Project Gutenberg 2005-11-12 Public domain in the USA. 534 Durham, Victor G. The Submarine Boys on Duty Life on a Diving Torpedo Boat E-text prepared by Jim Ludwig "The Submarine Boys on Duty" by Victor G. Durham is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around two enterprising young boys, Jack Benson and Hal Hastings, who aspire to work on the construction of a revolutionary submarine boat in the small town of Dunhaven. Their journey is filled with ambition, adventures in marine engineering, and the struggles of youth grappling with various challenges along the way. At the start of the novel, the two boys arrive in Dunhaven, dust-covered and eager for opportunity. They quickly learn about the submarine, known as "Pollard's Folly," being built at a nearby boatyard, which they are eager to join in working on. Their initial attempts to ingratiate themselves with the locals and the workmen at the boatyard introduce them to challenges, including a confrontation with a local bully, Dan Jaggers, and the foreman, Joshua Owen. The boys exhibit their resourcefulness throughout their interactions and quickly position themselves to secure jobs at the boatyard, hinging on their desire to be part of the innovative submarine project. Their adventure promises excitement, challenges, and the solidification of their dream in the burgeoning field of underwater warfare technology. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Submarines (Ships) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 345752 2025-08-07T09:51:43.835519 text/html 345573 2025-01-15T23:28:03.928636 text/html 201740 2025-08-07T09:51:51.354478 application/epub+zip 206276 2025-08-07T09:51:46.700512 application/epub+zip 187723 2025-08-07T09:51:45.489506 application/epub+zip 389938 2025-08-07T09:51:54.842465 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357629 2025-08-07T09:51:50.643528 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325728 2022-09-08T09:01:06.884174 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300719 2025-08-07T09:51:43.332561 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 300586 2020-12-12T21:50:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17165 2025-08-07T09:51:54.970447 application/rdf+xml 13707 2025-08-07T09:51:45.989491 image/jpeg 3769 2025-08-07T09:51:45.741500 image/jpeg 112797 2020-12-12T21:50:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 198991 2025-08-07T09:51:43.861504 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog