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OPERATION DYNAMO.
ENCLOSURE NO. 16.
SHIP: H.M.S.PELLAG II. Armed Motor
Yacht.
6th June, 1940.
OFFICER REPORTING: F.R. MARTINO, Lieutenant, R.N.V.R.
On the 30th May, 1940, H.M.S. PELLAG II, in
company with Trawlers F.Y. and B.K., left Dover at 1400
for Dunkirk. We took the long route and made the coast
about 0200 31st May. I was unable to find the beach and
returned to the trawlers.
2. We then proceeded to Dunkirk and arrived about
1000 on 31st May. We were bombed going in but no damage.
3. I left the trawlers off shore and proceeded in
to about 3 cables off beach. We were then attacked by two
enemy planes, who bombed us for about 20 minutes. I went
full speed and zig-zagged about and fired on them with our
rifles (our 3 pounder gun would not elevate high enough
to be of any use).
4.
I again closed the beach, lowered my only dinghy and
embarked five loads of men - about 30 men and 3 officers.
On leaving the beach I found F.Y. stuck on the mud and I
tried to tow her, in doing so burnt out the clutches on my
engines and broke the steering. Steered ship with engines
and makeshift rudder and closed H.M.S. WORCESTER about
1½ miles off shore.
5.
I asked for a tow to Dover, but Commander Alliston
of H.M.S. WORCESTER ordered me to abandon ship. Transferred
all my men safely aboard destroyer and C.Bs.
6. WORCESTER took on more men off jetty and was bombed
and machine gunned, also after getting under weigh.
7. The following were my crew -
Petty Officer Elgar (Engineman)
P. Eton, Seaman
A. Leece, Seaman.
F. Macrea, Leading Seaman
J. Green, Seaman.
P. Eton was wounded in the knee aboard the destroyer,
and P.O. Elgar lost his memory. Both were sent to hospital
on arrival in Dover. I cannot speak too highly of these
men under fire.
8. C.Bs. and charts are in H.M.S. WORCESTER.