The Saga of San Demetrio

London: HMSO, 1943. Second Printing. 20 cm, 64, wraps, diagrams, covers quite worn, front cover weakly attached, ink note and erasure residue on half-title. An extraordinary tale of the Battle of the Atlantic, the true story of an 8000-ton derelict tanker that refused to blow up after being abandoned and which found its crew again, who re-boarded and salvaged her. Condition: fair.

Keywords: WWII, Merchant Shipping, Maritime, Salvage, Oil Tankers, Convoy, Naval Operations, Battle of Atlantic

[Book #27726]

Price: $31.50

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