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rested in developing these markets. He states that vessel to the Admiralty at the outbreak of war and was has had 10 years' marine engineering and commercial serving aboard her. Another of her officers who was experience, speaks Spanish and is accustomed to comreported lost was Surgeon Rear-Admiral J. R Muir, of piling sales literature in that language, the appointing
Paignton, who was over 70 years of age.
and training of local agents and other matters
Bearing the unmistakable stamp of her designer, connected with overseas distribution.
Norman Hart, Campeador V," which was built by
I shall be pleased to place anyone who may be
Philip's of Dartmouth, was a greyhound amongst motor interested in touch with my correspondent.
yachts. She was not particularly large as wealthy
How America is Preparing men's yachts go, being a 213-tonner with a length of
126 ft., but she had a speed of 14 knots. The most
America is apparently learning a lesson from what unusual thing about her was the power plant, which is happening in the war. I understand that plans are consisted of a pair of Diesel engines with no fewer than being made for the building up of a fleet of motor tor-
16 cylinders each. These were Gleniffer units developpedo boats and anti-submarine craft on a scale which ing 320 h.p. each at 900 r.p.m. The whole installation might be expected from America when she really was an outstanding example of potted power"; the decides to do things properly. The Naval authorities main engines stood only about 3 ft. above the floor have at last realized that, with their long eastern and plating.
western coasts, their only guarantee of safety is a possession of a very large number of boats which can pre-
The "Tilikum" Again vent capital ships and submarines approaching too
In April The Skipper" made some reference to closely to the shore. It is at least gratifying to us that the first big order for motor torpedo boats in America
Capt. Voss's famous boat "Tilikum" and published should have been placed for craft built to the design an illustration. have heard from a correspondent in
South Africa, who said that Capt. Voss once brought of an Englishman.
the boat up by rail from Durban and exhibited her
Yachtsmen's Big Reserve Force at the Wanderers Sports Group in Johannesburg. He
Enormous enthusiasm, I hear, is being shown among adds that the Tilikum was not a built boat, but a yachtsmen in connection with the U.S. Coastguard dug out, similar to those seen in Madagascar and parts
Reserve Force which has been established. In the New of Polynesia. My correspondent doubts if she could
York district alone, which embraces the greatest part have stood upright in the water without her very large of New York and Pennsylvania and the States of New catamaran outrigger, which extended nearly from stem
Jersey, Connecticut and Delaware, 400 well-equipped to stern on the port side, about 12-15 ft. from the gunmotor boats have been made available and 500 memwale. When Capt. Voss met with bad weather he tied bers have been enrolled in the 24 flotillas. It is down everything, and put out a very large canvas sea expected that before the end of the year there will be anchor over the bow. This sea anchor was exhibited a thousand men in this service.
with the craft at the time.
Under peace conditions the Reserve members assist in patrolling regatta courses, report hazards to navi-
Dunkirk Recognition gation and generally aid in the work of the coastguards. They also receive instruction in semaphore
I saw a suggestion in a journal the other day that all of the small craft which were engaged in the Dunkirk signalling and Morse code work. They follow the work of the coastguards at close range, with visits to evacuation should have emblazoned on the bow or stern,
Dunkirk, 1940."
life-saving stations, lighthouses, and other activities in this branch of the service.
Some recognition would certainly be appreciated, but
If America were ever engaged in war, have no
I think the time is not yet. Many of these boats will doubt that within the course of a few weeks she would have other activities to their credit before the war is over.
have a force of many thousand motor boats suitable for patrolling her coasts.
From Motor Boat Engine to Aeroplane Motor
Mr. V. W. MacAndrew
Hitherto, practically all of the high-powered
If Mr. V. W. MacAndrew was indeed lost, as feared, engines used in motor torpedo boats have been when his motor yacht Campeador was sunk by a developed from the corresponding aeroplane engines, mine recently, Britain has been deprived of not only a the main examples being the Power-Napier, Rolls-Royce great yachtsman, but a great patron of the sport.
Merlin and the Isotta-Fraschini types. The Thornycroft
When I last met him, at the trials of Campeador engine is an exception.
V" in August, 1938, he told me how pleased he was
Now it appears that the position will be reversed. It with the progress of the artmouth establishment for was recorded in the Press last month that as the Ford the training of yacht hands, to which he gave such
Co. had refused to produce Rolls-Royce aircraft engines valuable material and moral support.
for this country, the Packard Motor Car Co. was asked
Although an enthusias of sail and a most competent to do so. According to the New York correspondent racing helmsman-he scored many successes with his of The Times the engineers of the company state that
12-metre yacht Trivla in recent years-he did not the high-speed engines it (the Packard Co.) is now regard his motor yachts merely as convenient floating manufacturing for torpedo boats are capable of being residences, as some yachtsmen do, but took a keen developed into aircraft engines."
interest in them.
