Ensign S. Richardson 1941 General Account Feb. 21 Aboard the Teleris III About a week ago I received a letter from Paul Ashcroft (See letter file) inviting me to accompany Captain Allen Hancock on a cruise off the west coast of Maine. I accepted and now here I am lying in my bunk trying to relate what has happened. On the morning of the 19th I left Palmville and was at U.S.C. by 11:00. There I met Paul and together we went to Los Angeles Harbor and there after the required red tape we received my continued discharge book and accompanying sea man's papers. The following day we collected odds and ends of equipment together and went down to the boat. Stuck on board that (last night) and this morning we weighed anchor at 8:15 and pulled out of the harbor toward San Clemente. Without a doubt the Teleris III is one of the best and most completely equipped ships for scientific work which I have seen. There is comfortable room for 12 passengers and a crew of 17. The room though not fancy are as comfortable as most 1st class staterooms and with a stove, table, 2 wardrobes, large clothes closet, chest of drawers, and other conveniences.