O.O.D.
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After the vessel turned to the left, the O.O.D. went so far as to warn the skipper that the Wasp was closing perilously fast.
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Then a worried-looking man hurries by and the O.O.D. smiles.
From Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships by Domville-Fife, Charles W. (Charles William)
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