found: His The grand scuttle, 1982:t.p. (Dan van der Vat)
found: Contemporary authors, new rev. series, v. 28(van der Vat, Dan(iel Francis Jeroen), b. Oct. 28, 1939, Alkmaar, Netherlands; journalist, reporter; member Nautical Research Society)
found: Guardian WWW site, viewed May 21, 2019(Dan van der Vat; Dan (Daniel Francis Jeroen) van der Vat, journalist and author, born 28 October 1939 in Alkmaar in North Holland, the Netherlands; died 9 May 2019; son of a Dutch father, Daan, also a journalist and author, and an English mother, Kathleen (nee Devanney); in 1945 the family moved to London; naval historian)