking real Royal Navy man knows in an instant the character of any ship British squadron on watch in the North Sea, now the destroyers are at the British or the American destroyer fleets. id = 23601 author = Connolly, James B. (James Brendan) title = The U-boat hunters date = keywords = Chiz; Doc; France; american; boat; british; day; destroyer; good; little; look; man; officer; ship; time summary = Our navy to-day is made up of good ships and capable, courageous, cruising on United States war-ships--gun-boats, destroyers, cruisers, pulling boats from the men-o''-war; fine, rolling-gaited fellows, in from and sea-green war-ships, green and blue and white-edged little that--for even in war officers must have some place aboard ship to big war-ship; and there they stayed until night, until the signal came Two soldiers were standing on deck when our naval officer came our big war-ship and the little ones which had come across with her when your watch was done, for, of course, if any U-boat got the ship, it "But we allow no civilians to go cruising with ships at sea in war time. He went on deck just as his signal-officer came to tell him the ship was "The old man looks up and says like ice: ''You got my signal yesterday id = 17056 author = Durham, Victor G. title = The Submarine Boys and the Middies The Prize Detail at Annapolis date = keywords = Benson; Captain; Eph; Farnum; Hal; Hastings; Jack; Mayhew; Mr.; Navy; Pollard; Somers; Truax summary = property, does it, sir?" asked Captain Jack Benson. submarine torpedo boat, "Pollard." Jack was captain of the same craft, For our three young friends, Jack, Hal and Eph, things were dull just As Jack and Hal sat in the office, silent, while Jacob Farnum turned to Duty_," remember how Jack Benson and Hal Hastings strayed into the As they left the office, crossing the yard, Captain Jack Benson and Hal At exactly the same instant Jacob Farnum, Captain Jack Benson and "Going out with us, sir!" inquired Captain Jack Benson, as Hal took his knows how to come so straight to the place," laughed Jack Benson. Mr. Farnum, Jack and Hal remained on the platform deck, watching the present doubt of Jack Benson was likely to work to that young man''s "All I am sure of," retorted Eph, "is that Jack Benson is captain on He was followed by Lieutenant Commander Mayhew, Jack Benson and Hal id = 17253 author = Ellis, Edward Sylvester title = Dewey and Other Naval Commanders date = keywords = Admiral; Alabama; CHAPTER; Captain; Commodore; Decatur; Dewey; Essex; Farragut; General; Jones; Lieutenant; New; Porter; States; Stewart; Union; United; War; Winslow; american; british; illustration summary = time the leading vessel passed the forts, all had reached a safe point "Captain Smith gave orders to spike the port battery and throw the guns lieutenant (George Dewey) left the ship, all the officers and crew given command of the 24-gun ship _Alfred_, while Captain Hacker took ship of 40 guns placed under the command of Jones. their naval officers to capture American vessels, and when we sent man, at the head, formed a new navy and told the men-of-war to go out American 44-gun frigate as the _United States_, Captain Stephen Decatur. Captain Decatur lay in the harbor of New York with his vessels and found Captain Porter placed an officer and crew in charge of the prize, with vessel, until Captain Porter had under his command seven ships, carrying vessels not captured dared leave port, and the American merchant ships Captain Christopher Raymond Perry, who commanded the 28-gun ship id = 17547 author = Fiske, Bradley A. (Bradley Allen) title = The Navy as a Fighting Machine date = keywords = Britain; Department; Europe; General; Germany; Great; Japan; Navy; States; United; War; british; fleet; force; naval; power; |Value summary = of our naval ships produced little material effect, the skill, the sea, but the power of a navy composed of ships able to fight, manned by men trained to fight, under the command of captains skilled If one looks at a fleet of war-ships on the sea, he will be impressed in war, we always wish to exert a great force at a definite point In a country like the United States, or any other great nation, the our becoming involved in a war with a great naval nation is too The real reason for Great Britain''s having a powerful navy applies afford for operating fleets and ships, there has been a great advance military war game (_Kriegspiel_) to naval forces; playing numberless naval strategy in planning additions to our fleet for war, is to If a naval base were lacking to the more powerful fleet, as was id = 26778 author = Goldfrap, John Henry title = The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Naval Code date = keywords = Billy; CHAPTER; Captain; Curlew; Donald; Jack; Jarrow; Judson; Mr.; Ned; Noddy; Raynor; Ready; Simms; Thurman; Washington; boy summary = "That''s right, luff!" cried Billy Raynor, adding his voice to Jack "Where are you going, Noddy?" asked Jack, as the red-headed lad tried to "Goodness, Noddy''s caught the bear," cried Jack, as he and Billy "Ask them, they''ll know," cried Donald, pointing to Jack and Billy. "Say, young man," said the manager, coming up to Jack, "I think your Noddy, as Jack paid the man, and they got ready to get under way. "Come on," cried Jack, looking back at Noddy, who was left behind, and "Suppose I tell you I know nothing about the naval code?" said Jack "There''s Captain Simms and Noddy," shouted Jack, as the two came running "Just in time, boys," said Jack, as they set out on the run for the Ready," he said, turning to Jack, who stood side by side with Billy, "Are right here in this boy''s hand," said the captain, pushing Jack id = 47776 author = Goldfrap, John Henry title = The Dreadnought Boys on Battle Practice date = keywords = Boys; CHAPTER; Dreadnought; Hank; Herc; Kennell; Manhattan; Mr.; Ned; New; Pulsifer; Sam; Strong; Tom; Uncle; Varian; York; Zack; boy; man summary = "And look at the sailor," urged Herc Taylor, Ned''s cousin. Herc''s cousin, began to look uneasy as Ned, instead of going down "Good boy, Ned," breathed Herc, as he saw his companion wading into "Hurray for Ned Strong!" shouted Herc ecstatically, as the bully''s big "Look out for squalls," Herc whispered to Ned, as the two lads Following Herc''s suggestion Ned''s eyes soon lighted on a stout bluecoat "Well, Herc," said Ned, after the two lads had circumnavigated the "The new Dreadnought _Manhattan_, sir," said Ned, proudly throwing out The old man regarded Herc as he spoke, and the carroty-headed boy''s Kennell pressed close behind Herc as the red-headed boy clambered as "I think the savings bank would be best," said Ned, looking at Herc. "Come; carry on!" said boatswain''s mate sharply to Ned as the boy still the man-o''-war as Ned and Herc, with their signal flags, emerged from id = 52637 author = Goldfrap, John Henry title = The Dreadnought Boys on Aero Service date = keywords = Boys; Chance; Dreadnought; Frees; Herc; Herr; Kennell; Manhattan; Merritt; Muller; Ned; Sam; Strong; Taylor; good summary = "What''s the matter?" asked Ned, noting Herc''s brisk rubbing of the part "Oh, come on, Herc," urged Ned; "time enough to worry about that when "All that goes up must come down," said Herc sagely, joining Ned "Oh, life''s too short to worry about Merritt and Chance," said Ned, After a time, Ned and Herc, too, succeeded in Herc and Merritt, while Ned was ordered to seat himself on the narrow "You were talking about Ned Strong and Herc Taylor and some plans they "You don''t like Ned Strong or Herc Taylor?" he said in the same even "Tell you what we''ll do," said Ned, suddenly, "let''s light a match and "I think you will find it is Chance who has been lying, sir," said Ned "It''s Chance!" exclaimed Ned, hastening aft, followed by Herc. "You see, sir," said Ned, "while Herc and I were exploring that cabin, id = 54496 author = Goldfrap, John Henry title = The Dreadnought Boys in Home Waters date = keywords = Boys; Briggs; CHAPTER; Captain; Dreadnought; Herc; Jap; Kenworth; Manhattan; Mr.; Ned; Rankin; Saki; Secretary; Seneca; Strong; boy; sound summary = prevailed, when to Ned and Herc came the orders to report aft in the "Y-y-yes, sir," rejoined Ned; while Herc, so taken by surprise that he "You look like an officer, Ned," he went on a few moments later, as, saw Ned and Herc transformed into naval officers of rank much above his "Give way," ordered Ned calmly, and the four oars struck the water like Herc, as he acknowledged the salute simultaneously with Ned. Just then a smart looking young naval officer behind the marines Having superintended the work of getting under way, Ned and Herc Ned caught Herc by the sleeve just as the red-headed lad was stepping Herc hastened on deck after a few hurried words with Ned. Just at that moment two bells--one o''clock--sounded in the slow, deep, "Confound the fellow," said Ned to Herc as they watched the craft Ned looked up from Saki and faced Kenworth. id = 12776 author = Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving) title = Dave Darrin at Vera Cruz: Fighting with the U.S. Navy in Mexico date = keywords = Cantor; Dalzell; Dan; Darrin; Dave; Ensign; Gales; Lieutenant; Mexicans; Mr.; Navy; Trent; american summary = Dave Darrin was young, healthy, happy, reasonably good-looking. "I am Ensign Darrin, and I report having come aboard, sir," said "Mr. Darrin?" asked the captain, extending his hand, which Dave "Messenger, sir, showing Ensign Darrin to Lieutenant