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from so the town and docks were pouring into the and the
As we left Dunkirk, night was falling
P.G.O's 1700 & 1723. VESSELS TAKING PART CO. IN OPERATION LTD. STEAM DYNAMO.
TILBURY CONTRACTING & DREDGING
Germans tragic, it would have been a wonderful sight. sky. Were
HOPPER "FOREMOST 102"
REPORT OF MASTER.
astern of sent us. a shell screaming over our stern and several As it
The eventful voyage to Dunkirk and back.
During the passage back to Dover we were
was Wednesday May 29th at 4 o'clock we were tied up
several taking place detours nearly to avoid overhead. enemy ships and aircraft, an forced It of the Dredgwell under repair, board with no and water told in us the
alongside when the company's agent came on and also that asked the
At 5.55 a.m. 1st June we arrived at Dover and naval authority of the crew would volunteer willingly, to go, I and in less than
boiler, needed the ship for important made work, it my duty to
disembarked again sent to and Ramsgate the crew arriving had a sleep at 10.25, which where our troopask how many each man, and each man in boiler responded water, and raising steam, we also
was
sorely
neejone hour we were pipe on taking shore being repaired, which for would same, not so be
3rd 1 p.m. June told We were to make instructed for Portsmouth to await which orders, we proceeded and on Monda provisioned finished ship 11.20 for 1 a.m. week we and left got Portsmouth steam pipe towing on three motor a.m. had
had a steam before the morning, so we had to wait board by 10 we
May 30th and 12 at naval ratings in charge of a Sub-Lieutenant, we decided we not
During the passage home, enemy aircraft were heat
boats fine with at Folkestone at 10.30 p.m. till 3 a.m. on
two occasions, and bursts of shellfire seen quite close.
weather arriving until morning, so we anchored there at 6 a.m.
Friday small craft anchored, orders, and
to enter and the then gateway proceeded to Ramsgate arriving so we did the same,
We made ortsmouth at 6.50 a.m. on 4th June, 194
There were on dozens shore of to interview the naval authorities on board as for many troops
then went Dunkirk and take board two
During this time, we had no navigator aboard nor
which we got and to proceed bring them to to Ramsgate, we ammunition, also took on we
gun, which was regrettable as I am confident we could have
a good account of ourselves.
as gunners we could with three of bren an errand guns and we rifle were and on by the terrible not long sights at sea
of some of the vessels see the we smoke from burning Dunkirk, bearings, as from
guessed what sort were passing. We were we were a
In conclusion, I should like to say all of the
happy and proud that they were able to assist in even so SI
before approaching we could Gravelines, we were picking same up our at that very minute,
way.
we church on shore when German a bomb despatch struck riders the dashing Roads along things the beach began
on motor bicycles. aerial dog fight was time fighting, and
could also see When we arrived in Dunkirk taking place overhead
(Sd.) W.E.Llewellyn
to get a bit hot, an as as 50 planes at a us orders to proceed
Master.
bombing. to A naval officer east of the breakwater, and and on the beach.
and we could count many came to us and gave get to work,
(sa.) H. Longman
We he told us we would find we could see four of could and dropped
Braye beach 5 miles the troops in the water our hoppers already
arrived at 5.30 p.m. to the shore as we and with the
Mate.
motor assistance boats of gave had the already fireman left manned in charge both they the THE THE THE
anchor. there, so we I got as orders close to lower both
when they had loaded up with troops ply between us the set loading
beach messengers, again, which so our the causing Germans
P.T.O.
up
in
quick
time.
During