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Adventure/SuspenseLarge Print EditionWhen the liner Orsino comes under German fire off the Chilean coast in 1914, Tom Chatto, as navigator, must guide her through tricky uncharted waters as they escape to the South Atlantic. On his return to Liverpool Tom volunteers for war service and is appointed Lieutenant RNR, navigating officer of the Q ship Thornton. Her mission: lure German U-boats to the surface and attack. In action in the Mediterranean, Tom soon finds himself in charge when the Captain and First Lieutenant are killed by enemy gunfire.
