Bodger Baz Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Saw this lovely motor boat in Southampton last week, not an MV as such but deserves a mention as it was part of the Dunkirk Little Ships. It is Absolutely immaculate. Huge Respect to the Owner (who ever it may be?) Amazone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Thats sundowner isn't it? She used to belong to Lightoller who was first officer on the Titanic. Years ago when I had a boat at Penton hook on the Thames the boat in the next berth was a ships launch from the Destroyer Wolfhound. she had a plaque. each one gives the boats name and individual number. God I coveted it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodger Baz Posted November 4, 2007 Author Share Posted November 4, 2007 The Name on the Stern was Amazone, it had a brass plaque on the wheel house but i did not take a picture, i will pop round this week and have a look. Baz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Ah another wooden ship survived. Isn't she just gorgeous? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Sundowner, When the Dunkirk summons sounded in may '40 the 'sundowner', was hastily fitted out, the Commander (Lightoller. RnR), his son and a sea scout, took this motor cruiser across, entered between the jetties and lay alongside a destroyer. Whilst the latter shelled the enemy, no fewer than 150 soldiers, - about four times more than permissable in peace time, - were stowed away like potato's. They lay on the cabin floor, packed themselves tight round the diesel engine, some overflowed into the bath. When the sundowner got out to sea, she felt like a saucer poised on a peak; one push, and over she would go. Exciting moments in mid channel when the double wash from from British and French Destroyers assailed her, but those fast ex Dover-Calis steamers were almost as bad.The only thing to do was to stop engines, meet waves bows-on, never mind the wetting or groans of seasick sailors. This passage, taken from E.Keeble Chatterton's book, The Epic Of Dunkirk. Nov 1940. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 I know she has now been restored and is in good hands. Lightoller went through a hell of a lot, and all anyone remembers is the Titanic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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