It will be recalled that the American motor torpedo
" Campeador V
boats built by the Higgins Industries Inc., illustrated
The loss of Campeador V." is a heavy blow to the recently in The Motor Boat, are equipped with these people of the Dartmouth district, from which the crew
Packard marine engines, and they are also being utilized was largely recruited. Mr. MacAndrew offered the in the Scott-Paine-designed craft being built for the
U.S. Navy.
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Director of Sea Transport.
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Sir,
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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
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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

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A rather similar position arose in the matter of repairs.
There was usually no evidence of the condition of the vessel at the time it was taken up, and the Committee had to rely on the advice of the Technical Officers as to the probability of damage having arisen during the operation and to settle the claims on broad lines.
Considerable difficulty arose concerning hire, owing to the unsuitability of the rates, framed by the Ministry for long term chartering, to meet the circumstances of the use of a vessel for a very short period where the owner had no opportunity to cancel his insurance or to modify his overhead expenses. The matter was complicated in many cases by the owners of fishing, or other commercial craft, desiring to include compensation for loss of earnings while the boats were out of their hands. The Committee decided that it had no power to meet claims for loss of earnings which, in any case, would have been almost impossible of assessment, and it proceeded on the lines of payment of hire which, though having regard to the normal rates fixed by the Ministry, was increased to cover the special circumstances of a short period of service. In the case of ordinary in-shore fishing vessels, however, it was found possible, after consultation with the Ministry of Agriculture's Fishery
Officers, to adopt a standard rate of 6d a day per foot of length. Even so hire formed a very small proportion of the compensation payable.
In regard to certain types of vessels where there were trade associations available with which to negotiate, it was possible to arrange terms generally applicable to a class of vessel. For instance, the owners of sailing barges agreed to make no claim where their vessels were taken up for one or two days and then released without crossing the Channel, while a scale of hire based on tonnage was agreed for those barges which actually took part in the evacuation. Tug-owners met the Committee generously. One firm made no charge whatever for the use of its tugs for the Dunkirk operation, while the others accepted one day's hire for towing barges to or from the assembly base, but made no charge for the time spent on the actual
Dunkirk operation itself. For other evacuation operations normal coastal towage rates were applied.
Claims for compensation for the loss of craft at times presented some difficulty. Mostof the vessels lost were the property on of single-boat owners, often fishermen of longshoremen, depending that the the strict application of the terms of the Compensation (Defence) obtain was vessel for their livelihood. In such cases it was felt Act undesirable. In the first place it was difficult to any independent evidence of value, and in the second it was difficult of for
Committee to shut théir eyes to the fact that the question loss the replacement was all-important in the view of the owner of whose deprived asked that they might receive, instead of money compensation, when him of the tools of his trade. In a number cases fishermen similar to that which they had lost. But it was found, a boat were made to meet their wishes, that, as in remained other regions of human unappreciated in life. The attempt to provide replacement failed, attempts experience, death revealed beauties that had and the aid of local officers, it was in many cases services found of Mr.
the Committee had to adhere to the system of monetary compensation. possible to
With at agreements for fishing boats, and the for arrive the Ministry's valuer for yachts, were utilised of valuers various
Barnett, of pleasure craft. In the case of barges, a panel valuation types in agreement with the industry, and their valuers were was was set up, For special types of craft other suitable accepted. and, with the exception of the small to number arrive ofoutstanding at just and employed, referred to below, it has been possible cases amicable settlements with the respective owners.
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Verything 1s were in the the the under portable, give articles to the to the tepplication of of the evidence terms In the of first of the value, shut place to him a
and their in eyes to the in his the trade. view of In the a instead of money But the smission. This an onus of of boat similar experience death to that meet their a the asked that might which receive, they had lost. in the matter of of to the the to arrive aid of the was for in the boats, yachts, case the ration and and the utilised for Mr. valuers Barnett, types was of to to istry owing for were of industry, of barges, craft other and of a with panel the the respective their suitable of valuation number valuers was of arrive owners. at enses. use of a exception settlements has a considerable of instances no claim used has and Dunkirk. cost been of fishing, The made by owners, In their who have have a been lost equipment. the loss some In other cases, cases, owners or compensation for essential As repairs, mentioned abovensation character; there but for are now the it that, already small of number mainly of of claims forcial to completed
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Fu under miscellaneous instructed necessary. on record thembers of the are the a few Committee informally where to place their appreciation In conclusion, the the zeal and ability shown by its Secretary will
MR. W. A. Wand.
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