The battleship HMS Prince of Wales took Churchill's party to Placentia in August 1941.
HMS Duke of York (sister battleship to the Prince of Wales) was the chosen vessel for the December trip to Washington, arriving in Hampton Roads on the 22nd. Churchill, Beaverbrook, Portal and Harriman flew in a Lockheed aircraft to Washington. The rest of the party took the train. Source: Brian Lavery Churchill Goes to War: Winston's Wartime Journeys. Jim Lancaster --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ChurchillChat?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
