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Title: Ships recreate Dunkirk journey for 70th anniversary
Category: World
Posted By: martin14
Date: 2010-05-27 05:38:40

[martin14]

$1:

BBC correspondent Jon Kay was on board the Greta, the oldest of the little ships that brought back hundreds of exhausted men 70 years ago. He said for the last few hours it had felt like he was in 1940.

nice to see some of these ships still running.

[Regina]

[PublicAnimalNo9]

Tres cool. To me, the only person braver than a combat soldier are those that willingly enter the maw of combat to assist, without the means to shoot back.

[martin14]

from another forum:


Had a text from Andy about an hour ago and I quote:-

" Fantastic. Saw all the ships come in. The Mary Jane picked up a Dunkirk Vet from the Buffs who was standing next to us. He was evacuated by the same boat 70 years ago today."






info on the Buffs:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffs_%28R ... egiment%29

[PublicAnimalNo9]

Man, I love hearing/reading stuff like that.

[martin14]

http://www.adls.org.uk/t1/node/660


Mary Jane

Veterans aboard Mary Jane

Mary Jane at play
Boat Specification
Boat Name:
Mary Jane
Boat Type:
Motor Yacht
Boat Length:
42ft
Boat Beam:
13ft
Boat Draft:
4ft 6ins
Boat Displacement:
16 tons
Boat Engine:
2 x BMC Commodore Diesels
Boat Construction:
Pitch pine on oak
Boat Builder:
Not known
Boat Year:
1926

Uffa Fox, famous yachtsman and designer, waxed lyrical when he wrote about Mary Jane in 1938. "A yacht where the owner's wife shares the joys of cruising has a restfulness and peace which is lacking in vessels used entirely by men, so that one constantly expects to see a cat curled up by an inviting fire. Mary Jane is one of the cosiest yachts I've ever slept aboard". He was the guest of Col. Richardson and his wife who had converted her from a naval pinnace.

Her hull built to stringent Admiralty standards, her accommodation was panelled in Canadian birch and she had central heating throughout. She owed the comfort of her furnishings to Mrs. Richardson and her daughter who often cruised in her.