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LITTLE SHIPS

... LITTLE SHIPS The story of the motor launches after the revival of Coastal Forces in the. Second World War is better known and it forms the more intersitiiig section of tins book. In earlier cistern the authors have had to iso r atea c n incomplete The ...

Published: Thursday 18 May 1961
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 973 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

Little Ships

... Little Ships rrHE Little Ship Club claims to be the largest yacht club in the world. With 3.500 members, and still expanding, it has decided it can afford its own home, and in the City to-day, in Bellwharf Lane, the Lord Mayor laid the foundation stone ...

Published: Friday 16 February 1962
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 128 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Little ships on pilgrimage to Dunkirk beaches

... Little ships on pilgrimage to Dunkirk beaches TOMORROW afternoon more than 50 small craft and their crews, who took part in the rescue of 338,226 British and French troops from Dunkirk, 25 years ago, will cross the Channel to pay homage to the men who ...

Published: Saturday 05 June 1965
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 351 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

`Little Ships' are Ready for Dunkirk Pilgrimage

... `Little Ships' are Ready for Dunkirk Pilgrimage SHOW BOAT NOT TO VISIT NORTH-WEST AT question-time in the House of Commons. yesterday. Mr. H. Sutcliffe (C.. Haywood and Royton) asked the Lord President of the Council if he would give an approximate date ...

Published: Friday 26 May 1950
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 724 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

The 'little ships' armada sails ABOUT 4 0 of the original little ships which helped to rescue the British ..

... The 'little ships' armada sails ABOUT 4 0 of the original little ships which helped to rescue the British Expeditionary Porce again to Dunkirk June. 1040, sailed agatn across the English Channel today from Ramsgate on a pilgrimage to Dunkirk week-end ...

Published: Friday 04 June 1965
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 177 | Page: 49 | Tags: none

100 LITTLE SHIPS SEE THE QUEEN OFF

... 100 LITTLE SHIPS SEE THE QUEEN OFF OSLO, Sunday. QUEEN ELIZABETH and the Duke of Edinburgh left Oslo in the Royal Yacht Britannia tonight after their triumphant three-day visit to Norway. A farewell dinner had been held on board for 82-year-old King Haakon ...

Published: Monday 27 June 1955
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 268 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Little ships rally to call for help oil battle in

... Little ships rally to call for help oil battle in AN appeal by Mr. Maurice Foley, Under Secretary for Defence (Royal Navy), for small ships to help fight the oil menace to British beaches, was answered by eight tugs last night. They will join the other ...

Published: Tuesday 21 March 1967
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1215 | Page: 27 | Tags: none

A DRAMATIC RESCUE BY THE LITTLE SHIPS BADLY HOLED

... A DRAMATIC RESCUE BY THE LITTLE SHIPS BADLY HOLED The Andrea Doria was badly holed. Three hours before she sank she had a starboard list of 0 degrees. which showed a large gash beneath the starboard bridge wing. A nearb% ship reported: Her seaworthiness ...

Published: Friday 27 July 1956
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 140 | Page: 2 | Tags: none