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CONFIDENTIAL
H.U.S. "GREEH_UND"
12th.June 1940
LETTER 09 PROCEEDINGS FOR PERIOD
25th.My - Dth.My
Sir,
I bard the h.a ur to submit the 1 llusing
letter in houordance with your 314/0/1101/40 datad 1th.June.
Whilst on patrol OIL Calais on 25th.Way a
German 5"H.A. battery to the aist of Sangatto WAS located
and engaged, no fire being returnal,During the course of the
day a number 01 refugees and soldiers wore taken cut of
small boats and an C Officer Allon, resourd
These parties were Dovor duria: the afternals
ir a the 333 no having parachuted IT.S his Langod aircraft.
and ship salled again is 1750 t. locato and escort the
transp rt Canterbury, processing ina Dualtirk to Dover
On passago, when :II Calais,I closed the
drifter Lord Howe, In which an officer Ir.D the Calais
garrison requested Dobbartment supp It OIL that town.At
the SIDE time I received your signal 1007/25/5/40 ordering
no to benbard St.Pierre.To do this a course was set 067°
from No.3 Bucy and fire spened.
The H.A.battery proviously mentl and
shortly, at 2000, scored a sincle hit through the Director
started firing at us from nearly right astern and very
Of whose crew P.O.Lush WAS HILLOL, 1.B.Daughtery wounded
and the First Lieutenant, Lientement Chanaader the Twaodie,
was controlling the gaas in narters firing.The shall passed through
also wounded la the loot but centinued action,
Blennor the Hassett and seriously wounded this Sub.Licutement
director and fraguents Hillou Lieutemant Sir Marmaduke
Having turned to engage battery
for 15 minutes a now D sities 10P benbardment was shot taken
up, be scon,it was considered that Dembardment wall as Quarters foo
but after a 130 salvoss, 08 which 3. fill la 01 could
target was been firing at us.it this time returned "Grafton" to Dover arrived
Firing was chisted to a 6" (?) gun tothe west of Sangatte
likely to endonger friend as and
when and oneased darkness rondomed 1400 on further 37th May action "Grayn und saildi in
which had fire, with whom *Groyb und sugatory.
company with "Grafton" At to establish patrol between
Fairy Bank and Kwinte During this Bu 15. aight orders wore received to
embark treeps from La Panas.
Both ships arrived off
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