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CONFIDENTIAL
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H.M.S.SCIMITAR
8th June 1940
H.M.S.SCIMITAR...REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
Sir,
Ihave the honour to report on the proceedings of H.M. ship
under my command between 26th May and 4th June as follows.
2. I received orders to sail for Dover at noon/28th
and I arrived at Dover at about 2000 28th May. At about 2100 I
was ordered to leave under the orders of Captain (D) 16 in
"Malcolm". On arrival at Bray at about 0130 I was ordered to
proceed a mile to the eastward and send in boats. My motor boat
with whaler in tow proceeded inshore under Lieutenant J.R.G
Trechman and embarked troops. After about two hours my whaler
was swamped inshore due to being rushed by troops. My motor
boat continued to assist in towing and I embarked troops from
various other boats. Later I secured another whaler and
embarkation proceeded more rapidly.
3. At about 1230/29 I considered the ship was full
(about 350 troops) and I was ordered to return to Dover. I
sailed by route Y in company WIth "Shikari". I arrived at Dover
at about 1630/29 and disembarked troops and then proceeded to
oil.
4. I sailed for Dunkirk again at about 2000/29,
starting via route Y, joining "Worcester" and then proceeding
via route X to the beaches East of Bray. Good progress was made
during the night embarking troops using our own motor boat and
captured whaler and various other boats. In the morning I had
350 troops on board and proceeded via route X leaving my motor
boat and whaler inshore under the command of Hidshipman Ball
R.N.R. Fog patches were encountered on the way back and I
arrived at Dover at about 1000/30.
5. After disembarking troops I sailed again at about
1130 and was ordered to go to Dunkirk harbour via route 8. I
arrived and went alongside at about 1330/30 and embarked about
500 troops very quickly. I returned via route $ being shelled
and bombed off Calais. The shelling was of small calibre but
fairly accurate; no damage was sustained. I arrived at Dover at
about 1630/30 and disembarked troops.
6. I sailed again about 1830/30 for La Panne via
route X. Near Dunkirk 1 sighted my motor boat and recalled it.
After waiting sometime at La Panne, where there were several other
ships, I was ordered by "Worcester" to go to Bray. I collected a
string of derelict boats and sent them in my motor boat
under Sub Lieutenant Coldwell. Good progress was made in
embarking troops and at about 0600/31 I had 500 on board and
sailed after transferring my motor boat and string of other boats
to the trawler "Olvina". I proceeded via route X to Dover in
company with "Harvester".
7. I arrived at Dover at about 0930/31 and after
disembarking troops sailed again about 1030. Whilst proceeding
possible to the starboard hand buoys and just reached the
through the Downs at 25 knots, I was navigating had as close as
N.W. Goodwin buoy when I was overtaken by Icarus, who out
across close, and although I altered towards to starboard him. I as soon
both and buoy went hard a starboard when he was with abreast me
as the very would allow, I was drawn in about stopped
but I sucked over and hit his stern line my stem. I found
that was bows were crumpled in on the water collision with bulkhead. & definite
However of after the operation, I thought 10. I go on speed,
rent allowing securing & collision mat, could at slow extreme
my water pressure on to the in view of the
urgenoy and proceeded at 8 knots, later at
The reasons