Derek Law Bibliography

Full entry text:

MITCHELL, W. J. & BUCKENHAM, Colin. Sainfoin’s War: The Story of HMS Sainfoin, 1944 to 1946. 141p., illus. Diss: DataTech D.T.P., 2007. ISBN: 9780955126758.

The vessel was an Infantry Landing Ship originally built in the USA as a merchant vessel before entering military service and renamed Empire Crossbow. Following her requisition by the Royal Navy in 1944 she was renamed again, this time as Sainfoin, and saw active service (mostly in the Far East). Based on the stories of those who served, an updated version was published in 2013, ISBN: 9781907997037.