File. 'The Handing Over of the John Ashley - 1959'

Reference No:: U DMS/7/4
Dates:: 1 Aug 1958-21 Dec 1959
Description:: File containing survey report dated 6 Nov 1958, press cuttings, programme, plans, press cuttings and correspondence between various persons and Reverend G. Helft as the Literary and Public Relations Secretary and W.B. Tripe as the Deputy Secretary of the Missions to Seamen. Papers relate to the newly commissioned M.V. 'John Ashley' and the official handing over of the same to the Missions to Seamen. Includes references to the following: dedication and naming ceremony 11 Dec 1958; surveys; insurance; official handing over ceremony attended by the Duke of Edinburgh; handing over ceremony taking place at Westminster Pier; contributors to the ship fund; equipment for the vessel; Frederick Laight as chaplain for the John Ashley; potential installation of a wireless radio; arrangements for visitors to the ship.
Format:: Archive Item
Extent:: 1 file
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Access Conditions:: Access will be granted to any accredited reader
Repository:: Hull University Archives
Collection:: Records of the Head Office of the Mission to Seafarers (formerly known as the Missions to Seamen)