HMS "Pearl" - T22 - was formerly the "Dervish" of Hull, a 600-ton distant-water trawler, coal-burner, designed for a crew of 12, but now with over 40 aboard. She was one of those brought into the Navy ...

These are memories of my father who sadly passed away 20th February 1980, aged 67. Dad left home and joined the Royal Navy training ship Arathuesa when he was 14 years old. He stayed with the navy for ...

HMS "Pearl" - T22 - was formerly the "Dervish" of Hull, a 600-ton distant-water trawler, coal-burner, designed for a crew of 12, but now with over 40 aboard. She was one of those brought into the Navy ...