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                       The Battleship Boys at Sea

                                   OR

                  Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy

                                   By

                           FRANK GEE PATCHIN

           Author of The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward,
                    The Pony Rider Boys Series, Etc.

                              Illustrated

                              PHILADELPHIA
                         HENRY ALTEMUS COMPANY




                                CONTENTS

             CHAPTER                                      PAGE
                  I. The Lure of the Battleship              7
                 II. In Uncle Sam's Navy                    27
                III. Who Threw the Pie?                     35
                 IV. Piping up Hammocks                     43
                  V. Trying Out Their Grit                  50
                 VI. In the Midst of the Battle             60
                VII. The Red-Headed Boy's Surprise          69
               VIII. On the Rifle Range                     74
                 IX. Betrayed by a Streak of Red            86
                  X. Their First Detail                     94
                 XI. On Board a Battleship                 102
                XII. In the Deck Division                  118
               XIII. Resenting an Insult                   125
                XIV. Called Before the Mast                132
                 XV. A Badly Banged-up Bully               144
                XVI. Receiving a Challenge                 154
               XVII. Proving His Courage                   165
              XVIII. The Orderly Takes a Header            180
                XIX. The Work of an Enemy                  193
                 XX. Out on the Mine Field                 200
                XXI. Breaking the Record                   208
               XXII. Buried Three Fathoms Deep             217
              XXIII. Heroes to the Rescue                  224
               XXIV. Conclusion                            236




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