File containing papers relating to warships in Plymouth, including:

• Papers relating to campaign to preserve the HMS Plymouth in Plymouth for exhibition as part of the city's maritime heritage, May 1988-Jul 1990; including correspondence between David Owen and various interested parties, including the South West Director of the Warship Preservation Trust Mike Critchley, chairman of the Trust, Sir Philip Goodhart , and concerned constituents; copies of letters from David Owen campaigning for support; memoranda; two photographs of the vessel; copy of the Warship Preservation Trust draft income and expenditure account, Jul 1988-Sep 1988; cuttings and copied cuttings from local papers etc.
• Small group of correspondence relating to the Ministry of Defence decision not to allocate the refit of HMS Gloucester to Devonport, Plymouth, Sep-Oct 1981; including letter from Plymouth City Council leader, John Ingham to David Owen complaining against this decision, with copy of David Owen's reply; copy David Owen's letter to Secretary of State for Defence Tom King with copy of King's reply.