HMS Dundalk

HMS Dundalk

HMS "Dundalk" was a Hunt class minesweeper of the Royal Navy from World War I.

In July 1937 "Dundalk" was commissioned for the 3rd Minesweeping Flotilla in Malta. On arrival she was placed in Reserve and recommissioned in 1939, returning to England to work on the East Coast.

On 31 May 1940 "Dundalk" took part in the Dunkirk evacuation to Margate with 500 British troops. She sailed back to Dunkirk and on 1 June was attacked by 12 Messerschmitt aircraft. "Dundalk" then sailed back to Margate giving assistance to the "Havant" en route. She arrived at Margate at 12.15 on 1 June and disembarked 280 troops. She returned to Dunkirk, embarked about 450 French troops and arrived back at Folkestone on 3 June.

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Bill Elmslie, a seaman manning one of the boats from the minesweeper HMS Dundalk said; I glanced back at the beach and saw a German fighter streaking across the sands, his machine guns cutting through those columns of soldiers like a reaper slicing through corn. Our own guns were hammering away furiously. One dive-bomber came hurtling straight at us and we were convinced he was going to hit us, but at the last moment he swerved and went wide


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