Admiralty reports on naval operations off the Dutch, Belgian and French coasts during 1940.
Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199/795. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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520 496 21 There was always a risk, too, that it might be broken, either by other hoats or by men trying to force their way on hoard, as they sometimes did It 18 suggested that future A.I.C. should have a more solid form of how, as the present design is a source of weakness to the whole boat. The engine driver became more and more depressed and on landing at Sheerness was almost in a state of complete collapse, This is attributed to the ill effects of the funes from the crank cases and gearboxes, which the driver had to breathe more or less continuously for over fiftybours Some arrangements should to made for these fumes to be lead into the carburetter intake, and so away from the driver. (Lew HGT The crew worked themselves to a 20 Income DISTING S sven 08 of sidem guied enigne 2:09 11. standstill under conditions of extreme difficulty Stid smill 9713 to JTBq and discomfort. were perpetually soaked through, serband He and had little They to eat, as all our food was saturated with sea water,