On a Destroyer
AVING been warned to hang on tight however interested, I was saved by the rail from falling headlong, when at the ring of a bell one of the men swung a lever and the ship heeled over at the same time in the most alarming manner. To my amazement, not one of the men in view even moved a step out of place, although not one was holding on to anything that I could see. Then there came another lurch, and we heeled over the
other way. I began to wonder whether my normally good tummy would stand many more shocks when to my great relief, my husband came back and asked me if I would like to go back to the bridge and see what was causing the lurches as they would be doing some more, Getting from the rail to the ladder, I managed to climb up without any help at all, and got to the main deck just in time’ to see another destroyer not very, far off, apparently intent by J ramming us, anyway she was coming straight for us. It was a completely paralysing sight, so much sq that the scream that I tried to give never arrived and then I was grateful, for I saw that she was actually going to pass very close astern, -- ("A Woman in an Engine Room." Mrs. O. Gerard, 2YA, April 17.)
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 156, 19 June 1942, Page 3
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236On a Destroyer New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 156, 19 June 1942, Page 3
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