Patchin, Frank Gee: The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward. v1. 28 Apr 2014
 

Frank Gee Patchin (1861-1925), was an American author who wrote many series of juvenile fiction books, including The Pony Rider Boys, and The Battleship Boys.

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The watch officer gazed through his night glass in the direction indicated, but was unable to pick up a light of any sort. The “Long Island” was plunging through a great gale, which she was taking head on. White-tipped seas, backed by solid walls of water were sweeping the bridge more than forty feet above the level of the sea. Even the red-haired boy clinging to the rail far above the bridge was now and again nearly swept from his feet by the rush of water that enveloped him.