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ISLE OF MAN STEAM PACKET COMPANY.
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Sea Transport Office
1121
Lord Warden Hotel,
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Dover.
5th.June 1940.
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The Vice Admiral,
The Castle,
Dover.
OPERATION DYNAMO.
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Submitted:
The following cases of ships refusing to me, sail occurred.
by
1. At Dover.
29th. May S/S"Canterbury" Special report.
29th. May S/S"Ngaroma" (Sailed when Armed Guard arrived)
30th. May s/s"St.Seiriol"
3rd. June S/S"Manxman" Special report.
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2. At Folkestone.
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2/3rd. June s/s"Ben-my-Chree. On the afternoon of the 2nd.
at the Guard had to force the crew back on board at the point of the bayonet in order to keep them on board until the relief crew arrived.
2nd. June S/S"Tynwald" and S/S"Malines"
S/S"Tynwald" subsequently sailed in accordance with instructions. S/S"Malines" proceeded to Southampton, without orders.
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Commodore R.N.
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PRINCIPAL SEA TRANSFORT OFFICER, DOVER.
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Never completed a trip. Should have sailed on
3 separate occasions. On the last occasion, at 1745/2, she produced an engine breakdown as excuse.
Was given up as hopeless and other ships made use of instead.

Dyram.
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Lord Sea 1099
B14/016
4th.June 1940.
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The Vice Admiral,
Dover.
Submitted:
that H. T"Canterbury's Master was not prepared to take his
On the afternoon of the 28th. May I was informed also refuse to sail.
ship to sea and that probably a number of the crew would
I went aboard H.T. "Canterbury" and interviewed the Master who repeated, in spite of my having explained the gravity of the situation, that he was unable to take the ship as he was worn out. He also informed me that he could not vouch for the crew sailing either.
I had orders given to him to raise steam and to proceed to sea at 2230/28 I then discovered that the
Master had given leave to the crew and in consequence some were missing. I sent Commander Church aboard and he reported that he considered the Chief Officer was in an unfit state to go to sea.
A medical Officer was sent aboard and reported that he was unfit. I placed an officer from my staff on board to replace the Chief Officer and put some seamen and stokers to augment the crew. The ship was with an armed guard on board and duly sailed.
VICE ADMIRAL
4- JUN 1940
Commodore R.N.
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PRINCIPAL SEA TRANSPORT OFFICER, DOVER.
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