Project Gutenberg 2013-06-13 Public domain in the USA. 227 Patchin, Frank Gee 1861 1925 Patchin, Frank Glines The Battleship Boys in Foreign Service; or, Earning New Ratings in European Seas Produced by Larry B. Harrison, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Battleship Boys in Foreign Service; or, Earning New Ratings in European Seas" by Frank Gee Patchin is a fictional adventure story likely written in the early 20th century. The book follows the escapades of two young sailors, Dan Davis and Sam Hickey, from the U.S. Navy, as they navigate the challenges and excitement of their first foreign cruise in Europe, including a dramatic encounter with thieves in Paris. The opening of the story introduces Dan and Sam, who are exploring Paris after arriving from their battleship, the "Long Island." Their adventure takes a turn when they hear a woman's scream and rush to intervene, believing they are attempting to rescue two women from a robbery. However, in the process, they mistakenly assault a group of police officers instead, resulting in their arrest. As the story unfolds, it sets the stage for the boys' subsequent misadventures, highlighting their bravery and resourcefulness as they inadvertently become embroiled in troubles while trying to do the right thing. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en United States. Navy -- Juvenile fiction Battleships -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 259700 2025-08-17T10:19:59.017753 text/html 239799 2024-10-23T16:20:55 text/html 638446 2025-08-17T10:20:07.739698 application/epub+zip 641462 2025-08-17T10:20:02.919753 application/epub+zip 154215 2025-08-17T10:20:01.482753 application/epub+zip 926729 2025-08-17T10:20:11.093690 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 906722 2025-08-17T10:20:06.729736 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 233389 2022-09-19T15:26:08.095302 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236385 2025-08-17T10:19:57.856757 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 216426 2024-10-23T16:20:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16239 2025-08-17T10:20:11.235681 application/rdf+xml 25652 2025-08-17T10:20:02.010750 image/jpeg 4790 2025-08-17T10:20:01.740769 image/jpeg 582581 2025-08-17T10:19:59.050781 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 en.wikipedia