Cantor, sir." After chatting a little longer with Lieutenant Trent, Ensign Darrin "Ensigns Darrin and Dalzell are directed to report to his office Cantor will command one of these launches, Ensign Darrin another Ensign Dave Darrin was first to step ashore, signing to his men "Stop the gun!" ordered Dave Darrin, resting a hand on the shoulder "Did you find the American party, Ensign Darrin?" demanded Lieutenant "It is evident, sir," hinted Lieutenant Cantor, "that Ensign Darrin As Darrin left his division officer''s quarters Cantor turned to "Ensign Darrin, sir!" replied the executive officer. one launch Lieutenant Trent, Ensigns Darrin and Dalzell and "As to Lieutenant Cantor, sir," Dave asked his commander. id = 22431 author = Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving) title = Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service; or, With Dan Dalzell on European Duty date = keywords = Admiral; Captain; Count; Dalny; Dalzell; Dan; Darrin; Dave; Ensign; Gortchky; Mr.; Runkle; Surigny; Timworth; american; british summary = Dave Darrin and Dan Dalzell, while ashore at "Dan," whispered Dave Darrin, Ensign, United States Navy, to his chum shielded the escape of Mr. Green Hat. Turning to the English officer, Dave quickly recounted what had "American officers and a friend," replied Ensign Darrin, when halted Dave and Dan, after saluting the officer of the deck, and reporting young officers were now in uniform, for Dan had left his in Dave''s DARRIN AT VERA CRUZ," tells the story of Dave''s and Dan''s initial young Italian naval officer with whom Darrin and Dalzell had become Dave thought her a charming young woman; Dan Dalzell nearly lost his Reporting their coming aboard to the officer of the deck, Dave and Dan carriage that was intended to convey Dave Darrin and Dan Dalzell to Probably no naval officer so young as Dave Darrin had ever been so id = 23036 author = Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving) title = Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers; Or, Hitting the Enemy a Hard Naval Blow date = keywords = Captain; Dalzell; Dan; Darrin; Dave; Fernald; Grigsby; Kennor; Lieutenant; Mr.; Reed; Schellen; boy; british; german summary = Readers of the preceding volume in this series know how Dave Darrin came Andrews, new officer of the bridge watch, caused Darrin to open his eyes, "Well, sir," announced Dave Darrin, eyeing the man grimly, "we have seen Dave Darrin, followed by a junior officer, went forward to another, still "A good fighting man and a great romp on shore," said Dave, looking down "Going to try again, sir?" asked Lieutenant Fernald, quietly, as Dave But Dave Darrin, knocking von Schellen''s hand away, seized the lever, "A woman, Lieutenant Commander Darrin and two other men!" the officer in When the "Grigsby" put out to sea before daylight Dave Darrin lay asleep. Dave Darrin caught sight of the officers, as the launches approached the and found Dave Darrin waiting on the deck, did the quartette of officers Commander Dave Darrin, U. 5 DAVE DARRIN AND THE GERMAN SUBMARINES. id = 63124 author = Henderson, Daniel title = Pirate Princes and Yankee Jacks Setting forth David Forsyth''s Adventures in America''s Battles on Sea and Desert with the Buccaneer Princes of Barbary, with an Account of a Search under the Sands of the Sahara Desert for the Treasure-filled Tomb of Ancient Kings date = keywords = Alexander; Algiers; Arabs; Bainbridge; Barbary; Bashaw; Captain; Christians; Decatur; Derne; Dey; Eaton; General; Hamet; Joseph; Mediterranean; Murad; Mustapha; States; Tripoli; United; american summary = General William Eaton, who led a little band of Americans and Greeks REUBEN JAMES, SAMUEL CHILDS, and other officers and men of the United attacking small towns and carrying away men, women and girls. deck and sailed his ship ahead of the English vessel, receiving a final Following Walshingham''s ship, two other large Turkish vessels came to After them came two more ships as well-armed and as well-manned as the water, "that ship is looking for men to impress!" "The captain of your ship betrayed you," said the interpreter with "That is no work for an American ship," Captain Bainbridge said. "This is the United States'' forty-four gun ship _Constitution_, Captain the harbor of Tripoli, and Captain Bainbridge and his men were left demands, sent a boat aboard with his ship''s papers, the captain learned however, because Hamet said that if he went by ship along the coast id = 15749 author = Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer) title = The Interest of America in Sea Power, Present and Future date = keywords = Atlantic; Britain; Caribbean; Cuba; Europe; Great; Gulf; Islands; Isthmus; Jamaica; Pacific; Sea; States; United; West; american; british; european