During this operation INTREPID encountered difficulties and was told to úvěr plus česká rejoin the flotilla when she had overcome her difficulties, remaining ships proceeded at a speed of 26 knots, INTREPID eventually rejoined us and took up appointed station. Leave completed, we returned to our normal duty of mine laying in the North Sea. most boiler room where the mine had most certainly struck us, also there were a few men lying on the deck, wounded and covered in oil fuel who had been rescued from the EXPRESS úvěr plus česká. This of course made the situation in the raft much easier for those who remained and our first job was to haul onboard the chap who had been hanging over the side all night end who by now was almost exhausted, but with a good rubbing and clapping his body warmth was soon restored to him. Another job was to úvěr plus česká get into touch with the other raft which we eventually did by means of continually shouting and waving as we had no paddles to make our way to her. Our clothes were brought down to us and we were told to dress, but what a state they were in, having been soaked in oil fuel and then dried in the heat of a boiler room had made them as stiff as boards, however having nothing else they just had to be worn. s company of HMS ESK including officers 1940 This list was compiled by H úvěr plus česká. For this operation our Captain, Lieut úvěr plus česká. 18 May 1938 involved in an incident with submarine H 44 during exercises off Portland, Dorset, but no damage was caused. By this time the sun was beginning to set and soon a chill crept over us, everyone of us simply dreaded the thoughts of another long, cold and miserable night adrift in the open sea, but there seemed little else for it. Our only officer took off his watchcoat and gave it to úvěr plus česká the two youngest members who had discarded their clothing before jumping into the sea, and he with several others were convinced that we should be picked up by our own rescue vessels in the morning, somehow I could not feel as hopeful knowing how small we must be in such a large space. Stewards: Cadwell x Hurst x Evans x Duce. The following was written by Herbert Vaughan, and provides a first hand account of the sinking of HMS Esk. The State Highway will become Tay Street. s birthday and each ship flew the Dutch ensign at the masthead. Next, sometime after our arrival, German Naval officers including a Doctor arrived in an ambulance and a lorry, after obtaining our particulars the Doctor asked if anybody needed hospital treatment, to this I replied Yes and was placed in a stretcher and taken to the ambulance, with another fellow from our ship, we were then driven to the Naval hospital and carried straight to the bathroom. I heard a violent explosion followed by Continuous blasts of a syren, a messenger informed me it was the EXPRESS that had struck a mine, all remaining ships stopped engine, I waited patiently in the Office for details or a signal giving Information of the explosion, however nothing came. Slowly we entered the harbour and secured alongside the other two trawlers. 2 Mar 1938 returned to Gibraltar. From here we were taken into a ward and placed into a clean bed. In this attack and the next by Tribal Class destroyer nine German destroyers and 20 or more merchant vessels were sunk. Our arms too were beginning to feel the strain of paddling, whether we had made any headway towards the land nobody could tell or if the tide WHS helping us. Duplack x Ridgeway x Gamun x Jones úvěr plus česká. Oct 1938 practicing mine laying. 6 May 1939 off the Isle of Wight, formed a part of the farewell escort for the King and Queen departing on their voyage to úvěr plus česká Canada. we received messages from the Admiralty saying enemy light forces had been sighted to the N.