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" Pass following information to V.A.Dover 1 Basilisk made
About 15 to 20 minutes called up tug and
Tug made myth After that another high bombing raid
out of action require irmediate assistance and tug' e
and tug was not seen again.
Fired two white rockets.
7. L/Sea. helan.
8. There wore you in first attack?.
A.In charge of Fore Supply on T.D.
8. hat happened there ?
A.No trouble in supply except lights out and torches.
:- hat about Oldham lamps?
A.Mag. crew said they were out of action.
Q. What did you do after that :
As Continued fore supply until going forward to assist
in getting out tow. Supply parties continued fusing
and supplying shells so guns. H.R.shella expended
S.A.P. suplied. Last to did untilorder order given
to destroy Asdic gear.
Q. Then what did you do?
a. Took A/S parts down to cabinet Unshipped all
portable gear took it up on uppor deck and smashed
It Seyond recognition and then threw it overboard.
Stuff unable to unship smashed with a crowbar.
Unshppped oscillator and took on upper 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 adde, but beleive it must
have slid over ships side.
A/S gear on the bridge unshipped and destroyed
returned to N.D. and watted outside 7.S. until abandoning
ship.
8.P.O. Bradley.
in 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 atde
abreast the The -insorted wooden plugs in those
within reach , then finding she was holed below
placed collision mat.
ent in fobastle for tom forward.
A$ "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 want to T.S. and BRIT clock
smashed before abamioning ship.
9. P.O. Frekine.
In Town for 100 raid, passed orders from
Control officer to guns.
1st. lighting and remained in T.O. not
bomb put out all lights. Switched Could on
Fet into through "B" gun and found "X" bridge to
secondary communication with the bridge 80 challenged still
bridge Then I went on fo'castle to hen prepare I arrived tow.
correct. 5.8. F.C.
Whitmore on for 3rd.
2nd. raid broken fo'castle up again table.
Remained tow forward. ent down below ship. raid,
for ent 2nd. up on tle and abandoned