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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184	Log in to enlarge	-2- 174 ice again facing the hell they had only just left. We made the fairway buoy to the Roads shortly after the sinking of a French transporttwith severe loss of life. Steaming slowly through the wreckage we entered the Roads. For some time now we had been subject to sporadic bombing and machine gun fire but as the Sundowner is exceptionally and extremely quick on the helm, by waiting till the last moment and putting the helm hard over - my son at the wheel - we easily avoided every attack - though sometimes near lifted out of the water. on It had been my intention of going right/to the Beaches, where my second son 2nt Lt R.T. Lightoller had been evacuated some 48 hours previously; but those of the Westerly informed me that the troops were all away, so I headed up for Dunkirk piers. By now dive bombers seemed to be eternally dropping out of the cloud of enemy aircraft overhead. Within half a mile of the pier heads a two funnelled grey painted transport had overhauled and was just passing, us to port when two salvoes were dropped in quick succession right along her port side. For a few moments she was hid in smoke and I certainly thought they had got her. Then she reappeared still gaily heading for the piers and entered just ahead of us. The difficulty of taking troops on board from quay high above us was obvious, so I went alongside a Destroyer (Wocester again I think) where they were already embarking. I got hold of her captain and told him I could take about a hundred (though the most I had ever had on board was twenty one). He. after consultation with the military C.O., told me to carry on and get the troops aboard. I may say here that before leaving Cubitts Yacht Basin, we had worked La ranna WITHOR Owing to the engines failing we had to leave with only a few to WE and proceeded back to Dunkirk W here we took five more loads o the shore which we were now able to do owing to the rising tid Whilst these operations were being carried out we were being and	Sundowner Few Last Lightoller May right Roads

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ice again facing the hell they had only just left.
We made the fairway buoy to the Roads shortly after the
sinking of a French transporttwith severe loss of life. Steaming
slowly through the wreckage we entered the Roads.
For some time now we had been subject to sporadic bombing
and machine gun fire but as the Sundowner is exceptionally and
extremely quick on the helm, by waiting till the last moment and
putting the helm hard over - my son at the wheel - we easily avoided
every attack - though sometimes near lifted out of the water.
on
It had been my intention of going right/to the Beaches,
where my second son 2nt Lt R.T. Lightoller had been evacuated some
48 hours previously; but those of the Westerly informed me that the
troops were all away, so I headed up for Dunkirk piers. By now dive
bombers seemed to be eternally dropping out of the cloud of enemy
aircraft overhead. Within half a mile of the pier heads a two funnelled
grey painted transport had overhauled and was just passing, us to port
when two salvoes were dropped in quick succession right along her
port side. For a few moments she was hid in smoke and I certainly
thought they had got her. Then she reappeared still gaily heading for
the piers and entered just ahead of us.
The difficulty of taking troops on board from quay high
above us was obvious, so I went alongside a Destroyer (Wocester again
I think) where they were already embarking. I got hold of her captain
and told him I could take about a hundred (though the most I had
ever had on board was twenty one). He. after consultation with the
military C.O., told me to carry on and get the troops aboard. I
may say here that before leaving Cubitts Yacht Basin, we had worked
La ranna WITHOR
Owing to the engines failing we had to leave with only a few to
WE and proceeded back to Dunkirk W here we took five more loads o
the shore which we were now able to do owing to the rising tid
Whilst these operations were being carried out we were being
and