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port the 27th. following 2015. In : accordance with been orders in port received since the the 24th. ship at the the
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During two the small same scale forenoon charts of the district, district and when he had obtained
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th ve me a large scale evidently chart not of possible the Dunkirk and only. the ship made all her passages
cross it this and was return 1700. on Orders small scale to proceed charts were received orders the and ship a departure weighed and time
RY E June was 28th. fixed. In accordance "MANXMAN" with and these Hospital Ship "PARIS" shortening via Route as the
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cast and of France in view of the meagre information it was decided to allow the
as 6ft. procurable two ships, from both the of small considerably scale chart, less draft than "Prague" keep above ahead, the
he ther ships great being majority roughly of in the single buoys line. were the unlit, Suidooote and as Pass remarked all three ships on
an isibility The poor, it is and estimated when very very near near to to No.2.B. Buoy, and presumably for
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ashore, Smal Bank. and "Paris" name off immediately, whose Captain but "Manxman" very kindly stuck sent S
some "Pregue" hours. with advice Meeting of one the district of H.M Sloops, and a hopeless chart marked for 8 in ship some of more returned our draft detail to to
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boat than our the own, Pass we realised at that state that it of was the tide, and anchored and accordingly to let the tide rise
att the Smpt vicinity feet. "Manxman" of the Mieuport joined us Bank here Duoy a few hours later and afterwards
passive 242. record PA Issurance brained regisht subs
a acted HAY few June in 29th. concert 0355. with ordered Got us. under to enter way again the port and made proceeded fast immediately, just via the inside the pass Naval the to end
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Dunkirk, of the Eastern and very when jetty. kindly Umbarkation realising started our difficulties the almost tide fell and too loading much as us our up draf in
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Beachmaster time to return through troops the was Pass estimated before to be in the home neighbourhood by the same route, of 17'6"
when signalling At loaded 0735 Dover with the at 1230 left the Dunkirk same and day proceeded and receiving orders to proceed