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Unit Officer, H.M.Y. "ALOURTTE"
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From:
361
Date:
8th June, 1940.
To:
Captain M/S, Sheerness.
Subject: Report of evacuation of troops by H.H.S. ALOURTTIE II,
Sheerness.
31st May, 1940.
Receive route orders from N.O.C.I., Ramsgate and loave for Dunicivit.
Enter Dunkirk Roads. Anchor amongst other craft opposite 3.3.2.
and French troops on beach. Small craft running in are over-
loaded and capsize in surf. Launch motor boats and fix to iling
lifelines - the idea being to run in and drag troops out, keeping
clear of surf. Coxswain J.M. Fenwick runs in, and after
making several trips rescues 3 Naval Officers 4 Ratings and 30
French soldiers. The Germans are shelling the town and several
air raids take place. Four bombs drop alongside at 1 distance
of 20 feet, but cause no damage to us. Small craft alongoide
hit and disappears completely.
Leave for Ramsgate under shell-fire and air raids.
Observe small craft making signs of distress. Run alongside mid
embark occupants: 1 B.E.F. Staff Officer, 4 B.E.F. soldiers and
Naval Crew, leaving Helmshian aboard as we are taking him to tow.
Arrive Ramsgate, disembark rescued, and receive Orders to tie
up for night. Make request for fuel and water.
1st June, 1940.
0 Have taken in fuel and water and leave for Dunkirk.
0 Drifter ahead strikes mine and is observed being taken in tow.
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Alter course for wreckage; all survivors have already been
Observe transport and paddle steamer sunk on the Port hand.
picked up.
0 Observe Germans are shelling Dunkirk Channel. Many boats waiting to
miss most of shelling. range. We get through and run alongaide Serman
outside out of Alter course for No. 3 N. Buoy 00 as the
Dunkirk next to D. 15 - an English destroyer. multiple
Pom aircraft Pom on drop the end of the Mole keep them up and we our
E. Mole, salvo after salvo. D.15 and the French also have
double Lewis gun going.
to capacity with 140 mens of the B.B.F. stern To high cast
We are loaded up dropping 10 feet astern lifts our ship levels
out of the water. of the harbour. Engine Channel. grinding D,15
off and one bomb We think we may founder, is but the natern,
up and we sail her out and signas down Dunkirk attacked
but we keep aut and going when she is abeam we are bombs again fall and 70 by
follows us German bombers. Many is handed
several squadrons raiders of crash into the sea. Amunition the Lewis;
observe two deck and A.B. Γ.H. Wyatt is at formation
out to B.E.F. are on reloading pans, One bomber leaves to dive, and as
and soon circles as he is on on to our our Fore and Aft line, our helm
spare hands Stern line. He starts is put hard