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APPENDIX "A" PART II
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A.L.C.8.
A.L.C. 8 was the last A.L.O. to de hoisted out of
the Clan Macalister. She proceeded inshore bringing
British troops to the Clan Macalister and continued working
from the Old Dunkirk and of the beach until about 1900
39th. May. when trouble experienced with the stern gland
which became overheated. She therefore embarked some
soldiers from A.L.C. 15 which appeared to So overorawled,
and made for Cover,arriving there at Claims on Thursday, May
30th.
Repairs to engines were affected and the returned
to Dunkirk, reaching her destination at darm on Priday 31st.
A.L.C. 8 continued bringing off troops, chiefly in towed
boats. About 1100 Friday May 31st. the rubber mounting
blocks of the engines appeared to be carrying away, however
the coxswain carried on working until be vas finally
forced to stop the port engine
The starboard engine was also giving trouble, 30 after
assisting to demolish A.L.C. 15 he ran one more trip with
soldiers, putting them aboard & drifter which then towed
them into Dunkirk harbour.
This drifter, still towing them, left Dunkirk for
Dover during Friday afternoon, Shortly after leaving, the
wash of a vessel, passing at speed, parted the tow.
As A.L.C. 8 was drifting out of the abannel, the Skipper
of the drifter was unwilling to follow her to retake har in
so an attempt was made to sigk her by gunfire from 8 the
drifter's tow, 3 pdr. gun. This attempt failed, and A.L.C.
was left drifting some one to two miles to the Westward of
Dunkirk. Her grow returned to the base at Hayling Island onboard
A.L.C's 3 and 17.