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second attempt TRU now carlo to tow the ship
clear but little progress had been made before & third attach
developped at about noon,carrisi out by S squairon of MICHI
live bonbers. By this time nourly all scrumition TRIS expenied
and the 4.7 gans were firing in the hope of Leopin; the
enemy at B intunce. the German, honever, & determined
diving attack which was well prosued home to about 400 feet.
The ship TRAG completely scotherol By hits and near nisses S000
of which were of the 3 boob type. The ship impediately bogan
to settle and I gave the order to abanton ship. Thanks to the
aloquato preparations code by if First Lieutonant, Licutenant-
Communier there 1800 plenty of boats and carley
floats realy for survivors. fter collecting all strey swimers
the boats and floats pullod out to sou. LES JONES
pickod up C officers an: 71 ratings and SHIP HALL" 2
officers and BC ratings. One shalor and the motor boat had
processed to: for over the should which run parallel to the
count for to piot: them up.
7.
not in about 4 fathers of
mator in sperazizate
with hor upsor look smosh. the Notto and V.C.-V.P.
coar and all important documento had been I =
anxious to complete the destruction of the vessel. accordingly
I the Captain of to fire guns and
torpeloss. This wes done and the ship TOJ left on fire formari.
It is not certain whether any of the torredoeu hit and I
consider further destruction advisable. 1 intimated this in a
airmal time 10 6, to the 110g Community: over
doupatchol 30 a secret hert coorago.
8.
-hen the chip - 1-obile after
the first attack 1 ordere_ the dectruction of all signal
Publications except the flect signal Dook bridge COST2-20
mohine and current naval iyko card. This was Lono by STID-
Lieutenant who burnt then in the two galloys.
All Confidential Books prefixod for more dumped overbourd in
a weighted snok except those out on loan to officers SD these
could not be COD at due to damage aft. The sale gour in the
cabinet end on the bridge was dispential where possible and
thrown overbour. and the remainder smoked. The oscillator T80
removed and brought on the uppor dook anidshipu as the final
attack developped. It is not known for certain whether the
oscillator alid overboard when the this san. lenterns
were unshippod and thrown overboard.
D.
The following books and documento were left
on the bridgo: C.D. 2010 WE and cortain charge locuments in the
Coptain's springback and the Most Signal Book. The bridge TRAD
burning fiercely when last seen and it can be confidently stated
that these locumento and purara more lectroyed.
10.
I mould 11kc to englusise that the older
Soutroyers with DOC 2023 using belted amunition and 4.7° Dana
with only 30 degrees elovation are no match for a determinel
air attuck. our Lawis guna had also been recently surrenCored.
when shipo of this type are operating within range of enecy
air attack logues must be expected unless alequate fighter
protoction is afforiat. In all the enemy launched four big
win attache at about hourly intervals during the forenoon of
the 1st June. The first, secon: and fourth of these were
unoppeced
apparently unopposed by any British Aircraft