TNA ADM 199 xxx

3150
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.

323.
318
OPERATION DISNO
ENCLOSURE 10. 11
SHIP: "SKYLARK" 6.
RATING REPORTING: CADES RATIO O.R. HRS
Crews Cadet Rating A.I. Poster ml Stober Roberts.
The "Skylark" me towel over by H.M.D. "FILIHA" and eventually arrived at Dunidrit at about 0700 on Suburday June
1st. The boats were sent to the benches. "Skylark" towal in the "Easthoume Belle* whose spotom had broken down. The
"Eastbourne Dolle" ren onto & subserged can and the towing line become extangled around the serves of the "Skylark". CaR.Foster went over the side and out this rogo from To then proceeded to the beach and picked up about 70 British Turnies and one officer. These ware taken abourd the "Tylden".
2.
Second trip 10 pdobed 10 the oree of the Party "Tyrugh"
(notor boat) and about 60 British Turden. These ware taken about the "Fylden".
3.
Third trip, julched R about 70 Prench troops. We returned to the "Fyldon" but found she - agrount. After an attempt to tox the "Tyldon" are I docided to try and got the French I had my - 10 were being Donbod.
I left the hurbour and not H.M.S. VORGESTER outside.
I put 4. the troops abourd her and started to return to the "Fylden"
for the others but the "Skylark's" notor alassing. le therefore abandoned the "Skylark" uhich - alightly on fine and embarted the TURGESTER. the VEHICLESR - acrioualy barbed and Coderb
Rating on Foster alightly injured by a machine gan bullet - be was the only one alty.

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OPERATION
17
SHIP:- SKYLARK, SOUTHED.
STATEMENT BY p
Date of
Date of
Home arrival
Service leaving at Dover
Donto.
&
P.O.
R.A.Smith
Pensioner the trips to last of
On the list occusion vare
A.D.
J.T.Meatley, subjected to fire from coustal
Inttorios, benking and moldno
A.B.
H.T.Morgan
(in firs, during which the
French Destroyer Tell TBS sunk.
S.R.A.
Il.Grother
23.7.
Picked up 50 survivors.
4.71.10
Returned to lover 31/5 with
A.B.
S.Floring boot unsumently at took over Belle. the
A.B.
P.Thackrey crew vero splentid.

33338
OPERATION
NO.23
SHIP:- M/B. SKYLARK
STATEMENT BY di
Crew
Service
$
Sto.
G.Bramhall 2nd Time. Left Dovor about 1430 with an 0.S. in
PKX 88343
SKYLARK - & mall open I/Le Towed scross by sur I
Ord. Sea.
with two other boats (9 2011 DIESCIN). Slipped tow just outside harbour and want into pier. Shipped
Prench soldiers from pier Ladders and took the to the SUN I, uldoh we lying off. Sexe big ships alongside. 20/25 soldiers each trip. Left under tow from sux XI about daylight. À little shrapmel, beabing over the tom. Started shipping water and transforred boatload to tage