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Y C 72
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- Ship type: Motor Lighter
Lloyd’s Yacht Register (1939)
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556 H.A.S. HORNE LDG. Six R.F.R. B.16726, JUNE 13TH 1940. M.L. MERHAIDEN, c/o HOTER EDNARD Dury PERFORMED 34 M.A. MERMAIDEN WEYMOUTH DORSET AT EVACUATION OF DUNKIRK. of 6.30PM.A procession to .) met May & 2 D.10 Wed 29/5/40, went to Sharmes, There 80/5/40, of was put 555 Winest resuain ith of a small open motor boat named Two Revers: X of Ho known) (Christian to drive name the & molor, off be and not Sea known) horris and RNRof molored howshoff 90% Ldg Sho Williams of Devenport RNB. (Chrishian name to allowal ach, sharted arriving at Dunkirk early hours of Frid morning roby b Dunkish to help evacuale she Goldiers from the in to bring of Proces Lighter Y C 72 offree in charge dent Mortimore RNR We Left Sheenen about 1.20PM on the 30/5'4 4a arrive at Ramsale X ancher about 8PM weaks food We left arain about 10PM for Dundur, but the weather became jerry we ancher about IAM About JAM, the per lifted & we proceed an our every to Dunkuk were we non Set arrived East End of Dunkuh about # ats / clink + anchored, the weather was a With chapper. about 5PM Sat the solders started comin in the sheff to get about & when we left then wouldn't be a salder -1 be thout seen for about 50 yds when side of us, so 7.15PM. sat. we got up ankon of just as -we got about out and JAM. Dunkin, 1.6.40 we we brake took rown, 2 Boate ss - we Your androw of waited for & bug I come from Ramsgele + tow us we arrive theerness about 0.6.60 8AM We left Ramigate in your for tood when we got, to theemess we Considery the the young crew they were very good Yc 72 to chalhan
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588 556 W.A.S. HORNE LDG. SFO. R.F.R. B.16726, JUNE 13th 1940. M.L. TERMAIDEN, c/o HOTER EDNARD DUTY PERFORMED By M.A. MERMAIDEN WEYMOUTH DORSET. AT EVACUATION OF DUNKIRK. eft of 6.30 processes to .) met Myzz & 1 & Maidi RNR A Wed 29/5/40, went to Sharrneys, Thurs 80/5/40, of was put 555 allmed reswain with of a small open moher boat named Two Revers: P.H. yoto of Christian to drive name the & moher, off be and not Sea known) horris name of howshoff off known) Ldg Sho Williams of Devenport Christian to allowal ach, rood b Dunkish to help evacuak she Goldiers and molored from the in i sharted arriving to bring at Dunkirk early hours of Frid morning l of Proofs b HMS.Wimchelson Dauting Lighter Y C 72 I 553 offree in charge Lent Mortimore RNR We Left Sheenen about 1.20PM on the 30/5 40 x arrive at Ramsgale X anoher about 2PM weath good We left asain about 10PM for Dundur, but the weather became joyy we anchor about 14M About JAM, the for lifted a we proceed an our every to Dunkuk were we non Saf arraved East End of Dunkuk about # or civel , + anchored, the weather was a lettle chopher. about 5PM Sat the solders started comin in the sheff to get about & when we left then wouldn't be a salder 1 be seen for about 50 yds when side of us, so thout 7.15PM. sat. we got up anks of just as we got out and Dunkin, we took Boate is - we Your about 3AM. 1.6.40 we brake avoun, and or + of waited for a bug to come from Ramsgele + tow us we are & theerness about 0.6.40 8AM We left Ramigate in Tow for when we got to theiress we took Considery the the young crew they were very good Yc 72 k chalthan
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