Non-fiction; first-hand account of daily activities and ports visited during Swan's service in the R.N.V.R. The writing does not focus on the battles fought during the war, but instead focuses on the sailor's daily activities and describing life during the war. The manuscript includes 21 original photos; 7 of ships, 2 of other officers in the Royal Navy on duty, and 12 of cities and life in the ports and bases where Swan visited or was stationed.