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probably towards the where she might have bean salved by the enemy 11 she sank in shoul water, I asked the Commanding Officer 11 I should ink ser where she was.
He agreed and I cut my sweep wires and sunk er.
12. Five minutes after this the "SCOTIA" and RIGHTON
QUEEN" were sunk. I made a report and proceeded to rescue survivors. My whaler had been damaged and I only had a skiff left. One bunch of survivors were picked U. and
I then put the ship alongside bridge and must of the
"BRIGHTON QUEEN" and artially on er deck, and took off men clincin to her. These nen were mostly French
HTON
Colonial troops and must reluctant to let 80 of what
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support they had, it was sometimes necessary to make a line fast to them and pull then off. A carley float and skiff were used to assist in resoue work, no other boats were available. Thile "SALTASH" YRS alongable and on board "BRIGHTON QUEEN" she burped & little on the bilge, but it is not believed that my damage was done. German aircraft bombed and machine gunned men in the water.
my shift was machine gunned.
13.
The work of S.B. 1.Hutter at this time is worthy of mention. He, with the uld of untrained assistants, including Ldg. Sto. Crowley, dealt with 98 casualties,
CUE.
including 10 recussitation cases and only 3 died. He worked most successfully until 10 collepsed. Also worthy of mention is B. Gaughan, Sto. 1. who sma about I mile from the ship, when the ship might easily have had to leave him.
14.
I had picked up 350 to 400 survivors by now, many of them serious casualties, there were no more survivors in
SCUE.
the water SQ I returned to Margate. On the return journey
I closed three trawlers and took on board the Commanding
Officer and crew of M.T.B. 175, these included three serious casualties and one dead rating. I took the M.T.B
in tow and arrived at Margate at 1855.
15.
About 2000 I left the Pier and about 2200 sailed again for Duskerque with boats in tow, one motor boat and the small skiffs. I bad SOMO difficulty with the tow which
VD
MARGATE
light buoy I ran into thick smoke (from Dunkerque) my delayed no about half an hour. Before getting to the greeen
UNKERQUE
being very unreliable, I had to rely very much on compass hand lead (all the tubes for the machine slow had and been I used the in Knock Deep) which made y progress got
1 far Sast.
16.
Orders for this ni that all sweepers had to be lear at 0400. About 0200 I heard The buoy other and by 0500 and the destroyer evacuation the whistle would
UNKERQUE
commence was off the Breakwater at Dunkerque. I followed them at 0245 passed no on the may out, the 30 orders about being as I
did not 0300, even 11 I had an empty having seen sweepers feel Justified in breaking ship. Daring the clear by journey a small craft reported found an object a which mine, return back along ner course and investigation, proved
I turned for a mine, but on closer handles. These broken
I mistook kitchen utensil with broken small craft as horns.
to handles be a may have appeared to the end. June. 16. I anchored at Margate about 0800 and was toldito wait instructions.
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I hous antahen and passed by scotia and a padch steamer homeware bound laden with troops. when they wou about a mile ahead chin bankers ace again appeared and both were hil and sank ray rapidly.
I proceeded abounce to the spot and recorred a few survive, the could be of little assistance being already overloaded.
As soon as further help currived I
6/40 proceeded to Ramssate wring about 1730.
Later I procuded is Door
IS land Captain Pine, but chil not arrive until after clark and was not allowed is cater hosbout. I anchored to the East of the Suth breakwater.
At about 0030 / June 2nd a magnetic mine was chopped close astern of me in approxinal position H This cables
E by s of the South bree coch shiftil [
acported 15 the Examination resel and buth further instr.
At 0800 June2ral I proceeded is
Deal is land Captain Pin and received orders from Dorce is spaced

OPERATION
NO.21 (Conta)
SHIP:- MOTOR BOAT - TENDER TO SKOOT "HILDA".
Crew
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1400 after seeing two more ships go down.
Stallard had a very lucky escape. Had his fingers opened out and a bit of shrapnel went between.
Scotia
As they got past Dunkerque & sloop and troopship and a minesweeper steamed past and were later bombed and sunk.
Captain of HILDA out the two motor boats adrift -
Stallard in one - to pick up survivors. M.B. out of action: propeller fouled. Got under way in tow of the other M.B. this also broke down.
Were then picked up by HILDA and brought to
Ramsgate and proceeded to Dover after disembarking troops at Remsgate: arriving at Dover, anchored off Dover. A German minelaying plane came over gadgime 03 00 Ca and dropped mines, one landing 20 yards astern of them. It went off next norning when swept.
0800
Then he went to Deal, Ramsgate and returned to
Dover.

