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FLAG OFFICER COMMANDING DOVER.
1/1th June, 1940.
No. Bl4/0/1291.
MINISTRY OF SHIPPING.
GENERAL MANAGER, DOVER HARBOUR HOARD.
(Copy to Secretary of the Admiralty.)-
MILITARY 16JUN1940 BRANCH
1940
SERVICES
EL
TUGS
AT
DOVER
DURING
ADMIRALTY
ON PRANCH COAST.
of
The attached reports of the proceedings of tage settoned at Dover during the recent operations on the rench const are formanded in accordance with a
Tephone request from Mr. Turner, Tug Scotion (Ext. 2465.)
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3, this the "JAVA" did; at about 3 Dalla we were dive bombed near """ buoy - "no damage", so went to assistance of several other craft "not required".
After searching between Hgth and Western Buoy for some time and finding no sign of the "SALAMANDER" I sent
W/T to V.A.D. that I would wait around the area for orders or would assist anything I came across. Later
I took in tow H.M.S.? 0.96, destroyer which had been battered and was laid helpless - full of troops.
Towed her until off the E. Goodwin and Goodwin Knoll, when her engines came back to life.
Whilst towing the D.96 I received W/T from V.A.D.
to return to Dunkirk and handle H.M.S. "KEITH". I
replied unable to obey orders as I was fully engaged with the D.96. Later, when D.96 was able to proceed under her own power I phoned from Deal for further orders; these were then given to the Captain of the
Tug whilst I myself was put into hospital from injuries received/

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OPERATION
NO.21
SHIP:-
MOTOR BOAT - tender to Skoot "HILDA".
STATEMENT BY $
RV
Crew
Service
$
A.B.
N.J.Stallard
Detailed for small notor boats and vent on board
RJX 154107.
the HILDA, a Dutch Skoot: taken round to Dgal
19 years of age.and took two ships lifeboats and six notor boats
A Sub-Ident. R.N.V.R. in tow. Stallard was transferred into a small llater Boat and towed across to La Name. Passing
An 0.S.
Dunkerque sere mixed up with an de raid. then
The old man from Deal he arrived at La Fame there vas havey firing mentioned in a Sunday and shells were dropping in the ace all around, firing at the destroyers. They vere told to go paper.
inshore, when it vas found that the propellar was foul with roge. they vere towed inshore propeller. Picked up & postoon full of soldiers by another notor boat and were able to clear the and returned to HTLDA with then. Pontoon vas so navel cutters Took cutter in too. Tyansferred badly damaged that it had to to laft. Found a from notor boat to cutter to help soldiers into boats Teat into beach and & passing destroyer beached them. by then motor loat and outter were and outder manged and outtor full of water. and full of soldiers. Breakers soon had notor boat Stallard had to tell the soldiers and push pull anight up+ Ordered then to push the off, than out of the boat, as their equipment the boat was his beat with an cary After they got and cutter told then to get the care. There were the doing off, all the soldiers got back in
Stallard cars. the Officer and 0.8. abandoned the old only + boat and date aboard the cutter. use notor in his notor boat. The outter to en stayed Seallard and aix soldiers out 6.0 HILDA palla and ahoul of these Inaliare and viped 10.0 out Dalla a
He shelling was going Oilla One shall rewed stayed by in the outter. This was after landed
200 yards of 6 soldiers waiting* By cleared about by group of the beach had been a Took a boatload afficer of in they then moved to soldiers a jetty made to
"NOSQUITO". that on the next trip they first drink get a that were told by an would
HOSQUITO of bear each. This was the hardly a00
battle had since leaving Doals Could attacked
Saturday morning they for aeroplanes. One Spitfire and cuse
57 Carman into the acce Started then the sky aeroplanes, brough down one bombing down himself His Kadth; Captain Pin ordered these boat imatiately. to pick up survivors. down After in picking two seconds.
was ware up/ sent to HILDA. SKIRVACK full over same of Ordared to soldiers survivors pick was hit. up to but away SKIRJACK'S take Vent in very ftw from bad up for tow the state, of survivors. heavy astern. arew. one boulding. fall died. Returned HILDA There
HILDA tried to clear. got One salvo of bombs escaped
Tried each side to get of motor boat. Finally /14000. about