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We discharged supplies from M.V.Sodality during the day and in her I sent back and urgent message to D.S.T.O Dover that ships must bring with themgear for discharging cargo and that there were still
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decided to postpone this until the next day. I learned from military sources taht one ship with 300,000 rations (approximately 700 tons)
would be ready to sail on 21st and another with 200,000 rations on the following day both for Dunkirk although it was not clear from which port they would sail. In order that I should know the total number of
British ships in the port I sent Lieutenant J.Swinsco R.N.R. to obtain this information which proved to ber-
(I) S.S.Belwyn
(2) S.S.Bawtry
(3) S.S.Dover Dover Abbey
(4) S.S.Rupera (2)
On the following day (Tuesday Rist) 1 gave orders that "Bawtry"
would be required for R.A.F personnel/and 933 to sail as soon as they had embarked but owing to the state of the tide and the look gates the personnel were embarked in another ship and "Bawtry" was, I think, sunk in the harbour by a bomb. "mipera" apparently safled without orders of but the remaining two vessels I took over in the name of the Minister
Shipping instructed the masters to await orders TO sailing from to me and that and these would not be given until arrangements had been made fill them with troops.
afternoon Lieutenant-Commander R.A.B.Williams R.N
During the but at the same time Lieut-Comdr, Dunnett was wounded in a nesessitating French reported for duty his evacuation It was during home this - in somewhat the meantime exciting Commander he period was placed V.H.Seymour that some hospital. staff arrivedvis: Lieutenant N.L.V.
members R.N.V.R., of Lieutenant P.S.T.O's W.Blandy R.N.V.R., Paymaster Lieutenant