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evacuation in 1940. She rescued 9,500 men in seven trips. On 2 June 1940, a bomb passed straight through her and exploded under her. The explosion caused a hole in the starboard side, and the Master ordered everyone to port side, which raised the hole out of the water and enabled a temporary patch of
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in 1963. In the summer of 1960, the licensed grocers, W H Cullen, hired the ship to take its staff downriver to
Margate as an anniversary celebration. Unfortunately, the musical excursions proved unprofitable and in 1966
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was refitted by her builders, and then used on sailings from
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September 1939 she was quickly requisitioned by the
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115:Yard number
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828:References
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243:Propulsion
139:In service
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541:Citations
470:Gravesend
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123:Launched
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