The two ships were brought side by side
(два корабля сошлись к борту борт;Then the fight began
(потом начался бой). It lasted two hours – with fifteen minutes off for lunch (длился он два часа, плюс пятнадцать минут на ланч). It was awful (это было ужасно).Then the fight began. It lasted two hours – with fifteen minutes off for lunch. It was awful.
The men grappled with one another
(матросы схватились друг с другом), kicked one another from behind, slapped one another across the face (пинали друг друга сзади, хлестали по щекам: «по лицу»;