606 570 ch other by single planks. shortly before midnight we ade our last trip. The Princess Elizabeth was full up ud the object of much shell-fire; on We-boat was lowly breaking up and the cnew were exhausted fter a day of fairly continuous fire from land nd bombing and machine gun attacks from the air. They could not have carried on any longer. We were iken onboard the Princess Eligabeth and arrived it mangate next morning. I reported with my cnew t Dover and on being informed that we would not ene required any further, returned to H.M.S. Excellent. I have the honome to be 41 2.1.5. 06 Sir, Your absectent servant. w 13 JUN 1940 WHALE ISLAND a.w. m. Matthew. (sub. heat. R.N) ZA he Captain life H.M.S. Excellent. S.