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7. inshore between Nieuport intention of waiting Trapegeer GP.OCC. remained
Having re-embarked Bk. the GP.OCC. demolition and party at 0017 I
until 0230 with the or with a faint hope until that R
either left patrol, by appearing from
on their return be journey able to engage. None were the
half light to been established before met, and the dawn suffly
of aircraft had not I was clear of the path
8. experience nith M.T.B. during few days, in the hope own
In submitting the above report the last I would like to add my
methods of operating may be up.
from such scraps of unexplained built evidence a complete picture of that the
9.
During the night of Thursday 30th. May. I was stationed on
bow of Vega and Blyskawica, with Widgeon on the other bow, patroll
between S Buoy and the West Hinder. At 2330 I was examined closel
a Seaplane (floats) fitted with a radial engine. NO attack was made
at 0120 the French destroyer Siroco" was torpedoed by BS. with
mile of us. Four pairs of red flares had been observed at 0119 and
rocket at 0147.
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During the night of Friday 31st. May. I was patrolling under
the orders of Widgeon, stationed on her quarter, between R and SB
At 2335 an M.T.B. was observed keeping station at 15 knots on the
quarter of Sheldrake, distant about 3 cables. Before fire could be
opened I heard the 'plop' of the torpedo at 2336, and realising
too close to turn and ram and would expose my beam dangerously I
away to comb the track. The torpedo passed a ship's length under
stern and up the starboard side. Widgeon had seen the attack, and ma
was increased to 20 knots. Corvettes have no searchlight cannot be which point
to attacks night and with of aircraft Widgeon the range, turned the glasses guns on turned 10" returned, at these to in before 2000ft. ram from the to small an investigate. the beam course doing innocent burning targets bridge. of her N.E. the navigation any small difficult, light, At I At followed. harm. 2340 0040 boat and I flares torpedoes At lights, орепей which as are At 0030 they only 0041 were I an course fire managed were visible aircraft seen a with heard torpedo west. astern to small throug illum passe to At not tra an
passed down my port side, and two more alarm by siren, but I saw 03
At 0055 and 0100 Widgeon sounded an course S, at na
ation following lights. the There continuous were no zig-zags further of widgeon till daylight.
one aircraft passed overhead, course attacks, but I spent
At 0135 one aircraft passed overhead, 130degs. 2000ft. a hecti
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Points that emerge from the above are :-
(a) made by lying in wait ahead 01
attacks of the target are not and always stopped. be used at the moment g
(b) (c) attack. small flares may sometimes been wate
aircraft co-operate and phosephorosconce of llary
assisted which gives by the ships marked away
speeds.
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