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Proceedings by H.M.S. "SABRE" for the period 27th May to 5th June.
Admiral Abrial's Plag Lieutenant. Shoved off at 0025/4, getting
out with some difficulty owing to the mass of ships trying to
borth or to get away. A number of inminent collisions were narrows
-ly averted and "SABRE" eventually got clear and headed approximate
-ly restrant. A minesweeper WAS soon enght to and followed until
a faster
ship came m (a transport ), when allegiance was trans-
ferred to her. She in turn was lost when 105 MS encountered
near U buoy. The N.Goodwin L.V. was, however, tount by sound,
after which it the possible to 8 from buoy to bucy until
excellent
Dover was reached at 0500. The French troops ware in spirits
and keenly appreciated being addressed in their own language,
however imperfectly. Jokes about the comparative confort of
"SABRE" and "Normandie" were well received.
Finally I would submit the following
recommendations:-
It is pointed out What "SABRE's" engines are
will
22 years on and have been suberged and full of water for 48
hours after a collision last Outober. TO avoid bonbs and shall
fire It was necessary to make most exacting demands on the engines
such as might well have taxed those of a naw ship. In every 0.139
the response was Limetime, all that coul! be desired, and far
greater than could be reasonably expected. It is submitted that
this reflects great credit on the engine-room department, to
when is unquestionably tue the fact that we are all still alive
and unhurt and our ship safely in dock, and the far sere impor-
tant fact that upwards of 5,000 troops were safely transported.
In cannot speak too highly of the conduct, resource, and
/ landership