TNA / MT 40 36 Pt 2

TNA MT 40 36 Pt 2

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TNA MT 40 36 Pt 2

A second digitised section of MT 40/36: Ministry of Transport papers on the Dynamo small-craft pool, special-service planning and claims procedure.

Holding archive: TNA
Collection reference: MT 40 36 Pt 2

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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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182	Log in to enlarge	COCKFOSTERS, HERTS. SUNDOWNER 391. ctober 9th 1930 173 172 5 ft draft. 26 tons redd. Director of Sea Transport. Ministry of Shipping. ing a speed of 10 Knots. erkeley Square House. Berkeley Square. Scout (Gerald Ashwell) at 41 Yacht Basin. Chiswick :0 instructions Sir, T.0.9144@STN.6B. irst of about 40 boats I received your letter of Sept 16th and as requested have drafted out a story in company with five embodying particulars of my trip to and was instructed Dunkirk with my motor yacht Sundowner, arts were somewhat which I enclose herewith. rounge one a little I have the honour to be presented with a ing - - as I expected - Sir, Your obedient servant. 6 W.Lightston aid down. Half way Comdr D.S.C. R.N.R. (Ret)n, but having no we had to leave to someone better equipped. A few minutes later we had our first introduction to enemy aircraft, three fighters flying high. Before they could be offensive, a British Destroyer - Wocester ? I think - overhauled us and drove them off. At 2 25 P.M., We sighted and closed the 25 ft Motor Cruiser "Westerly"; broken down and badly on fire. As the crew of two (plus three naval ratings she had picked up in Dunkirk) wished to abandon ship - and quickly - I went alongside and took them aboard giving them the additional pleasure of La runna Owing to the engines failing we had to leave with only a few troop and WE proceeded back to Dunkirk W here we took five more loads off the shore which we were now able to do owing to the rising tide. Whilst these operations were being carried out we were being	Aid Cruiser Sundowner Few Little

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COCKFOSTERS,
HERTS.
SUNDOWNER
391.
ctober 9th 1930
173
172
5 ft draft. 26 tons redd.
Director of Sea Transport.
Ministry of Shipping.
ing a speed of 10 Knots.
erkeley Square House.
Berkeley Square.
Scout (Gerald Ashwell)
at 41
Yacht Basin. Chiswick
:0 instructions
Sir,
T.0.9144@STN.6B.
irst of about 40 boats
I received your letter of Sept 16th
and as requested have drafted out a story
in company with five
embodying particulars of my trip to
and was instructed
Dunkirk with my motor yacht Sundowner,
arts were somewhat
which I enclose herewith.
rounge one a little
I have the honour to be
presented with a
ing - - as I expected -
Sir,
Your obedient servant.
6 W.Lightston
aid down. Half way
Comdr D.S.C. R.N.R. (Ret)n, but having no
we had to leave
to someone better equipped. A few minutes later we
had our first introduction to enemy aircraft, three fighters flying
high. Before they could be offensive, a British Destroyer - Wocester
?
I think - overhauled us and drove them off. At 2 25 P.M., We sighted
and closed the 25 ft Motor Cruiser "Westerly"; broken down and badly
on fire. As the crew of two (plus three naval ratings she had picked
up in Dunkirk) wished to abandon ship - and quickly - I went along-
side and took them aboard giving them the additional pleasure of
La runna
Owing to the engines failing we had to leave with only a few troop
and WE proceeded back to Dunkirk W here we took five more loads off
the shore which we were now able to do owing to the rising tide.
Whilst these operations were being carried out we were being