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0730s slipped and proceeded to Dover. AB ships proceeding
down the channel between Dunkirk and 60 busy had been
fired at by shore batteries, a smoke flost 500 burnt on
the forecastle and funnel moke 100 also cade. The wind
use exactly right to afford the maximum protection from
the forecastle smoke float, but whether it was due to
this protection or due to the ecery gime having moved on,
it is impossible to say, but fire was not opened on
"Icarus" during this passage.
1015. Arrived Dover and disemberked troops.
1300. Secured to No.1 Buoy, ship's staff and dockyard fitters
working on the D.G.coil.
2050. Slipped and proceeded to Dunkirk, "Hindsor" in company.
"Icarus" was late proceeding owing to not receiving the
signal giving order of leaving harbour until 2000.
2300
Secured in Dunkirk harbour on Hastern Arth
Saturday 3rd June.
0001. Slipped and proceeded to Dover by "X" route.
Has in collision with a small travler while proceeding
restward-down the channel: the visibility use extremely
bad owing to the smoke from the burning oil fuel tanks
at Dunkirk and 1 spite of my having a lookout on the
forecentle, there we no time for if order of full astern
to take effect before hissing. I van unable to alter
away to port an I was already just outside the charted
channel to part to avoid the engastic nines, which had
been loid in the channel. No asjor damage use sustained
but the heel fitting of the P.V.boom vas fractured. It
is not known what damage use sustained bythe trauler.
0030.
Received a signal 2 on V.A.Dover informing ships that
magnetic mines had been laid indiscriminately around
F.O. bucy. AB my D.G.0011 insulation was extremely low
and had been giving continuous trouble, I decided to avoid
F.O. buay and return by another route.
There appeared to be no assigational dangers between
BW buay and the swept channel on a course of 315 digrees,
but there remined the question of our own minefielde. 1
therefore inforged V.A.Dover that I intended to proceed on
a course of 310 from on busy owing to the laying of
magnatic mines at P.O.budy and at the sexe time anked if
there were any British minefields on this course. I judged
that the minefield, if any, would be loid in the channel
passed signal 0068 and as no enswer was received by it
my before entering this channel. Ky signal 0118
give at least half an hour in which to get an answer was to
to the northanrd and therefore adjusted my speed BO an to
oppeared I signal saying that the course was the
by that this course use a safe one) at 0130 useless. however,
It received was too a late as by this time I was back in normal
0400.
Secured at Admiralty Fier and disembarked troups.
"X" route channel.
0500 1830.
Slipped sailing for Dunkirk cancelled owing to having only
and proceeded to 110.7 Buoy.
one "Icarus" dynamo and one steering notor in notion.
gonday 4th June
1140.
Slipped and proceeded under orders of "Vivacious" to
1830.
Secured Fortsmouths alongaide Fitch House Jetty.
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