Ings, Derek, BISN Co. Officer: Letters HS CHANTILLY, third voyage (21 June to 4 October 1945).

Letters numbered 1-25. This group begins with the CHANTILLY sailing out of Newport towards Gibraltar then onto Algiers. He describes the weather, the antics of his friends and colleagues, books he is reading, swimming in the Dead Sea, and descriptions of other places on the voyage. This group of letters also includes descriptions of celebrations after the end of the war.

Record Details

Item reference: DRI/14
Catalogue Section: Personal collections
Level: FILE
Extent: 1 folder: 25 items
Date made: 1945
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London