summary = the great maritime powers, to control the Central American canal. possess great natural advantages for the control of that sea, but have the sea-going navy, when the strategic conditions of a war cause supposed case or in war with a European state, implies a great have come now into contact--Great Britain and the United States--are Great Britain to control the long route from Gibraltar to the Red Sea Great Britain and the United States, and for the benefit of the world, nations, which is maintained now by the great states of Europe. the power of the chief nations of the world, were really in a state of present in the growth of the United States to be a great Pacific action for the great European states is now the world, and it is analogue in Great Britain or the United States, the chief military The United States, like Great Britain, depends wholly upon voluntary id = 16602 author = Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer) title = The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence date = keywords = Admiral; April; Arnold; Bay; Footnote; Grasse; Hood; Howe; Indies; Island; Lake; Navy; New; P.M.; Rodney; Sir; St.; Suffren; West; York; american; british; french summary = A large fleet of transports and ships of war in the St. Lawrence supplied the British with adequate resources, which were the 13th of April, a French fleet of twelve ships of the line and five British van, ten ships, had passed the French rear, its commander, French north by west, the British south by east--until the flagship to mean opposite in numerical order, British van ship against French American vessel that a French squadron of seven ships of the line, by a British reinforcement of six ships of the line under Rear-Admiral French ships of the line, six British were left to check them, and British sail of the line to twenty-four French, ships in both orders got well to leeward of the lines, the British two in the British order; the three rear ships following close in his between these five ships, two British and three French, was one of the id = 21562 author = Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer) title = The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. date = keywords = Captain; Colonel; Commander; Confederate; Farragut; Fort; General; Gulf; Lieutenant; Mississippi; New; Porter; Red; River; Tennessee; Union; Vicksburg; Yazoo summary = The heavy guns of the enemy, from their commanding position, threw The following day, the 8th, the two boats continued up river, passing P.M. There were, besides the Carondelet, the armored gunboats St. Louis, Lieutenant Paulding; Louisville, Commander Dove; and Pittsburg, weeks before Farragut passed the forts down the river with a fleet, landing and half a mile from the river, both vessels opened fire upon mile from the enemy, turned their heads down the river and followed, moment the enemy, the vessels of the fleet replying as their guns "When the vessels reach the bend of the river, should the enemy Vicksburg, under the command of General Williams, went down the river; fleet, which by this time was up Red River, and the gunboat still flag-ship Benton, sixteen guns,[17] Lieutenant-Commander James A. though the enemy had no vessel on the river, the banks on either side id = 25911 author = Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer) title = Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812. Volume 1 date = keywords = Act; Britain; Canada; Congress; Council; England; Europe; Foreign; France; Government; Great; Jefferson; Madison; Monroe; Napoleon; Navigation; New; Orders; Papers; President; Relations; Secretary; States; United; War; West; american; british; french summary = Great Britain''s war necessities require aid of American shipping 86 Danger to British West India trade from an American war 384 carrying trade of the United States by the naval power of Great British Government injurious to American commerce, wrote as follows in United States Minister to Great Britain, "but to no effect; seamen, foreign trade of Great Britain was carried in American-built ships; British ships, owned and navigated as required by the Navigation Act. American vessels were excluded by omission, and while most necessaries Great Britain and the United States, in which American ships stood on ships of the United States, and Great Britain does not object to this trade between them and the United States to American vessels of not States that in the treatment of American ships Great Britain had attack upon the United States frigate "Chesapeake" by a British ship British Government towards the United States, even after war had been id = 25912 author = Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer) title = Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812. Volume 2 date = keywords = August; Britain; Captain; Chauncey; Chesapeake; Erie; Fort; General; Government; Great; July; June; Kingston; Lake; Lawrence; New; Niagara; Perry; President; Register; Sackett; Secretary; September; St.; States; United; Yeo; York; american; british summary = British capture the American naval schooners "Tigress" and expected in the spring, the United States ships of war that reached Captain Barclay, who commanded the British squadron in Perry''s action. equal to it." The new American ship, the "General Pike," possessed year later, to goad the British naval commander on Lake Champlain into blockaders was usually a ship of the line, the American vessels very Spanish sea-islands,--reported the United States naval officer at St. Mary''s towards the end of the war, "is immense. feared a British ship of war more than it did an enemy of equal force. [220] Data concerning American vessels captured by British ships have of such, the lakes must be made British waters, to which the American British ship was to be enabled to sail for the attack on the American official reports, as well British as American, concerning the New British to American merchant vessels, i. id = 32886 author = Patchin, Frank Gee title = The Battleship Boys'' First Step Upward; Or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers date = keywords = Aye; Boy; Dan; Davis; Hickey; Island; Long; Sam; Seaman; battleship; sir summary = "Help me get the woman and child over," shouted Dan. The woman was first lowered into the boat by means of ropes; then came and we''re not going to stay here and drown," said Dan. The lad, having bound the cage to his satisfaction, ran up the "I have not seen my friend Dan Davis since the boats returned, sir," he On the following morning Dan and Sam were marched to the quarter-deck seven-inch gun crew to make room for Dan and Sam, while the Pacific By this time every officer and man on the battleship "Long Island" knew "Seaman Dan Davis and Sam Hickey will hereafter act as gun pointers in "Sam Hickey, look at me," commanded Dan. "It sounded like an oar in a small boat, sir," answered Dan, making for "Two men leaving ship in the port dinghy, sir," answered the officer of id = 42940 author = Patchin, Frank Gee title = The Battleship Boys in Foreign Service; or, Earning New Ratings in European Seas date = keywords = Boys; Dan; Davis; Hickey; Island; Long; Paris; Sam; battleship; boy; man summary = "Bois de Boulogne, Sam," corrected Dan. Dan Davis laid low the first gendarme just as the man placed a hand on "We did not know they were the police, sir," spoke up Dan Davis. "We want to come aboard," answered Dan. About that time the officer of the deck had leveled his spyglass upon Dan hurried below, leaving Sam to tell the admiring sailors of the "Come, Kuhn; it is time you were getting back to the ship," said Dan in His mind turning from the waterspout to Dan Davis, Sam wheeled, "Hello, Sam, what''s the matter?" questioned Dan Davis, as he shot across "No; like Sam Hickey, I''ve changed my mind," laughed Dan. "Will you be good enough to communicate with the ship, sir?" asked Dan. The officer of the day made no reply, and the boys were led away by the "What are you looking for?" demanded Sam, who had come up behind Dan at id = 18676 author = Perry, Lawrence title = Our Navy in the War date = keywords = Admiral; April; Atlantic; Daniels; Department; Fleet; France; July; Lieutenant; Naval; Navy; New; North; Sea; Secretary; States; United; american; british; german; ship; submarine; war summary = Captain''s inspection at Naval Training Station, Newport, R.I. American Marines who took part in the Marne offensive on parade in Atlantic Fleet our navy had more than 150 naval vessels--battleships, fleet of British and American war-vessels which went forth to meet the picked out by the men of the light-ship as a submarine, an American American naval patrol-vessels, and she had on board the usual armed gun Working with the British, the American destroyers patrolled the seas six British and American Destroyers Operating Hand in Hand--Arrival of Naval British and American Destroyers Operating Hand in Hand--Arrival of Naval On a German Submarine--Fight with a Destroyer--Periscope Hit--Record of On a German Submarine--Fight with a Destroyer--Periscope Hit--Record of When the submarines first began their attacks upon British war-ships and The first of our war-ships to be sunk by a submarine was the naval Our second war-ship definitely known to be sunk by the German submarines id = 9104 author = Roosevelt, Theodore title = The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans date = keywords = Captain; Chauncy; Chesapeake; Commodore; Constitution; Essex; General; George; Guerrière; Hornet; James; Java; Lake; Lawrence; Lieutenant; Mr.; Naval; New; Peacock; Porter; President; Sir; States; United; Wasp; York; american; british; footnote summary = weight of American shot--Comparison of British frigates rating 38 way of saying that whenever a British commander short of men came British line-of-battle ships fleeing from American 44''s quite match British and American sailors--Our ships manned chiefly by native American ship had a large proportion of British sailors aboard, the British sloop _Peacock''s_ men were Americans, who were forced On October 13, 1812, the American 18-gun ship-sloop _Wasp_, Captain British 38-gun frigate _Macedonian_, Captain John Surnam Carden. of men on board the British ships; as regards Lake Erie he contradicts in the war of 1812 no American vessel captured a British opponent James lays great stress on the American long guns; so does Lieutenant The British and American accounts of the various gun-boat attacks blockades Sackett''s Harbor--British gun-boats captured--Chauncy blockades Sackett''s Harbor--British gun-boats captured--Chauncy between the American schooner and the remaining British gun-boats, British 32-gun frigate to be 384 men, instead of about 220 (p. id = 46406 author = Seawell, Molly Elliot title = Twelve Naval Captains Being a Record of Certain Americans Who Made Themselves Immortal date = keywords = Bainbridge; Captain; Commodore; Constitution; Dale; Decatur; Hull; Jones; Lawrence; Paul; Philadelphia; Preble; Somers; States; United; american; british summary = His first orders, as an American naval officer, were as flag lieutenant paid the American commander the compliment of having the guns manned better ship, Paul Jones, like all truly great men, determined to do At the instant of seeing the two British ships, Paul Jones showed the command of Captain Barry, a brave officer, with whom Dale''s life squadron under Commodore Dale, remarked: "Those American ships can, if officered and manned, and Captain Truxtun sailed on his first cruise chagrined, and when he went on board Le Volontier, told Captain St. Laurent that the American vessels were of trifling force, and he could very time aggressions of Great Britain upon American merchant ships struck to an American ship, the British navy highly esteemed the the United States ship Constitution, forty-four guns, Commodore Edward In men, the Constitution had also the advantage of the British ship, American frigate; the other two ships followed, while the Constitution id = 61481 author = Shurtleff, Bertrand title = Silence is—Deadly date = keywords = Androka; Brandt; Comerford; Curtis; Lexington; Nelson summary = Sometimes, Curtis thought old Androka was a bit wacky--a scientist Curtis threw his arm around Nelson''s dripping shoulders. "But this storm, sir!" Nelson avoided Curtis'' friendly eyes and slipped "Get us a radio cross-bearing for location at once," Curtis said Nelson went back to the bridge, and Androka returned to the commander''s Curtis lingered in the wireless room with the radio operator. Curtis left him at it, and went to rejoin Androka in the cabin. Curtis felt Nelson''s hand grip his shoulder, as he put his lips close "Maybe Curtis''ll find out his suspicions were justified," Nelson said Curtis recalled that Nelson and Androka had long conversations "That must have been the new invention Androka was working on!" Curtis "The _Comerford_," Curtis said, "is undoubtedly with the convoy, making convoy, which, Curtis found, was still enveloped in the zone of radio "So what did Androka do?" Curtis asked. id = 16634 author = Smith, Thorne title = Biltmore Oswald The Diary of a Hapless Recruit date = keywords = Fogerty; March; Mother; Mr.; P.O.; Tim; Tony; day; illustration; like; look; man; reply; time summary = "That''s it, sir," said I, feeling things taking a turn for the better. _Feb. 26th._ I broke the news to mother to-day and she took it like a very heavy sailor picking on a poor innocent looking little fire "And where do you come from, young gentlemen?" asked the old man. "Yes, I know," said the old lady, sadly, "my cook had a son that went "Mother," I pleaded, "don''t you think it is time you were going? _May 8th._ "Give away," said the coxswain to-day, when we were "I''ve already been thoroughly killed several times to-day," I said, "You boys look so cute in your funny white uniforms," a girl said to "That''s the way you should look," said the officer, "work your own "Tell me, young man," she said to this Ensign, going directly to the "It don''t look like we was ever going to get a hitch," said the id = 41396 author = Soley, James Russell title = The Boys of 1812 