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| 14 | 179 | The View more quotes about iron">iron-shod ram of the Dorna splintered into her stern a foot below the water line. |
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| 14 | 176 | I did not think she would have time to turn about again. |
| 14 | 177 | We fired no missile, and gave no warning. |
| 14 | 178 | We were within fifty yards of her before a seaman on her stern castle, looking back, screamed the warning. |
| 14 | 179 | The iron-shod ram of the Dorna splintered into her stern a foot below the water line. |
| 14 | 180 | "Back oars!" came the cry from the oar-master, and the Dorna, rocking and shuddering from the impact, chopped her way backward. |
| 14 | 181 | "Helmsmen pass to starboard!" I called. |
| 14 | 182 | "Stroke! Maximum beat!" The stern of the enemy ship was already under water as we slipped past her. |