Twelve Desperate Miles: The Epic World War II Voyage of the SS Contessa: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Twelve Desperate Miles: The Epic World War II Voyage of the SS Contessa audiobook runs 9.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Joe Barrett (about 6.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 9.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 9.9 hours, it runs longer than 52% of the 4,743 Military (History) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Joe Barrett
Joe Barrett narrates 394 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,244 hours in all.
About as long, on the Military (History) shelf
750 Military (History) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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
Twelve Desperate Miles: The Epic World War II Voyage of the SS Contessa is an audiobook by Tim Brady: a 9.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Joe Barrett, released May 1, 2012, on the Military (History) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Joe Barrett
- Released
- May 1, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Military (History)
- ISBN
- 9781620640289
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Twelve Desperate Miles: The Epic World War II Voyage of the SS Contessa audiobook?
Twelve Desperate Miles: The Epic World War II Voyage of the SS Contessa runs 9.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.6 hours.
Is the Twelve Desperate Miles: The Epic World War II Voyage of the SS Contessa audiobook free?
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Who narrates Twelve Desperate Miles: The Epic World War II Voyage of the SS Contessa?
Twelve Desperate Miles: The Epic World War II Voyage of the SS Contessa is narrated by Joe Barrett.