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had now started to shell the anchorage and beach.
In these circumstances I decided to bring the
craft back to England, - if she could survive the
voyage. I was able to get in touch with H.M.
Yacht Caleta and she succeeded in towing A.L.C.5
into Sheerness, where she arrived a.m. Saturday
1st June,
When passing Clan Macalister in Caleta, it was
seen that Aot.,Co 4 and 18 were still more or
less intact on the after deck, but considerably
charred and burned. It is impossible to estimate
accurately, the number of men A,T,C.S was able
to rescue, 'ut it must have been between the and
three thousand.
Taking everything into con-
10. sideration the engines ran remarkably well. of
reverse gears gave a certain amount to
The the part engine being unable but go
trouble, considerable part of the time,
astern a remembered that all the beaches were etc.,
it must be with everykind of rope, equipment, foul, and
littered propellors were constantly ardueus
the BO that reverse the gears had to work under most
conditions.
The main source of anxiety
was the fore necessitated continuous from water, in
trap door, This leaked pumping contin-
order uously, to and keep the floor beards free