A second digitised section of MT 40/36: Ministry of Transport papers on the Dynamo small-craft pool, special-service planning and claims procedure.
Source: The National Archives, Kew, MT 40/36 Pt 2. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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QUEST ORIGIN FILLING STATION FOR HURLINGHAM YACHT CLUB MOORINGS OFF PETROL.OIL & WATER. WANDSWORTH PARK AND HURLINGHAM. LANDING STAGES AND DRY DOCK. 43A DEODAR ROAD 137 impegop PUTNEY S.W.15 Telephone PUTNEY 3209 29. Burstock Road Putney S. W.15. Hirector of Sia Frans hand. October 5ᵗʰ 1940. Diar Sir, Re burcular letter T.O. 9144 / STN 6 B. In submitting to you a record of The happenings of my boat "QUEST". with impelf and friend as crew, 2 Lane to confess that this doco not make very eseciting reading. I am. mementheless quickd by the advice and opinion escpressed by others of the ministry of Shipping. to the effect that such Lappenings would make a suitable pictorial introduction to a film they Lane in mind pontraying the efforts of amateur Jacktomen to do an in their Dunkink. Lawer to assist in the wasnation of the B. b. 7. from I am. at the request of the ministry of shipping. lianing the eaternal condition of "Quest" exactly as she arrived back from Dunkink. The engine is being put back into working over with them who to Dunkirk. informed us He that returned as the on weather Tuesday further had and deteriorated we use reported for our to C.O. Davies boats would be used and he had no borrowed no services. more small We obtained our clearance paper and, with a chart and compass started for London. of the worst experiences of tossed the whole about job like for a a heavy it and at 10 p.m. Tuesday morning and, after Here sea began was running one and our little boat was night we anchored in the cork Swale. but we An made early start was made on Wednesday being/