The Shadow Ship; or, The Rival Lieutenants

1884 · 32 pages

"The Shadow Ship; or, The Rival Lieutenants" A serialized naval adventure by Col. Prentiss Ingraham, published in Beadle and Adams' dime weekly in 1884. The story begins in December during the Second War with Great Britain. A young naval lieutenant, facing ruin after losing his fortune at a New York gambling establishment, attempts suicide on the East River but is diverted when he rescues a gentleman from four ruffians. The rescued man invites the officer aboard his vessel, the Mexican cruiser *El Cinto de Acero* ("The Steel Belt"). The narrative then shifts to the previous year, introducing a father and daughter, Lord Raphael Vivian and eighteen-year-old Claudine, observing a maritime disaster from a Maine coast promontory. The story establishes competing protagonists and mystery surrounding dual loyalties and identities.

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