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20th June, 1940.
F.T. EVERARD & SONS, LT
DIRECTORS
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M.I.N.A.
M.I.N.A.
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SHIPYARD & WHARE GREENHITHE, KENT
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Minister of Shipping.
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Dear Sir,
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19th Masters of our M.V. "SEQUACITY" and 1
we are forwarding to them.
We would draw your attention
Sailing Vessels "ETHEL EVERARD"
our also engaged in the Dunkirk open were be abandoned on the beach, by instr
Naval Officer in charge.
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Yours faithful
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TELEPHONES
MANSION HOUSE 9751 (5 LINEST
GREENHITHE 123 12 LINES)
TELEGRAMS:
EET,
EVERASHIP, BILGATE, LONDON
EVERASHIP GREENHITHE
8th September, 1940.
DATE
FSB/SL
6th September, 1940.
Gentlemen,
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I have to acknowledge the receipt
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Hynard of your letter FSB/HL of the 6th instant and to thank you for the reports of the se,
UMA
Masters of the m.vs. "SEQUACIST" and
"SODALITY" on the part taken by their ships in the Dunkirk evacuation.
inBellamy
I am, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant, of the 7 th August, we herewith (Sgd.) B.E. Bellamy the asters of the m.vs. "SEQUACITY"
for Director of Sea Transport. in the Dunkirk evacuation.
Messrs. F. T. Everard & Sons Ltd.,
Yours faithfully,
22 & 23, Great Tower Street,
E.C.3.
EVERARD & SONS LTD.
Director.
Enc.
mane une ship fast ourselves. At 11.30 p.m.
went to look for lock gatemen managed to get them to open locks for us to enter Dock planes still bombing and kept bombing all night. Midnight made fast in berth.
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The Naval Officer who spoke to us at 8 p.m.
promised to berth us but we did not see him until 5 a.m.
on the 23rd, we were on the wrong berth. 5.15 a.m. shifted.

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TELEPHONES
DIRECTORS
MANSION HOUSE 9751 15 LINES)
S.A. EVERARD
SHIPOWNERS.
GREENHITHE 123 12 LINES)
A.E EVERARD
TELEGRAMS:
F.W EVERARD, M.I.N.A.
22 & 23 GT. TOWER STREET,
EVERASHIP, BILGATE LONDON
W.J. EVERARD, M.I.N.A.
EVERASHIP GREENHITHE
A.M. EVERARD, M.I.M.E.
LONDON, E.C.3.
SHIPYARD & WHARE GREENHITHE, KENT
YOUR REF
DATE
OUR REF.
FSB/HL
6th September, 1940.
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W.G. Hynard Esq.
Director of Sea Transport,
Ministry of Shipping,
Berkeley Square House,
UMA
Berkeley Square,
LONDON. W.1.
imBellamy
Dear Sir,
Further to your letter of the 7 th August, we herewith enclose reports from the Masters of the m.vs. "SEQUACITY"
and "SODALITY" who were engaged in the Dunkirk evacuation.
Yours faithfully,
EVERARD & SONS LTD.
Director.
Enc.
-- mane une ship fast ourselves. At 11.30 p.m.
went to look for lock gatemen managed to get them to open locks for us to enter Dock planes still bombing and kept bombing all night. Midnight made fast in berth.
The Naval Officer who spoke to us at 8 p.m.
promised to berth us but we did not see him until 5 a.m.
on the 23rd, we were on the wrong berth. 5.15 a.m. shifted.

