Derek Law Bibliography

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ANDERSON, C. C. Seagulls in My Belfry: The Very Personal History of a Naval Career. [vi], 202p., illus. Durham: Pentland, 1997. ISBN: 1858214610.

An enjoyable and pungent account of a varied career. He entered Dartmouth in 1930. By 1939 he was in MTBs and early in 1940 was put in command of the 10th MTB Flotilla based at Haslar. In 1941 they moved to the Eastern Mediterranean where they saw much action. In 1943 he moved to be First Lieutenant of Scarborough in an Atlantic Escort Group. In mid 1944 he took command of Wivern, supporting East Coast convoys. There is an interesting if bitter account of her sinking of U 714 credited to Natal. In mid-1944 she paid off and he took Loch Killisport to the Far East. Also covers his later career.