Cinderellas of the fleet . , and its echoes willsound there till my dying day. Our little ships companies repliedlustily and our sirens added their voices. But to be cheered first—well,I am not ashamed to own that a lump came into my throat. To leadthe first M. into harbour from Zeebrugge and to be cheered byVindictives crew—it seems like a dream now that I look back upon it. During the next few hours the M. returned to port in driblets,some bearing the marks of their narrow escapes from enemy gun fireor collision in the fog. These hours were anxious ones for us, waitingto learn who wa
Cinderellas of the fleet . , and its echoes willsound there till my dying day. Our little ships companies repliedlustily and our sirens added their voices. But to be cheered first—well,I am not ashamed to own that a lump came into my throat. To leadthe first M. into harbour from Zeebrugge and to be cheered byVindictives crew—it seems like a dream now that I look back upon it. During the next few hours the M. returned to port in driblets,some bearing the marks of their narrow escapes from enemy gun fireor collision in the fog. These hours were anxious ones for us, waitingto learn who was safe and who had fallen. At length all had returnedbut two, and of these two we had received reports of their loss. Thenwe knew the fate of all who had gone into action with us. The feelingin our hearts was mixed; genuine sorrow for the good comrades whohad made the Great Sacrifice and thankfulness at our own escapes,and, being human, a certain amount of pride that we had helped in anaction that will live in Reprodiiccd bv pci mission ft out The Giaphic. The M. placing guiding flares and screening the larger vessels with an artificial fog. Chapter ITITHE MOVIES AT OSTEND SIMULTANEOUSLY with the attack on Zeebrugge, there waslaunched a similar raid on Ostend. at which point the other endof the Bruges Canal furnished a second convenient haven for theGerman subs, and while this offensive was destined to meet with lesssuccess than that at Zeebrugge, the M. carried off their part ofthe program just as efficiently. The block ships Brilliant and Sirius were unsuccessful inreaching the motith of the canal, but the work of rescuing their crewswas accomplished by the M. under conditions just as harrowing asthose at Zeebrugge. To be sure there was no breakwater to negotiate,but. on the other hand, there was no landing party to divert the fireof the enemy, which was concentrated on the blockships and theirtiny escort. The motor launches were under the command of
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