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STATEMENT BY CAPTAIN J. MACDONALD, MASTER OF MOTOR VESSEL
95
ND & SONS LTD.
"SEQUACITY"
LONDON, E.C.3.
*
ST.
22 & 23, GREAT TOWER
We had been lying in the Downs for several days and had instructions to proceed to Dunkirk af four a.m.
on Monday the 27th May, 1940 in company with the S.S.
"YEWDALE".
All went well until we arrived off Calais, then
I noticed some shells falling in the water ahead of us.
I then thought it was land batteries ashore firing at some mines, but soon after the shells started dropping all round my ship, and one came through the port side, at the water line in the main hold and went out the starboard side.
I sent my mate down in to the hold with some of the crew to try and patch the hold up. The next sho came through the port side of the engine room and smashed up the auxiliary enginest that drove our dynamo etc., put our switchboard out of action and went out the starboard side.
This put our pumps entirely out of action for pumping water out of the hold.
Another shot came through the wheelhouse and went through the hatches, down the forehold and right through the ship's bottom.
We then shaped our course away from the shore and the "YEWDALE" which was outside of us did likewise.
In the meantime eleven German planes appeared overhead and bombed both the "YEWDALE" and ourselves.
Another shell burst over our fiddley and put the Bren gun out of action, and wounded the chief engineer.

In the meantime the wind increased and caused
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a nasty chop on the sea, which allowed a lot of water to come through the hole in our side, and as we were unable to pump our hold out the ship began to take a nasty list.
I blew for the "YEWDALE" to stand by us, but he did not appear to notice our signal. A British plane then appeared and saw the trouble we were in, and flew ahead to the "YEWDALE" and dropped some red flares.
The "YEWDALE" then returned to us, and we launched our lifeboat, and then after we got aboard the "YEWDALE"
she went down by the head and sunk.
I should add that in addition to the two soldiers that worked our Bren gun, before we left the Downs we took on a yound Naval rating named Evans with Lewis guns.
We had to fix these on the open bridge, and all the time we were being attacked by the planes he kept up incessant fire with the Lewis guns and stuck his job manfully.
The "YEWDALE" landed us at Ramgate.
Note.
The "YEWDALE" after landing the crew of the
"SEQUACITY" went back for another batch of soldiers to
Dunkirk. The was very badly knocked about on this voyage and mate had to have his leg amputated. The captain arrived back with his ship too badly damaged to proceed again, but the master telephoned his owners asking then for another ship to enable him to go back to Dunkirk again.
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11th June, 1940.
(Tuesday)
S.S. "YEWDALE"
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Master's Report of Evacuation of Troops from Dunkirk.
Sunday 26th May, 1940.
Whilst at anchor in the Downs I received orders from N.C.S.O. to proceed to Dunkirk.
At 4.0 a.m. we hove up and proceeded in company with m.v. "SEQUACITY"
and passed Calais about 2 miles off at 6.40 a.m. with "SE UACITY"
about a quarter of a mile ahead. Twenty minutes later heavy gunfire was heard and shells began to burst allaround the steamer. We immediately took avoiding action by zig-zagging to seaward. Although this involved the risk of striking mines, it appeared to me to be safer than continuing on our course. This heavy firing continued for about 20 minutes and seemed to be concentrated upon this steamer.
When haze appeared over the land firing ceased, and ship was brought back on her course. Not long after when the weather cleared shelling was resumed in much greater intensity and was directed mostly on
"SEQUACITY" which was about a quarter of a mile on our starboard bow.
We saw this ship being struck amidships and in engineroom as she was altering course away from fire. At 8.20 а.ш. while still under fire we managed to pick up five men on a raft who said they were solders who had left Calais in the dark. They informed me that they believed that Dunkirk had been captured by Germans. I then got in touch with
Master of "SEQUACITY" whose ship I could see was very badly damaged.
We were at this time north of Dunkirk channel about 1a miles north of our course. As it meant coming back to the range of German guns to get into Dunkirk, we decided to return to Downs for further information.
We were then attacked by 8 or 9 enemy Messerschmitt planes who swept our decks with bullets destroying our rafts and port lifeboat. I
immediately sent out an S.O.S. Shortly afterwards the enemy disappeared when British planes came on the scene. On the way back to Downs at 10.10 a.m. "SEQUACITY" began to sink so we stood by and took on board her crew while a British plane covered us until every man was on board and only left us after we had given the signal that all was well.
The "SEQUACITY" sank in about 10 minutes from the time she began to list (in position 52.04.20 N. and 1.38.36 E approximately).
We arrived in Downs at 12.30 p.m. and anchored. We were then asked to go back to Dunkirk but as we had neither food nor water we were allowed to remain until these could be supplied.
On Tuesday 28th May, after stores had been put on board, we were ordered to Le Panne with full details of what to expect and what we were to carry. At 10.30 p.m. 28th May we left Downs in company with m.v. "BEAL" and m.v. "BULLFINCH" and arrived at Le Panne, at
4.30 a.m. 29th May. We anchored to await orders but as we received none I decided to move down the Channel to where a large number of troops were gathering. When shifting we picked up two boats with ten soldiers in them. We took the men on board leaving two men in each boat to take them ashore again for more troops. We also put our boat out which A. Flett, G.A. Sutherland and G.A. MacKenzie
(16 years old) manned. MacKenzie later took charge of one of the other boats and directed the soldiers who were rowing, himself steering the boat. W. Watterson (Mate) and J. Runcie (Second Engineer)
also took charge of the boats and made several trips to the beach.
The rest of crew including the Chief Engineer and Firemen were employed in bringing the boats alongside with lines. Army Captain
Fred Williams kept count of the men and at 12.30 p.m. he reckoned
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YOUR REF
DATE
OUR REF.
FSB/HL
6th June, 1940.
Mr. Eakins,
The Ministry of Shipping,
Berkeley Square House,
Berkeley Square,
LONDON W.1.
Dear Mr. Eakins,
Enclosed please find reports of our motor vessel SEQUACITY" and sailing barges "ETHEL EVERARD
and PROYALTY" which I trust you will find in order.
Yours
For W faithfully,
ENC
OF us ura likewise.
In the meantime eleven German planes appeared overhead and bombed both the "Yewdale" and ourselves.
Another shell burst over our fiddley and put the Bren gun out of action, and wounded the chief engineer.

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STATEMENT BY CAPTAIN J.MACDONALD, MASTER OF MOTOR VESSEL
SEQUACITY"
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(ef. pase 95 )
We had been lying in the Downs for several days and had instructions to proceed to Dunkirk at four a.m.
ship on Monday the 27th May 1940 in company with the S.S.
"Yewdale".
All went well until we arrived off Calais, then
I noticed some shells falling in the water ahead of us.
I then thought it was land batteries ashore firing at some mines, but soon after the shells started dropping all round my ship, and one came through the port side, at the water line in the main hold and went out the starboard side.
I sent my mate down in to the hold with some of the crew to try and patch the hold up. The next shot came through the port side of the engine room and smashed up the auxiliary engines that drove our dynamo etc., put our switchboard out of action and went out the starboard side.
This put our pumps entirely out of action for pumping water out of the hold.
Another shot came through the wheelhouse and went through the hatches, down the forehold and right through the ship's bottom.
We then shaped our course away from the shore and the "Yewdale" which was outside of us did likewise.
In the meantime eleven German planes appeared overhead and bombed both the "Yewdale" and ourselves.
Another shell burst over our fiddley and put the Bren gun out of action, and wounded the chief engineer.

Ford
In the meantime the wind increased and caused a nasty chop on the sea, which allowed a lot of water
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to come through the hole in our side, and as we were
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unable to pump our hold out the ship began to take a nasty list.
Mership
I blew for the "Yewdale" to stand by us, but he did not appear to notice our signal. A British plane
0.
then appeared and saw the trouble we were in, and flew him ahead to the "Yewdale" and dropped some red flares.
He
The "Yewdale" then returned to us, and we launched him our lifeboat, and then after we got aboard the "Yewdale'
she went down by the head and sunk.
I should add that in addition to the two soldiers that worked our Bren gun, before we left the Downs we took on a young Naval rating named Evans with Lewis guns.
We had to fix these on the open bridge, and all the time we were being attacked by the planes he kept up incessant fire with the Lewis guns and stuck his job manfully.
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The "Yewdale" landed us at Ramsgate.
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"Sequacity" went back for another batch of soldiers to nst the
Dunkirk. She was very hadly knocked about on this voyage vas in and the mate had to have his leg amputated. The captain arrived back with his ship too badly damaged to proceed again, in
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but the master telephoned his owners asking them for another
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