In 1941, when she was turned into an armed merchant cruiser, the S.S. *Benbecula* was already old. Yet even she was needed to protect the vital Atlantic sea lanes.

Commander Lindsay, her new captain, had to work desperately to mould the ship's company - raw recruits and old timers - into a fighting force.

And better than anyone, Lindsay knew this could be his last command, his last chance...

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### From the Inside Flap

In 1941, when she was turned into an armed merchant cruiser, the *S. S. Benbencula* was already old. Yet even she was needed to protect the vital Atlantic sea lanes. Commander Lindsay, her new captain, had to work desperately to mould the ship's company — raw recruits and old timers — into a fighting force. And better than anyone, Lindsay knew this could be his last command, his last chance.

### About the Author

Douglas Reeman did convoy duty in the navy in the Atlantic, the Arctic, and the North Sea. He has written over thirty novels under his own name and more than twenty bestselling historical novels featuring Richard Bolitho under the pseudonym Alexander Kent.