... joining the Navy. In the first winter of the war he had been out with the fishing fleet from a Scottish port. The defenceless little ships on their usual peace-time job were surprised by squadron of Nazi aircraft. Down over the helpless men they swooped, attacking ...

... lounge lor hours on the cliff ton. watching the changing colours and patterns of the sea. the comings and goings of the little ships, the vachts and the vawls and the rowing boats, the flights and glides of the gulls, and anything else that came into the ...

... he showed !me later, put my statement down in his diary. I then thought the Luftwaffe had shown weakness by not pursuing little ships from Dunkirk right back to our own home ports, that was a weakness, I argued, which, in the end, would prevent ihp enemy ...

... the crews of the fishing fleets, and so heroic was their work that they were dubbed Gentlemen Unafraid.” These gallant little ships went about defying submarines and sweeping tens of thousands of mines from tne seas round our coasts. On the average one ...

... serious drawbacks come from and ample proof that for Britain's own ° l o h r darters. For Instance, France safety her •'little ships ought not to has from 1921 been issuing a series of be forgotten In the efforts being made decrees aiming at preserving ...

... onto it as early as March, 1941. when the German heavy batteries at Griz Nez started shooting, apparently blind, at our little ships in coastal convoys Only about six ships out of were hit, thanks to our R.C.M., until big convoys began to go through. The ...

... men at sea and the such an owners on shore. or a lean one to ‘class discipl tn tain's bolfara, ene the wasp cause Worry “little ships.” Skipper Never does a trawler steam Not only come up in the net, gave an bongs fast as when ler the kin andali of his ...

... in one of the inner harbours. tiny boats from England added their own diminutive welcome the Boyal party arrived. The little ships- crossed the Channel last night and early today to represent the gallant band of tiny vessels which helped in the evacuation ...

... off and so hands. them.” REQUIRED There is no news yet of | tea | [| BR ror armour being used in the battle | ‘Merten “Little Ships” C south-east of Salerno but it ts | 's P. possible that by now our tanks The German News A quoted by Reuter, reports | ...

... James and Alfred were two good boys, who had little ships, and James?s ship sailed over the pond. Alfred was glad that he asked James dinner, and they had giogeroread. James offered give Alfred his little ship as proof that all James?s countrymen were so ...

... Peter Scott, well-known ormtholcgist and painter wild fowl, has taken part in many brushes with the enemy in the Navy's little ships.' BRAHAM MAKES IT 18 ■y ahoolinx dawn Carnwr, Cwnmandar J. R. o. Braham. 0.8.0.. D.F.C., A twa ban, fannarly af Blackburn ...

... ground, mainly white salmon, and I calculate that wo shall be able to got in less than eight hours* work as much fish as our little ships will carry. We have established on the island a permanent depot. Our ship, the Fume, is undoubtedly the smallest vessel ...