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After this first raid I realised that I would be at a
disadvantage at enchor during a redd and therefore remained under
way for the remainder of the time I use lying off the beach. This
was not so satisfactory afors the exharisation point of view as
I could not keep as close to the beach as before but conside rations
of the enfety or the ship outweighed this disadvantage.
At about 1730 the School "Doggers Bank" CARD alongside to
transfer her full load of some 470 troops to "Icarus". This
appeared reasonable as the School could remin closer inshore
and therefore enbark faster, while I me able to get back to
Dovor and return much Caster than 30. This treasfer was interrupted
by the 1730 air raid but 10 von completed by about 1830 shon we
proceeded to Dover by "X" route.
Shortly after getting under my when approaching Dunkirg
harbour, a cloud or enemy mohines us sighted above 100 help fire
was at once opened as soon as suitable targets cane in line. It
is difficult to estimate the mater of planes that were in this
raid but I would my that there were at least forty. In an
incredibly short the dive bonbing attacks developed on all ships
in sight. A paddle minesweeper just about of "Icarus" and
approaching on opposite courses can attacked and sunki the harbour
looked as if It use being attacked by use planes at one and then
the dive banbing attack d veloped on "Icarus". The cahingl
restricted my movements considerably and it ⑉ not possible to
nake any alteration of course and 80 I did the best 2-2 could by
making violent alterations of speed from "Full Ahead Both" to
"Stop Both" as the stacks developed. the engine room department,
realising what we required, worked the throttle valves an fast an
humanly possible, and is is no doubt that largely due to their
efforts the ship use not hits 1 think that at least ton planes
attacked us sare together's and DOBB shortly after one another:
there were close misses should which had 10 not stopped engines
a few seconds before met have hit US, and there were alose nisses
astern shortly after we had increased to full speed again and
besides all these there were alose misses due to bad sining which
real alongside the ship. There und one salvo of three bombs which
Exp von certain was going to his at "B" Own and which actually
landed in the . ter abroast "B" our three feet from the shipe side
and which miraculously did not explode. the ship was also mohine-
insualties which amounted to 000 killed, five seriously injured
sunned Curring these attacks and 13 98 this which outsied the
and about twenty elightly injured, all with the exception of two
being soldiere.
Dullet ordinary machine gun bullet. It the one of these
The Germane appeared to be using a seni-ersous piercing
small colibre inside bullete the that penetrated the tin forecestle helret at deck the and time. killed
and another and the a soldier then time. also The On Gerean lined reaching the shock even port up homber though of naturn on steering the buay and be near 1000 on was and opened motori the nisses to wearing altering 2000 port fire. no damaged feet. quarter other his course This I damage the md. suchine to to starboard cake 349° both vas 0 circled no apparent funnel Low eighted dynemo level round and at
besbing attack at and about an soon as the borber was were lined not up 80 to start
his smoke at once increased to full speed . There alteration until may
navigational attack I basards and I therefore kept if the
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