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THE LITTLE SHIPS

... THE LITTLE SHIPS '• Of more than 170 minor war vessels of H.M. Fleet engaged in the operation 24 have been lost. These .comprise:— One Fleet minesweeper, H.M.S. Skipjack (Lieut.-Commander P. B. Proudfoot. R.N.), one gunboat, H.M.S. Mosquito (Lieut. A ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Daily Record
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 103 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

DOUR DUNKIRK BATTLE CONTINUES

... collaborating in the task of evacuating Allied troops to Britain Not for the first time in history, this a case where the little ships are doing great deeds. ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 898 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

FIFE BELIEF SCALES

... Brave tales will yet be written. , thank God for our “Jolly Tars. Who brought our troops to Britain. And for each big and little ship That proudly joined the fray. To make the Natis lose their grip. And rob them of their prey. Our Air Force covered the retreat ...

Published: Saturday 08 June 1940
Newspaper: Fife Free Press
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 374 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Three Famous “Characters” of Long Ago Recalls the Doings Wullie Teetie How They Got Home at a Funeral A week

... German torpedo boat. On board the fishing smack there were 16 German Air Force prisoners. A running iignt followed. The little ship had one Lewis gun and a small iniber British troops on board had a machine gun. With those the enemy was driven oil. after ...