Lynama 163.
H.M.S. "MARE",
HARWICH.
309
5th June, 1940.
Captain G.W.H. Heaton, D.S.O., R.N.,
HARWICH.
LAG OFFICER IN ORANGE
7 JUN 1940
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Sir,
I have the honour to report that the "MARE", "SARAH HIDE" (Lieut. J.I.
Cruickshank, R.N.V.R.), "STRIVE" (Skipper H.A. Catchpole, R.N.R.), "THREE KINGS"
(Skipper G.A. Smith, R.N.R.), "TWEENWAYS" (Skipper E. Fawcett, R.N.R.), "UNICITY"
(Skipper W.A. George, R.N.R.), "RIG" (Skipper E.F. Beckham, R.N.R.) and
"JACKEVE" (Skipper C.E.F. Reynolds, R.N.R.), sailed from the Cork Light Vessel at midnight on Thursday, 30th May, and arrived at Ramsgate 0930 the following morning.
The "SARAH HIDE", "STRIVE", "JACKEVE", "THREE KINGS" and "RIG" were sent to Dunkirk by Captain E.L. Wharton, R.N., on Friday, 31st May, and separate reports from their Commanding Officers are appended.
On Saturday, 1st June, I sailed for Dunkirk in "MARE" with "THREE
KINGS", "TWEENWAYS" and "UNICITY" in company. At 1248 when rounding the
S.E. Guter Ruytingen Buoy, observed three patrol trawlers being bombed by enemy aircraft. The splashes made by these bombs, which must have been of large size, were yellowish green in colour and quite as high as the funnels.
At 1300 saw the troop ship "SCOTIA" lying on her starboard side having been bombed and set on fire by enemy aircraft. A British destroyer was lying alongside taking troops on board and the mast of a two-funnelled paddler could be seen about half a mile away. Altered course, and seeing several men in the water, sent away a ship's lifeboat which had been borrowed at Ramagate. This brought back nine French soldiers and six more were hauled on board the "MARE", one of whom was restored by artificial respiration. These men were transferred
(together with two picked up by the "THREE KINGS" and one by the "TWEENWAYS"), to the Ramsgate bound drifters "JACKETA" and "FIDGET".
When coming round full speed for Dunkirk a man was seen to wave a white handkerchief on the poop of the burning troop ship, so proceeded alongside and took him off with the boat. He was wounded in the face, and as there were no more "homeward bounders", he was put below and made as comfortable as possible.
saw bomb trawler of which nothing could be seen when the smoke
While engaged in picking up these men the Skipper, Mr. A.H.W. Pendle, had cleared a away. strike Another a trawler close by was also struck by a bomb but kept afloat for some time.
soon afterwards passing a blazing motor doing launch, came and at 1450 rounded No. shore battery and a heavy bomb was concussion shook
Proceeded on course, 5 Buoy in channel leading to Dunkirk. While dropped ahead, so probably under intended fire from for a a German troop ship in company with us. The the engines but did no damage.
off Dunkirk Piers at low water and seeing but a before large number of British troops on the by East Captain of British destroyer steam lying hopper with proceed drifter
1540 arrived Pier, proceeded to go alongside, there to making fast was ordered French and Belgian troops. A this pier.
"JEANNIE to West Pier MacINTOSH" and embark lying alongside here were already at iron ladder astern of them, ordered "JEANNIE "TWEENWAYS" MACINTOSH". to
As another, the and "MARE" "THREE had went three KINGS" to long and ladders "UNICITY" these to four and go outside vessels "UNICITY" were having soon about filled 200 with in
French hopper troops and sailed, the "THREE paddler KINGS" were the next to leave and followed "MARE" them and
"TWEENWAYS" each at 1645. ship. The having The "MARE" destroyer taken also on put and board a 14 men about in 230 lifeboat French towed and Belgians, astern.
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whole operation. in a cool and efficient manner during
I should like out to their conclude duties by saying that Skipper H.A. Meen, R.N.R.
Skipper H.A. Catchpole, R.N.R. of the "STRIVE" reports that he ed in company with the "SARAH HIDE" on the 31st May but proceeded nd Malo Les Bains to La Panne where he took 287 British soldiers off beach and left there at 0430 on the following morning. The beach was led continuously all night.
Skipper G.A. Smith, R.N.R. of "THREE KINGS" reports that he ved at Dunkirk on Friday, 31st May, at 1800 and left at 2030 with 150
ish troops taken off the beach. He anchored off Ramsgate at 0215 on
June and landed the troops at 0500. He sailed again with "MARE" as re related.
Skipper C.E.F. Reynolds, R.N.R. of "JACKEVE" reports that on 31st he made his first trip and took 60 soldiers off the beach, landing them
0700 on 1st June. On his second trip on same day he picked up 70 men of the water belonging to H.MS. "MOSQUITO", and landed them at Ramsgate
1st June at 1800.
Skipper E.F. Beckham, R.N.R. of "RIG" reports that he left Ramsgate
1100 on 31st May towing a lifeboat and arrived at Dunkirk 1700. "Dropped hor near beach and commenced taking off troops by means of lifeboats under vy aerial bombardment. After getting two boat loads a measage was sent us via our boat to pull a motor launch off the beach. We hove it up and ceeded in getting the launch off and commenced filling it with troops by ns of our lifeboat, taking them three loads. After that we got one e boat load ourselves and left Dunkirk at 2100. About 60 troops brought r all French.
The following is a summary of numbers brought back:-
P.
C.O.
British Fr. or Bel. Seamen. Rescued "SCOTIA". from
RE"
Cdr.J.W.D.
Powell,RNR
Skpr.A.H.W.
16
Pendle RNR.
220
ARAH HIDE"
Lt.J.I.
Cruickshank
RNVR.
Skpr.H.A.
Meen RNR
100
TRIVE"
Skpr.
Catchpole RNR 287
IREE KINGS"
Skpr. A.V.
2
150
200
Long RNR
WEENWAYS"
Skpr. E.
1
220
Fawcett RNR
NICITY"
Skpr. W.A.
220
George RNR

