Ings, Derek, BISN Co. Officer: Letters HS CHANTILLY, second voyage (16 January to 20 June 1945).
Letters numbered 1-45. This group begins with Ings in (and anchored off) Southampton in December 1944. In letter no.27 he complains that the ship is 'getting far too militarised'. Around this time, spring 1945, they are sailing around India. He describes in great detail all the 'grand times' he has in various ports, in Merchant Navy Clubs and similar places, and decribes meals he has eaten and conversations he has had.
Record Details
| Item reference: | DRI/13 |
|---|---|
| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | FILE |
| Date made: | 1945 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Diaries 1943-1946, and belt. (Manuscript) (DRI/1)
- Ings, Derek, BISN Co. Officer: Ephemera from 1943. (Manuscript) (DRI/2)
- Ings, Derek, BISN Co. Officer: Ephemera from 1944. (Manuscript) (DRI/3)
- Ings, Derek, BISN Co. Officer: Ephemera from 1946. (Manuscript) (DRI/5)
- Ings, Derek, BISN Co. Officer: Ephemera - no date. (Manuscript) (DRI/6)
- Ings, Derek, BISN Co. Officer: Letters from MS CHANDA. (Manuscript) (DRI/7)
- Ings, Derek, BISN Co. Officer: Letters 1946 from Colombo (July-August), SS QUEDA (August-October), Paris (October-November). (Manuscript) (DRI/8)
- Ings, Derek, BISN Co. Officer: Various overseas newspapers. (Manuscript) (DRI/9)
- Ings, Derek, BISN Co. Officer: Theatre programmes and magazines. (Manuscript) (DRI/10)
- Ings, Derek, BISN Co. Officer: Letters SS CHANTILLY, first voyage (19 October 1943 to 15 January 1945), including Home Trade. Hospital Ship from August 1944. (Manuscript) (DRI/12)
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