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A present day (1950s) military man finds himself in control of a future warship called Master Cruiser 12 12 12.

  • The ship had a holographic control system is in the guise of a young woman called 'The Ever-Perfect Lieutenant'.

  • I think the book may be part of an Ace Double.

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The book in question is "Across Time" by Donald Wollheim (as David Grinnell)

Key Quotes;

'This is the Master Cruiser 12-12-12'

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"When the form of control which I represent was first invented, the very name given it by its makers was that of the Ever-Perfect Lieutenant. After me, there can be no crews."

For the record, it was released as an 'Ace Double' with the classic Invaders from Earth

You can read reviews of the story here and here.

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  • And David Grinnell was a pseudonym (one of many) for Donald A Wollheim.
    – Mike Scott
    Commented Jun 10, 2014 at 20:24
  • Thank you very much. That's been bugging myself and a friend for a month.
    – brosil
    Commented Jun 11, 2014 at 1:29
  • @brosil - No worries. If you liked the answer, don't forget to upvote it and mark it as "accepted"...
    – Valorum
    Commented Jun 11, 2014 at 4:06

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