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8. Bubartation of troops continued
through the night and the following forencon, uning
ship's tosts and a variety of other mall cnon.
0. At 1130, with about DOD DD board,
I weighed and proceeded to Dovor. There had been
occasional cholling of the bonch and son, but no shoto
fall unocafort bly close.
10, By 1030 I had returned to Dontist and
then entered the harbour and enterlied about 1200 non.
There ms shelling of the hurtour as I us entering,
and noro after I left, but "SE" suffered DO daugo.
11. This party mo subsequently disenterated
at Dovor at 0430, Friday 31st May.
12. I then returned to Bry and entration
non from the bench. One shaler #8 lost instire.
During the afternoon cholling of the benches and changel.
commonced, and I us forced to DOVO to the Instruct by
the producty of the burets. One coldier the killed,
six serioualy scunded by splinters. The ship the holed
in several places and one oil full tabli the pierced.
15.Dray,Mus, at this time, untemble, and
Dunhirt hartcur full of ships with may more mitting
outside, DO I decided to return to Dover and disemborh
the wounded and such non as I had on board - about 100.
During passago boobing attachs vore curried cut by the
enery. I sig-meged up the channel at 05 Inots, and
"ESE" avoided any damg.
14. After discoberting troops, " motted
and then went alongaide for distilled under
and tomporary repairs to the chip's alde and oil fuel
tank, returning to Dephirt by about 0000, Shturdry 1st June.