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Merchantmen-at-Arms
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THE BRITISH MERCHANTS' SERVICE IN
THE WAR
BY
DAVID W. BONE
DRAWINGS BY
MUIRHEAD BONE
LONDON: CHATTO & WINDUS
1919
All rights reserved
TO
ALGERNON C. F. HENDERSON
AS REPRESENTING A SYMPATHETIC AND UNDERSTANDING
GOVERNANCE IN AN IMPORTANT SECTION
OF THE BRITISH MERCHANTS'
SEA SERVICE
ALGERNON C. F. HENDERSON
AS REPRESENTING A SYMPATHETIC AND UNDERSTANDING
GOVERNANCE IN AN IMPORTANT SECTION
OF THE BRITISH MERCHANTS'
SEA SERVICE
CONTENTS
| PART I | ||
| PAGE | ||
| I | THE MERCHANTS' SERVICE | |
| Our Foundation | 3 | |
| The Structure | 14 | |
| II | OUR RELATIONS WITH THE NAVY | |
| Joining Forces | 21 | |
| At Sea | 26 | |
| Our War Staff | 30 | |
| III | THE LONGSHORE VIEW | 44 |
| IV | CONNECTION WITH THE STATE | |
| Trinity House, our Alma Mater | 53 | |
| The Board of Trade | 61 | |
| V | MANNING | 67 |
PART II |
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| VI | THE COASTAL SERVICES | |
| The Home Trade | 77 | |
| Pilots | 87 | |
| Lightships | 91 | |
| VII | 'THE PRICE O' FISH' | 97 |
| VIII | THE RATE OF EXCHANGE | 103 |
| IX | INDEPENDENT SAILINGS | 110 |
| X | BATTLEDORE AND SHUTTLECOCK | 116 |
| XI | ON SIGNALS AND WIRELESS | 120 |
| XII | TRANSPORT SERVICES | 125 |
| Interlude | 132 | |
| 'The Man-o'-War's 'er 'usband' | 134 | |
| XIII | THE SALVAGE SECTION | |