I am interested in finding out about the time my father spent on Board HMS Bittersweet. My Father James McLaren is no longer with us. I would like to find out the story of this ship and its crew. When they joined, what were their experiences. I remember from my childhood memories of his tales on board, that that once the ship appeared to have been hit by a dud Torpedo. Also that in a particularly heavy sea a fellow crew members dress uniform fell from its secured location and was ruined by the water sloshing around the floor.

I would like to know if there any crew members still alive to whom I could talk to. Any information and or photographs (though given the conditions it is not likely they survived)would be of interest, the original ships plans. Any help or ideas would be appreciated. thank you. Alastair