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FORWARD DECK OF THE MISSISSIPPI 



The men on a battleship spend years of intense practice getting ready for the single hour 

 of a great sea fight. From early dawn until long after the shadows have deepened into dark- 

 ness, every man among them is on the job. Now gun drill, now "abandon-ship" practice, 

 now collision drill. Efficiency, more efficiency, and still more efficiency is the unceasing 

 demand of the navy. And if you will watch how every man is at his post and doing his 

 allotted task with the assurance, the precision, and the ease that come only from untiring 

 practice, you will understand why those who know the American Navy from the inside have 

 supreme confidence in its ability. 



