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which port was reached by 1300 and berther by 1330. for Troops the
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voyage. speaking, as regards this voyage the only serious sotion difficulty but
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May was 30th. no 1200 the ship proceeded to anchorage off Folkestone, weather
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1700. In to Dunkink by route EXT in company with from the
fficial route fine and much clearer, and "Prague" arriving the Eastern jetty. at
arge and were made necessary by the draft of the ship, off Dunkirk
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2030 eather was well inside the outer harbour alongside before the
Troops were the low water depth alongside was only ten feet, was well on
berthed embarked immediately so as to clear the ship but despite
tide went as full load of troops when ready to the ship and both engines
the ground and to get the ship afloat which was Dunkirk there were sir
this, with 8 it took the combined efforts of two tugs eventually done by
working at full ship power left for England again. Thile in was however &
raids in the vicinity of shellfire, and several projectiles from the ship. as 4"
2245 when the but no attack on the ship. There estimated
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considerable and amount burst in the water about a hundred yards Roads was made
6" fell and along the western part of the Dunkirk back in the
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Downs at slow at speed 0600 but on the 31st. whence she was ordered to Folkestone
The voyage back was otherwise uneventiul, the ship arriving where she
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she duly arrived at 0648 considerable and disembarked difficulty her troops. was experienced and the the
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and May watering 31st. and From preparing for the next voyage, after which went
were 0800 when the troops were clear was spent the in coaling ship
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to off Folkestone.
anchorage 0315. Orders to proceed having been received, "I" again, the ship where was
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got under way at by 0715. From about 0700 onwards the ship was made what
June 1st. 0922 and proceeded to Dunkirk by Route subject to
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she arrived attacks in company with other craft, and we that reyly the
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we intense could air with one Lewis gun and one Bren gun whenever we judged
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casualties were observed among Ships, but we were take precise too busy
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notice of what was side of the outer harbour, close outside the is estimated. then
berthing the ship, happening in this direction. The ship locks and
Several and later shifting across the harbour, finally to berthed
at proceeded the Western to load about three thousand French troops it for England
1st. 0903. Having completed loading the ship ,left channel th once
more and of No.6. Buoy, the ship was subjected to a the shells
June proceeded down the Western Roads. At the end of the considerable
the vicinity shellfire from the shore. The great majority of the buoy and fell
amount and of none hit the ship, and apparently after passing and the firing
short, to the northwards, we passed out of range this where
altering ceased. Ships course passing us on the opposite coursecwere warned of
it was
1009, possible. Buoy "" just past the Ruytingen was passed and the ship making by
homeward route towards Buoy "V", another intense air the attack vicinity
along dive bombers the developed. Heavy fire was opened by all ships in