The Cruel Sea: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Cruel Sea runs 17.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Simon Vance (about 11.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 17.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 36 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 17.8 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 5,087 Westerns & War audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Simon Vance
Simon Vance narrates 793 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 8,393 hours in all.
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- Dune Messiah: Book Two in the Dune Chronicles
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About as long, on the Westerns & War shelf
140 Westerns & War audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Cruel Sea is an audiobook by Nicholas Monsarrat: a 17.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Vance, released February 9, 2016, on the Westerns & War and Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Vance
- Released
- February 9, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Westerns & War, Mystery, Thriller & Horror
- ISBN
- 9781504701686
How to listen to The Cruel Sea free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Cruel Sea as an audiobook?
The Cruel Sea runs 17.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.9 hours.
Is The Cruel Sea free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Cruel Sea?
The Cruel Sea is narrated by Simon Vance.
Is The Cruel Sea worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.9 hours, saving 5.9 hours.