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OPERATION DEHAND
STATES 10.8
SHIP:- H.D. SKYLARK
OFFICER:-
name, R.F.Y.L.
Friday, Slat Have Took charge of I/B SKYLARK, overhealed engine,
proceeded under tow of VIRIDA. for broke down . returned to yort.
Overhauled engines of one or too other 11/3's
Saturday, 1st June,11/B. SETLAIE. Towed by RIGA to mar Dunicizione
Tyansferred survivors to RIGA from 7yench Costroyer, the had pdaked
than up from torpodood ships
RIGA returned to Dover, and I returned under own
power by Kollet out to Dover by about 10.0 Date Reported at CAMBER
and returned to Granville Steps.
Sunday, 2nd June Synnaferred in charge of insures -
Lowester't Lifeboas - 2 Stokers and 1 1434 from Trensit Carp for area.
Overhauled engines, fuelled and provisioned - processed under tow of
Tug SUN XIs Arrived Dunicire, after dark about 2330 hours. latered
harbour and went toward System Ibles Rumand by MA without much
damage. Tent alongaide Statem Inlo. 11th difficulty got 12 7yench
soldiers abound. Proceeded out to find tug which had Haspeared,
landed troops on treator. Returned to harbour, being runnal by
another MA on the my. Found Bloop (identification letters S.O.
or S.C.). Dring to sadsh of tide ahe could not 0000 alongadde, 30
with the big engines of the lireboat I pushed her alongadda and went
aboard to help nake fast. Climbed on to Hole, which was being shalled,
and by noans of some forceful Language and & rifle butt, induced the
French troops who vare lying on the Vols to start down on to the
into the lifeboat and cust off to try and find me letse searching
Sloop. Case a for had started they all begin to & down. Cot 52
for none timeyand beding hit again by & Mahing last, 2 decided at
0100 to return under a am your to Cover.
Reported & Cleating nine by norvo to a instruyer about
6 niles E.S.A. of 3a. Cooducin 14ght Yourile
Reached Down and Landed Pyench tronpa at 0710,
Naturnal Hisboat and reported at Submarine Camber
at 0730.
to outer 1 got the definite Impression fire shortened amoone had boen
and of Vole until the Bloop drow alongaide. that Then
Shrapmal on Sestem Hola aux nostly at first confined the
range shortened, for the - as the direction ao quanalties of though mong very
contingent. allied cruft then from read. Outside the Harbour to
rapidly and In facts I found considerably Hand shalling. There seemed the
spotting accurately. Suffared greater risk from my
movements of to keep any rule of the hits, but ahe may Just have
been had one having attack a blind should at four of -
be no advenpt from a Hand plans+ No who ware altegrther.
(Sgd)
MARROOD J. 3. TUTUR.
Sub.Idoutsment, R.N.V.R.
H.M.S. KING ALFRED.