&
334
.
312
C.O.
British
Fr. or Bel.
Seamen
Rescued from
Skpr. C.E.F.
"SCOTIA"
EVE"
Reynolds RNR
60
70
Skpr. E.F.
Beckham RNR
60
537
980
70
19
TOTAL
1606.
A separate list of recommendations is attached.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient servant,
J.S.W. Paurell J.S.W. Pawell hb own
COMMANDER, R.N.
To Flag Officer-in-Charge, Harwich.
Forwarded - as an example of the very best that there is in our race. These fishermen one and all went through Hades coolly and methodically as if they were just catching fish, and each skipper on his return gave the whole credit for the enterprise to their leader, Commander J.W.D. Powell, D.S.C.,
R.D., R.N.R.
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CAPTAIN M/S.
VICE ADMIRAL
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DOVER

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"MARE"
Mr. of A.H.W. the ship Pendle, which Skipper R.N.R. is recommended for air men loss of time in the troopship basin "Scotia", and to getting recovery of handling picked up from the contributed greatly to the quick his efficient without He is also keen at Boulogne where there alongaide passage West Swins to the Mouse Light Vessel.
room. through the East on and navigation and was of good help was in the not night much
"SARAH HIDE"
out his duties a cool and efficient manner during the whole operations. carried
Lieutenant in Cruickshank, R.N.V.R. states that Skipper Meen
"STRIVE"
R.N.R. who "after all other ships in the section, including the ship of
Lieutenant Cruickshank, R.N.V.R.recommends Skipper H.A. Catchpole, the Commander acting as Beachmaster, had retired owing to bombing and shelling, stayed off the beach at La Panne all night. At dawn he made fast all warps and wires which were on board "Strive" to the large lifeboat which had been towed across and a destroyer's pinnace towed it ashore. When fully loaded the boat was hauled back by means of the
"Strive's" winch.
"THREE KINGS"
Mr. J.A. Smith, R.N.R. did good work as he made two trips across and is handicapped by being short of his Second Hand and two men.
D.T. Bowen, First Engineman and his Second Engineman, S. Lawson, were able to effect temporary repairs when the SThree Kings" engines were badly shaken by a bomb explosion.
The Skipper specially recommends S.G. Burroughs, Acting Leading
Seaman, without whose work and encouragement the boat work on the beaches would not have been effective, and who took the place of Second Hand throughout the two trips in place of Second Hand, left behind on sailing.
"RIG"
The Skipper, Mr. E. Beckham, states that his whole crew worked well and that there is/one that he specially wishes to recommend, no
"JACKEVE"
All did their duty and no one can be recommended more than the others.
TWEENWAYS"
All did their duty and no one can be recommended more than the others.
"UNICITY"
All did their duty and no one can be recommended more than the others,
Sheet 2 attached.

FLAG OFFICER IN N CHARGE
17JUN1940
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H.M.S. "Watchful"
547
Great Yarmouth.
8th June, 1940.
Sir,
I have the honour to submit the report of proceedings of the
"M" Drifters attached to Yarmouth Base (H.M.S. "Watchful") whilst employed on Operation "Dynamo".
30.5.40. 2345.
Flotilla sailed Yarmouth for Ramsgate,
568
V.Goodines
533
From:- Lieut. C.W. Read, R.N.R.
Date:- 5th June, 1940.
To:-
Naval Officer in Charge, Ramsgate.
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Arrived at Ramsgate from Falmouth ex H.M.S.
Forte II 0330 29.5.40 and took command of Chris
Kraft Motor Launch "Bonnie Heather" - Length 35 ft;
speed 18 knots.
Lled
Made 7 complete return trips to Dunkirk beaches;
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average number soldiers carried - 60; approximately
R
out
420 soldiers. Made 10 trips from Mole at Dunkirk all a to to Transports lying off (under shrapnel) - 600
soldiers.
Rescued Chief Steward and 39 soldiers from water
Mann, ed ex S/S Scotia and bombed whilst doing SO.
On last return journey was caught in parachute flares, bombed and then machine-gunned but escaped without damage owing to speed and quickness on helm of "Bonnie Heather".
Service finished at 5.0 p.m. on 4th June.
Estimated number of soldiers handled in launch:- 420/450
Dunkirk Dunkirk Mole to transports lying off.
beaches to Ramsgate
600/650
40.
Rescued from S/S Scotia