Jan Needle, a native of Portsmouth, England, has had a lifelong interest in naval history. He is the author of four acclaimed novels under the pseudonym Frank Kippax, and also has a highly successful career as a TV scriptwriter and, under his own name, as a writer of award-winning children's fiction.

"I was pleasantly surprised to find that once I started the book it was a rollicking'rip-roaring, salty-dog yarn, that left me storm tossed and not a little seasick. I could not put it down. Well worth reading." - Nautical Magazine, September 2004.

Jan Needle, a native of Portsmouth, England, has had a lifelong interest in naval history. He is the author of four acclaimed novels under the pseudonym Frank Kippax, and also has a highly successful career as a TV scriptwriter and, under his own name, as a writer of award-winning children's fiction.

"I was pleasantly surprised to find that once I started the book it was a rollicking'rip-roaring, salty-dog yarn, that left me storm tossed and not a little seasick. I could not put it down. Well worth reading." - Nautical Magazine, September 2004.

Jan Needle, a native of Portsmouth, England, has had a lifelong interest in naval history. He is the author of four acclaimed novels under the pseudonym Frank Kippax, and also has a highly successful career as a TV scriptwriter and, under his own name, as a writer of award-winning children's fiction.

"I was pleasantly surprised to find that once I started the book it was a rollicking'rip-roaring, salty-dog yarn, that left me storm tossed and not a little seasick. I could not put it down. Well worth reading." - Nautical Magazine, September 2004.