The ship that never was.

[Captain Kong]

I probably saw him wearing it.

Re: the convoy,
The DORSET was sank and the crew in the lifeboats landed in French North Africa. They thought they were safe, BUT the French interned them in a PoW Camp and then later handed them over to the Germans who took them to Germany to be interned there.
Brian

[happy daze john in oz]

Yes Vernon, easier to go with the flow, particularly with us lot.
The pain will end when you stop banging your head against the wall.

Scrambled eggs with marmalade, and i thought I ate some odd dishes> LOL

[Ivan Cloherty]

Scrambled eggs with marmalade, and i thought I ate some odd dishes> LOL

Perhaps he's pregnant John, that's when the strange food requests start coming in!

[Fouro]

This topic keeps on and on because I keep finding interesting items such as the nine medals awarded to Chief Engineer Spence and the report by Captain Tuckett, the Master of the 'SS Dorset' on Convoy Pedestal.
Please read the post from top to bottom and click on the medals to zoom them up.
So let's hope the html below allows us to peruse this important article.

https://www.dnw.co.uk/auction-archiv...lot_uid=244940

Regards from,
Fouro.

[Keith Tindell]

Has anyone found an account of the Dorset ? and what happened to the survivors, the only report on it i can find says they were taken on board a destroyer, kt

[Fouro]

I probably saw him wearing it.

Re: the convoy,
The DORSET was sank and the crew in the lifeboats landed in French North Africa. They thought they were safe, BUT the French interned them in a PoW Camp and then later handed them over to the Germans who took them to Germany to be interned there.
Brian

Hello Brian, It would be appreciated if you can provide evidence of what you have written in your post.
Captain Tuckett stated in his operational report that all his crew were taken aboard HMS Bramham.

Fouro.

[Captain Kong]

I read about it a long time ago possibly in a SEA BREEZES magazine.,
I think one man, a Fireman, from Oldham, was killed,
I will keep on searching.
Cheers
Brian

[Fouro]

Memories of Operation Pedestal.
Click html below to read them.

Ray Morton's Homepage, Part 1: My Memories of Operation Pedestal and the tanker Ohio

Regards from,
Fouro.

[Keith Tindell]

Thanks for that Fouro, a really good read from a brave guy, i also clicked on the 2nd part and read the story of the bible that was returned, great stuff, kt

[Denis O'Shea]

Once again Fouro a excellent read thanks. Den