Farrow, John "Goliath"

Short story set aboard the fictitious British tanker PLUNGER on a run from Curaçao to the west coast of Africa. Adventure Magazine tag line: “Captain McGregor had heard what happens to gasoline tankers that get hit by enemy shells – “A big puff – and no more ship. Jist a lot of fire on the water and smoke going way up !” – and now here he was, master of the PLUNGER, God knows how many gallons of high octane in her hold, no shells for her deck gun, and a Nazi sub surfacing to pick her off like a sitting duck. Things looked a little grim for a minute there till Mr. Tiddlewater of the engineering department went into action.” As it turned out, there was ammo for the PLUNGER’s antiquated gun, ammunition that Mr. Tiddlewater, the ship’s Chief Engineer, had procured in a most unusual manner. Farrow’s story relates how the Chief had accomplished this, and how his actions ultimately saved the PLUNGER.