and Other Naval Heroes date = keywords = Bainbridge; Captain; Commodore; Constitution; Decatur; English; Essex; Jones; Lawrence; Lieutenant; New; Philadelphia; Porter; States; Tripoli; United; american; british; illustration; ship summary = deserted by his captains, with his single ship kept at bay the squadron English line-of-battle ship of seventy-four guns; but by separating they force of ships the enemy might have stationed to guard the coast, for ships of war convoying the fleet,--the fine 18-pounder frigate barely gave the frigate way to bring her guns to bear upon the enemy; squadrons, with the new frigate "United States," of forty-four guns, as and the enemy''s great fleets of line-of-battle ships were fully occupied ships-of-war of the enemy then on our coast to keep together for their What American ships could do in battle, Captain Hull had now shown; and small ship for the "Essex" to fight, and Porter would not order the guns battles with the enemy''s ships-of-war. These were discovered after a time to be two British ships-of-war,--the Two days later the squadron fell in with another of the enemy''s ships, id = 45900 author = United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel title = Record of Medals of Honor issued to the officers and enlisted men of the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, 1862-1923 date = keywords = April; August; Bay; Corps; December; G.O.; July; June; Mobile; Navy; October; States; U.S.S.; United summary = Seaman, United States Naval Reserve Force, serving on board the U.S.S. _May_, for courageous conduct on November 5, 1917, for finding leak in Sergeant, United States Marine Corps, on board of the U.S.S. _Brooklyn_, in the engagement in Mobile Bay, August 5, 1864; Sergeant, United States Marine Corps, on board of the U.S.S. _Brooklyn_, in the engagement in Mobile Bay, August 5, 1864; Private, United States Marine Corps, serving on board the U.S.S. _Marblehead_, for extraordinary bravery and coolness while cutting the Private, United States Marine Corps, serving on board the U.S.S. _Marblehead_, for extraordinary bravery and coolness while cutting the Private, United States Marine Corps, serving on board the U.S.S. _Marblehead_, for extraordinary bravery and coolness while cutting the Private, United States Marine Corps, serving on board the U.S.S. _Marblehead_, for extraordinary bravery and coolness while cutting the Private, United States Marine Corps, serving on board the U.S.S. _Marblehead_, for extraordinary bravery and coolness while cutting the id = 19058 author = United States. Navy Department. Bureau of Ordnance title = Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. date = keywords = ARTICLES; Bureau; COMPLEMENTS; Captain; Classes; Executive; GUN; Gunner; Guns; Howitzers; MUSKETS; Navy; No.|; Officer; Ordnance; PISTOLS; POWDER; Pivot; Rifle; Shell; names summary = guns, and in passing powder, or when the general duties of the ship fired, with shot or shell, according to the nature of the gun; and, immediate use, any of the guns on board the ship he commands, except OFFICERS IN CHARGE OF DIVISIONS OF GUNS are required to make The number of men to form crews of guns mounted on carriages of covered decks, that the Division Officers shall keep the Gun Captains the shell-rooms; light powder division; also gun-decks, if at night, Crew cast loose the guns; shell-rooms and magazine are opened; in rear of the gun, keeping the passing-box under his left arm and the If the gun, when fired, does not come into its place for loading, ship sight-box, and the gun is loaded with a specified charge of powder; service powder charge having ready at hand shot, shell, shrapnell, In vessels partially armed with shell-guns, the best place, id = 32273 author = nan title = Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read date = keywords = Captain; Constitution; Decatur; Jones; Lawrence; Merrimac; Perry; Porter; States; United; american; british; ship; spanish summary = When Captain Moore saw the sloop coming with its deck crowded with men It looked like folly for him and his men to fight the British It was not long before Captain Jones found another big British ship on When it came well up Captain Jones saw it was a British frigate, and British wanted the American ships let them come and take them. away from home and shipping as a cabin-boy on the British sloop-of-war xebec, a sort of three-masted vessel common in the Mediterranean Sea. The officers of this ship did not like to see so much respect given to One night a British officer came on board and said there was an American In one of the harbors of Brazil Captain Lawrence saw a British ship as As the ships came on, boats put out with flags and carrying men who wore