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PREFACE

ILLUSTRATIONS

I OUR DREADNOUGHTS :— THEIR NAME AND BATTLE RECORD

II “KENT CLAIMS THE FIRST BLOW!”

III THE AVENGERS OF THE BLACK HOLE:— WHAT THE NAVY DID FOR CLIVE

IV BOSCAWEN’S BATTLE:— THE TAKING OF THE TÉMÉRAIRE

V HAWKE’S FINEST PRIZE:— HOW THE FORMIDABLE CHANGED HER FLAG

VI WHEN THE VICTORY FIRST JOINED THE FLEET

HOW THEY BUILT THE VICTORY AT CHATHAM

VII ON VALENTINE’S NIGHT IN FRIGATE BAY

VIII THE PAGEANT OF THE DONEGAL :— A MEMORY OF ’98

IX ON BOARD OUR FLAGSHIPS AT TRAFALGAR

CAPTAIN HARDY AND THOSE WHO MANNED THE VICTORY

“OLD IRONSIDES” AND THE THIRD IN COMMAND

INDEX