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H.M.T. "DORRIEN ROSE"
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G.P.O.
30/5/40. 03.00 hours. Position ship one spraying mile west of
Buoy: Two bullets, and we returned suffered no casualties, Lewi
enemy motor craft circled their fire with us
LONDON.
they gun tracer then disappeared astern. We
The Principal Transport Officer F.P.
06.50 hours made fast to East food Mole stuffs at DUNKIRK
DOVER
ordered At by S.T.O. to discharge as much as
for use of rearguard troops.
At 12.20 hours left DUNKIRK with 590 troops on boe Dear of the 5th inst., requesting
and
disembarked
Your
communication
20.45
arrived
Folkstone
At
hours
narrative of events concerning above ship received and regret
Boilers leaking unable to proceed further.
delay in replying to same but this was caused by my absence on
1/6/40 ordered to NEWHAVEN for repairs.
leave.
I
I remain,
26th May 1940. Above vessel loaded with Army Stores at
Your obedient servam
anchor in "DOWNS awaiting orders.
(Sgd)
.Thompson
14.50 hours 27/5/40. received orders to proceed to
(Master
DUNKIRK, At 01.00 hours 28/5/40 proceeding through Zuidcote Pass
DUNKIRK was observed to be in Plames.
vessels passing outwards signalled "Unsafe outwards to
approach DUNKIRK" Three so reversed my course and proceeded
to West Hinder buoy.
as dawn was breaking I decided to
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approach DUNKIRK At 03.00 in hours daylight as set my course for Middelkirke buoy.
in Lat. 51.17.18. Long 2.40 E. close enemy to aircraft us.
suddenly attacked, At 04.20 dropping bombs near vessels
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During the bombing another ship and my own vessel were
firing on the aircraft with machine guns.
At hours It sinking was observed by the that stern the so by N.V. I the proceeded C.O. to
immediately "QUEEN OF THE to OH her assistance, was and was requested
take off troops.
During transference attack but alertness of troops further of enemy gunners aircraft damage. and repeatedly well timed
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bursts attempted from to renew machine guns prevented
to
the of troops was carried and out efficiency under the direction did
much to facilitate the operation.
of Commander The M.L. transfer Husson R.N.R. whose coolness
hours all troops and ship crew safely N.V. on "QUEEN board. OF
THE CHANNEL"). At Commander 05.25 joined Musson me hours. on and the Captain bridge and O'Dell we proceeded (Master to Dover,
arriving there During assistance at passage 12.45 to troops. remained to signals, on the spotting bridge and
was enemy of planes, great and control of
29/5/40. Proceeding towards DUNKIRK.