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0130 Owing to my misjudgment of distances in
the dark was in heavy collision with
Dunkirk Plep with considerable damage to
ship's forefoot, but making no water
about the forepeak bulkhead.
0215 Finally secured alongside. Embarked
1000 troops and proceeded.
0800 Secured at Admiralty Pier. Disemberked
soldiers.
0643 Slipped and, after considerable search
for oil borth secured alongside Eastern
Arm and embarked oil fuel.
1135 slipped.
1430 Arrived Dunkirk and secured Eastern Pier.
Embarked approximately 1000 soldiers.
Soldiers were conting down slowly at this
time and demolition stores were put on
shore at request of Commander Cloustons
acting as Piermaster, in order that breach
night be blown in Pier if necessary to
smable hat beach party to embark in motor
boats.
1747 slipped and proceeded Dover via route X.
1941 Picked up orer (2) of crushed British
Fighter Defiant.
8185 secured alongaide Admiralty Pier and
disembarked soldiers. Sono delay vas
disambarking the wounded aiream and their
caused in landing by the difficulty of
disposal.
2346
Proceeded.
turday 1st June
with French trander which altered to part
weather was thick and ship was in collision
when sighted right ahead on opposite
course. ship was holed abreast the
D.O. circuit being severed. visibility
bridge port side above the unter line,
at this time and place was about 50 yards.
0309 Arrived off Dunkirk Pier. Spoke
Entrence use obscured by clouds of black
"Norcester who was outside lying off.
informed - that be had used up the water
smke. At this time the ingineer Officer
boiler and anticipated being able to stoms
in reserve feed tank and had run down one
for another 2 hours approximately.
0315 Entered. Secured alongaide Eastern Pier
which was crowded with soldiers and DO
other ships alongside. Embarked approx- this
other destroyers and transports entered.
imately 1000 soldiers. Soon after