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Posted by Tony Seymour on 09:51:32
02/03/2002:

In Reply to: Re: HMS GRIVE posted by Bill Butland on 11:07:4809/15/2001:

: Hi all:
My late Father William [Bill] Seymour. Royal Corps Signals. was also a surviver of the Grive.
He talked of the ship taking a bomb down the funnel,at the time he was shut into a cabin with a sailor at the door ,as he was told, to keep them out of the way of the sailors doing there job on deck.He recalled seeing one sailor come up from below,bleeding from the ears,obviously from the explosion.Once on deck he removed his shoes,tucked his trousers into his socks,and as he said it ,"the list was such that I just walked into the water and swam as far away from the ship as I could" he died aged 81 here in Brisbane in July 1991. And I miss my old mate.
Best wishes Tony.

: Hi Jef

: I have some info on the GRIVE. She was built as the yacht NARCISSUS in 1905, tonnage 687 or 816 according to source! Hired as an Auxiliary Patrol vessel from 13/1/1915 - 27/2/1919, hired again as a FAA target vessel 9/1939, her name was changed to GRIVE in 1940 and she carried two 12 pdrs.

: At Dunkirk she evacuated 1,100 troops in 3 trips. On 31/5/1940 she was moored at the quayside with destroyers VENEMOUS, WHITEHALL and WINCHELSEA when at about 1910 hrs 60 German aircraft attacked. The vessels tried to set sail and the GRIVE and the WHITEHALL collided.
: BEF Ships quotes that the GRIVE struck a mine on 1/6/1940 and was blown to pieces.

: Happy hunting
: Bill

:
: : We hope to have idenfified one of the last missing "operation dynamo" vessels.
: : HMS Grive alias ex HMS NARCISSUS was a Fleet Air Arm tender yacht
: : she was already used in the WW1 and sank or damaged an U boat
: : In Dunkirk, she sank with most hands but very near the shore.
: : We found 2 12 poubers and depth charges...
: : Who has more info on her? TXS
: : J.COULON

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: : Hi all: : My late Father William [Bill] Seymour. Royal Corps Signals. was also a surviver of the Grive. : He talked of the ship taking a bomb down the funnel,at the time he was shut into a cabin with a sailor at the door ,as he was told, to keep them out of the way of the sailors doing there job on deck.He recalled seeing one sailor come up from below,bleeding from the ears,obviously from the explosion.Once on deck he removed his shoes,tucked his trousers into his socks,and as he said it ,"the list was such that I just walked into the water and swam as far away from the ship as I could" he died aged 81 here in Brisbane in July 1991. And I miss my old mate. : Best wishes Tony. : : Hi Jef : : I have some info on the GRIVE. She was built as the yacht NARCISSUS in 1905, tonnage 687 or 816 according to source! Hired as an Auxiliary Patrol vessel from 13/1/1915 - 27/2/1919, hired again as a FAA target vessel 9/1939, her name was changed to GRIVE in 1940 and she carried two 12 pdrs. : : At Dunkirk she evacuated 1,100 troops in 3 trips. On 31/5/1940 she was moored at the quayside with destroyers VENEMOUS, WHITEHALL and WINCHELSEA when at about 1910 hrs 60 German aircraft attacked. The vessels tried to set sail and the GRIVE and the WHITEHALL collided. : : BEF Ships quotes that the GRIVE struck a mine on 1/6/1940 and was blown to pieces. : : Happy hunting : : Bill : : : : : We hope to have idenfified one of the last missing "operation dynamo" vessels. : : : HMS Grive alias ex HMS NARCISSUS was a Fleet Air Arm tender yacht : : : she was already used in the WW1 and sank or damaged an U boat : : : In Dunkirk, she sank with most hands but very near the shore. : : : We found 2 12 poubers and depth charges... : : : Who has more info on her? TXS : : : J.COULON

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