The Cruel Sea

The Cruel Sea is a novel about life on a corvette in the Royal Navy in World War II, written by Nicholas Monsarrat.

This novel provides examples of:

 * Brits With Battleships: Brits in corvettes, for the most part.
 * Ensign Newbie: Ferraby and Lockhart. Lockhart gets better rather faster than Ferraby does.
 * Fluffy the Terrible: As the name says, the "Flower" class Corvettes were all named for kinds of flowers. It is specifically mentioned that the Navy had made sure "Pansy" was not on the list.
 * Foregone Conclusion: We are told on the first page that Compass Rose will sink and be replaced.
 * The Neidermeyer: Bennett, a lazy bully. He bullies Ferraby in particular, because Bennett thinks it's fun.