This section contains the letters of Resolution crew to their wive's , mothers' etc. I hope to include any snippets of information that cannot be placed in any other section.

This letter below was written by Able seaman Derrick Bolton (who served on Reso from Janurary 1939 to September 1940) To his wife /Girlfriend.

It is Sunday night, 7th January (11.0 o'clock English time). The writing will be pretty bad as the 'old Tub' is rolling heavily. At present I have five hours off, three of which I shall be sleeping, then four hours at the guns on deck. We left Canada on Friday with a slow convoy and hope to arrive at Devonport on the 17th. Yesterday morning it started snowing and it was about three feet deep on the decks. It is now freezing or rather ten degrees below zero, forty-two below freezing point, that is really cold. As the water washes over the decks it freezes, there is over two feet of ice on deck and a solid wall where the guard rails are, or what is left of them as they have been washed away.

The rest of the letter is of a personal nature apart from him saying that a notice had been posted that there was a seven day leave in the offing on their return.

25th. exploded, At 9.10am the worst came to the worst we were torpedoed by the last remaining sub (Beveziers) the ship immediately took a list of 12 deg, but the ships company acted magnificently took on the job of saving the ship. the sub was blown out of the water almost immediately by depth charges. we were slewing to starboard to bring the guns to bear when the fish struck. five were fired the angle of approach being red 160.

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This is our biggest struggle now started saving the ship. thank god nobody was killed it's a miracle. Day & night we worked covered in oil fuel which was flooding everywhere and up to our knees in water. it's the grimmest day of my life but will save the ship yet.

EXTRACT FROM THOMAS WILLIAM LECKIE'S FIVE YEAR WAR DIARY thanks to Tom leckie Jnr

Many years ago after the war in the garden of a large house, a ships bell was found covered in verdigris almost unrecognizable, and badly neglected. It was taken by the Royal Naval association and restored to it's former glory. The house was owned by the Daughter of Vice Admiral Willis, the bell was from Resolution. It now hangs in the Waterlooville RNA club.