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BY". The of weather France was was approached. The draft of about the ship the was Suidcoote Pass which coast 16ft. and in view of the meagre scale information chart, it was decided "Prague" to allow keep the was other procurable two ships, from both the of small considerably less draft than ahead, the the ships being roughly in the single buoys line. were unlit, and as remarked all three above ships
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RY E June was 28th. fixed. In accordance "MANXMAN" with and these Hospital Ship "PARIS" shortening via Route as the paren
V". roceeded The weather in company was was approached. with drizzly and The misty. draft the of visibility about the ship the was Zuidooote something Pass over which my 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 he ashore, Smal Bank. and "Paris" name off immediately, whose Captain but "Manxman" very kindly stuck sent S
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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 evolution ontio
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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"
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fills coal During which was this of voyage a type unsulted to the ship's furnaces, speeds all obtained far below the ship's best.
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anchorage 0315. Orders to proceed having been received, "I" again, the ship where was
Jl trado STASON to 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 viderablanoo elsoa Liama 10 and she arrived attacks in company with other craft, and we that reyly the as 500 J.M. 979W only evoud efgain NL to we intense could air with one Lewis gun and one Bren gun whenever we judged of hostile aircraft were within range.
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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

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