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Lost Little Ships

... Lost Little Ships \rtliur Salter, Parliamcncretary for Shipping, said it would be impracticable for his Ministry to replace small vessels belonging to civilians lost during the evacuation of Dunkirk. But c pensatio lers might obta No Answer —Yef Mr. ...

Published: Thursday 20 June 1940
Newspaper: Daily Herald
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 73 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Over 100 Submarines

... at the end of the Great. War Italy was very proud of her M.T.B.’s. and she has since developed harbours from which these little ships can operate. The waters in the vicinity of the Dodecanese Islands are ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 97 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

.EVENTV- FI V

... V THE ITALIAN NAVY-INCLUDING THOSE NOW COMPLETING. 'ITISH AND FRENCH FLEETS WILL SHOW ITS INFERIORITY. particularly the little ships of the Regolo class now constructing. Three of the Italian heavy cruisers have a wide radius of action—namely, the Trento ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: Illustrated London News
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 234 | Page: 22 | Tags: none

New Possibilities

... allowed full opportunity to inaugurate their scheme. Originally the idea was to build small, shallow, but exceedingly fast little ships capable of bouncing across minefields, but likewise of being hoisted aboard ...

Published: Sunday 16 June 1940
Newspaper: The People
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 370 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

« ROUND and ABOUT I by SCRIBE

... banks of the River Thames recognized in a band shabby river boats returning to their berths, the scarred and battle-torn little ships that played their part the evacuation of Dunkirk. they rounded the bend the rivci towed along by a tug, there was groat ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: Marylebone Mercury
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 444 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Theatrical Helpers

... Reserve, and Roy’al Fleet With a plunge she went to the Reserve. bottom. In his words: “They came from battleships and little ships, from fishing vessels, sailing craft, yachts, barracks, offices, and cab-ranks. Hand-picked, disciplined, they were every ...

A WAR NEWSLETTER--No. XLI

... C. EDMONDS Formerly on the editorial staff of The Sphere, now with the British Expeditionary Force.) THE RETURN OF THE LITTLE SHIPS: On Sunday last, Londoners on the Thames Embankment saw convoy after convoy of the small vessels which took part In the ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2013 | Page: 4 | Tags: Photographs 

Page Three Afraid Air Raid Hints FELL DOWN GARDEN STEPS What Should I Do MAN’S THE RAMSBOTTOM OBSERVER FRIDAY JUNE

... Cockle comprehensive vote moved Air H Barcroft The again successful POEMS OF THE WAR XXXIX THE GLORIOUS RETREAT ships and little ships against a summer sunset Trawler and destroyer in the choppy Channel foam Fishing boat and launch in an adventurous Armada ...

Published: Friday 21 June 1940
Newspaper: Ramsbottom Observer
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2846 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

HOW THEY GOT HOME

... torpedoed by German boat. On board the fishing smack there were 16 German Air Force prisoners. A running fight followed. The little ship had one Lewis gun, and a small number of British troops on board had a machine gun. With these the enemy was driven off ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: Middlesex Chronicle
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 440 | Page: 6 | 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 ...

DIFFICULT HOMEWARD JOURNEY:,

... German torpedo boat. On board the fishing smack there were 16 German Air Force prisoners. A running fight followed. The little ship had one Lewis gun and a small number of British troops on board had a machine gun. With these the enemy was driven off. ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: Crawley and District Observer
County: Sussex, England
Type: Article | Words: 816 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

The Passing Hour: Wartime Comments and Asides

... in green, the old rascal said, they will run away just the same. In 1854 Garibaldi called at Newcastle to refuel his little ship, and the work ing men of Tyneside subscribed out of their meagre wages to buy him a sword of honour. In his speech when ...

Published: Wednesday 19 June 1940
Newspaper: The Bystander
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2008 | Page: 6 | Tags: Photographs