Transcriber's Note: Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including inconsistent hyphenation. Some changes have been made. They are listed at the end of the text. Italic text has been marked with _underscores_. OE ligatures have been expanded. STORIES OF THE SHIPS DEDICATED TO CAPT. ELLERTON STORIES OF THE SHIPS BY LIEUT LEWIS R. FREEMAN, R.N.V.R. OFFICIAL PRESS REPRESENTATIVE WITH THE GRAND FLEET LONDON JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET, W. 1919 _All rights reserved_ CONTENTS I. STORIES OF THE SHIPS PAGE THE STORY OF THE _CORNWALL_ 3 i. PLYMOUTH TO THE FALKLANDS 3 ii. THE BATTLE OF THE FALKLANDS 28 THE STORY OF THE _SYDNEY_ 53 i. THE SIGNALMAN'S TALE 53 ii. NAVAL HUNNISM 85 II. LIFE IN THE FLEET A BATTLESHIP AT SEA 107 A NORTH SEA SWEEP 130 A VISIT TO THE BRITISH FLEET 157 THE HEALTH OF THE FLEET 169 ECONOMY IN THE GRAND FLEET 178 CHRISTMAS IN A "HAPPY" SHIP 194 IN A BALLOON SHIP 203 COALING THE GRAND FLEET 216 THE STOKERS 232 III. AMERICA ARRIVES THE U.S. NAVY 247 "GETTING TOGETHER" 259 i. HOW THE OFFICERS OF THE BRITISH AND AMERICAN SHIPS THAT ARE WORKING TOGETHER IN EUROPEAN WATERS ARE MAKING EACH OTHER'S ACQUAINTANCE 259 ii. WHAT THE BRITISH BLUEJACKET THINKS OF THE AMERICAN 268 iii. WHAT THE AMERICAN BLUEJACKET THINKS OF BRITAIN AND THE BRITISH 278 I. STORIES OF THE SHIPS THE STORY OF THE _CORNWALL_ I. PLYMOUTH TO THE FALKLANDS