TNA ADM 199 795

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June 1st, 1940.
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Departure from Sheerness after coaling, to rendervous at the Beaches
23 miles East of Dunkerque bronkmter at 2200.
During voyage area engaged in associage work. "Durs" H. A. Gun
rigged. All white ventilators covered with brown and black canvas.
Compase and whool house protected with orgok and cork lifejnckets. Crew
exercised in "lation Stations", No armont the carried, the only wurlike
equipment being tin hate.
R.A.P. Patrol Aircraft encountered along the entire route to 3. G. Bucy.
Abore of Dunkorque Dreamster.
Hailed by M.T.B. and instructed where to proceed.
"Slowed" to flood strees and dropped enchor. Stiled bench, upon
receiving no regly my 1st Lieutenant vent ashore in dingly with two ratings
for'd of the stern, the nost to part but in line. DU this time all ships
to investigate. Then the "Sun" correnced. the first salvo Landed 10 feet
have in and proceeded to mve to 3 cables shand, nuxt salvo Landed that feet no
the harbour ware illuminated by the inform of the oil durp. Inchor 50
astern. troups ware in evidence astore. le proceeded tomada corpelled the breakmter to pull inside out
up by 1st Lieutenant returned shortly after this to report
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forrying. - Lowered other diaght in charge of pensioner Commin one dirchy
ratings dropped other in charge of if 1st Moutenant. this Who stone just the
inshore - mobor on bottom. three trips was mile the by its Last trip, and
weight and party landed on the part spronson. to tribute to
four by of the 15 millen soldiers proved too much and she smok Height a anchor and
processed "mose dve retings P.O. 2. Design and stoker P.O. an 9. As position, also
after the area on" to the beach. Here : should like pay Harel,
Landing Dowey signature taking 2. conductent soundings with the in hard may Load senso and of the ward sole
three of my Tent. the two furner was in exposed Incl in
although charge of an E.R. rating. Zent at orders the sheel for believed - hour and a half be managed
for'd, the anchor proving himelf 8 "seemen" like ID experienced
halman, nover the stateiding ship nose a on single to the wind, after the abb which had I ast wished in with to Heaven full uo
to missours palmen. Y this time starboard pedile. force,
had the had ship independent sudienly owinging and gettling on the
It is 2003 difficult on such 1087 occasions the Captein na cocasions of this, a ship but when a to call law the ship for shout every grounded. good ounce on dom of E.R.A. power in
White was the answered engine and J. Huspinden, on this and together too other with 4 stokers (to of whom ware insuperienced
boys) were responsible.
this, when towins our other director the under round astern. in order to "nose
up" once shortly again natur to the tite it was blown out of
who gave Inglishmus. was a During responsible this about this time It 500 hour is it and with for was pluged and answering regret 0500 a half and any that I at to If in there notice 2ast his call that cod. name there form inform that for is "I the uninown. the one wast and a herbour - lull din, a thousand in in like a was that large one a mn". blasted true motor mass of He boat
0530 orf a word half the barrage again. three Another of my wooden raits. the only addrift. mão very one
barrage. by to steared submarged round outder again got churned small under misr the part boat with paille. a
went trip, engine - the tide volunteered was too strongs to tow and on the account trip she out them
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