TNA ADM 199 790

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About 15 to 20 minutes called up tug and made
" Pass following information to V.A.Dover 1 Basilisk
out of action require imediate assistance and tug'
Tug made mgth After that another high bonbing raid
and tug was not seen again.
Fired two white rockets.
7. i/Sea. helan.
Where were you in first attack?.
A.In charge of Fore Supply on T.D.
What 8. happened there ?
A.No trouble in supply except lights out and torches.
:- hat about Cldham lamps?
A.Mag. crew said they were out of action.
g.What did you do after that :
to Continued fore supply until going forward to assist
in getting out tow. Supply parties continued fusing
and supplying shells to guns. H.R.shells expended
S.A.P. suplied. Last WO are untilorder order given
to destroy Asdic gear.
in Then what did you do?
1. Took A/S parts down to cabinet Unshipped all
portable gear took it up on upper deck and smashed
1t Seyond recognition and then threw it overboard.
Stuff unable to unship amashed with a crowbar.
Unshppped oscillator and took on unper deck left it
by guard rail on iron deck anidships, when ship listed
over it was below water and cannot say whether it
definately went over the side, but beleive it must
have elid over ships side.
A/S gear on the bridge unshinped and destroyed
returned to N.D. and watted outside 7.8. until abandoning
ship.
8.P.O. Bradley.
B. here were you in the first attack?
A.At director - firing continued until bombers
disappeared - went round ship to find where she was
taking in water.
Found several small holes on the Port side
abreast the 74% -inserted wooden plugs in those
within reach then finding she was holed below ...
placed collision mat.
ont in fobastle for tom forward.
At "A"X gun for 2nd. raid.
2nd. attempt to tow forward.
abandoned this for 3rd. air raid on focasle for this.
Assisted with supply until 1 went to T.S. and saw clock
smashed before abandoning ship.
9. 1.0. Fraking.
In T. for 18% raid, passed orders from
Gontrol officer to guns.
1st. bomb put out all lights. Switched on
get into communication with the bridge 80 challenged
secondary lighting and remained in 2.8. Could not
bridge through "B" gun and found "X" bridge still
correct. Then I went on fo'castle to prepare to tow.
2nd. raid went downto T.S. again . Then I arrived
hitmore and Ferryweather hal broken un F.C. table.
Remained there during bombing, on fo'castle again
for 2nd. tow forward. ent down below for 3rd. raid.
ent up on fo' tle and abandoned ship.