ISSN 0146 -93 12
SEA HISTORY No. 55
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE WORLD SHIP TRUST AUT UMN 1990
SEA HI STORY is publi shed quarterly by the ationa l Maritime Hi sto rica l Soc iety, 132 Maple Street, Croton-on-Hudson NY I0520. Second c lass postage paid at Croto n-on- Hudson, NY 10520, and Cinc innati, O H 45 242 . USPS # 000676. COPYR IG HT © 1990 by the Natio na l Maritime Historica l Soc iety. Te l. 9 14 27 1-2 177. POSTMASTER : Se nd address changes to Sea Hi story, PO Box 646, 132 Maple Street, Croton NY 10520-0646. MEMBERS HI P is in vi ted. Plankowner $ 10,000; Benefactor $5,000; Sponsor $ 1,000; Donor $5 00; Patron $250: Friend $ I 00; Contri bu to r $50; Family $35; Regul ar $25; Stu dent or Retired $ 15. A ll members outside the USA please add $ I0 fo r postage. SEA HI STORY is sent to all members. Indi vid ual copi es cost $3.75. OFF IC ERS & TRUSTEES a re C ha irman Schuyler M. Meyer, Jr.; Vice Chairmen, Henry H. Anderson, Jr. , Alan G . Choate, James Ean ; Preside/I/ , Peter St anford; Vice Presidem , Norma Stanford ; Treasurer, Thomas Gochberg; Secre1ary, Richardo Lo pes: Trus1ees. He nry H. Anderso n, Jr. , Alan G. Choate, Thomas Gochberg, No rbert S. Hill , Jr. , Truda C. Jewett . Karl Ko rtu m. George Lamb, Richardo Lo pes. Ro bert J. Lowen. James P. Marenakos. Schuy ler M. Meyer, Jr. , Dani e l Moreland , Nancy Po uch, Ludwig K. Rubi nsky, Edmund S. Rumowicz, Frank V. Snyder, Peter Stanford . Samuel T hompson, W ill iam G . Winterer, Ed ward G. Ze linsky. Chairman Emeri1us, Karl Kort um OVERS EERS: Chairman, He nry H. Anderson. Jr. : Charles F. Adams, Townsend Hornor, Ueorge Lamb, Cliffo rd D. Mallory, Schuy le r M. Meyer, Jr. , J. Willi am Middendorf, II , John G . Rogers, John Stobart ADVISORS: Co-Chairmen, Frank 0. Braynard , Me lbourne Sm it h: D. K. A bbass , Raymond Aker, Robert Amon, George F. Bass, Francis E. Bowker, Oswald L. Brett . David Brin k, Frank G. G. Carr, W il liam M. Doernin ger, John S. Ewa ld. Joseph L. Fa rr. T imothy G . Foote. Tho mas Gi llmer, Richard Goold-Adams, Wa lter J. Hande lman, Robert G. Herbert , Jr. , R. C. Je fferson, Irvi ng M. Johnson. Conrad Mi lster, Ed ward D. Muhl fe ld, W illi am G. Muller, Dav id E. Perk ins, Richard Rath . ancy Hughes Richardson, Ti mothy J. Run yan, George Sall ey , Ralph L. Snow, Edward A. Stac kpole. John Sto bart , A lbert Swanson, Shannon J. Wall , Raymond E. Wa ll ace , Robert A. We inste in, T homas We ll s, Charl es W ittho lz. American Ship Trusl. Hon . Secrelary, Eric J. Berryman WORLD SHIP TRUST: Chairman, Wens ley Haydon-Baillie; Vice Presidenls, Henry H. Anderson, Jr. , Visco unt Ca ldecote, S ir Rex Hunt , Hammond Innes, Rt. Hon. Lord Lewi n, Rt. Hon . Lord Shackleton; Dep . Direc/or, J. A. Forsythe; Hon. Treasurer, Michae l C. MacSw iney: Tru sTees : Eric J. Berryman, Mensun Bo und, Dr. Ne iI Cossons, Dav id Goddard, D. R. MacG regor, Alan McGowan, Michae l Parker, Arthur Prothero, Michael Stammers, Jayne T racy. Membership : £ 15 payable WST, I 29aNorth Street, Burwe ll , Cambs. C BS OBB , England. Reg. Charity No. 2777 5 1 SEA HI STORY ST AFF: Edi/Or , Peter Stanford; Managing Edi/or, NormaStan ford ;Associa1e Edi /Or, Kev in Haydon; Adver1ising, M ichelle Shuster; Accouming, Martha Rosvall y; Membership Sec'y, Patric ia Anstett; Membership Assis., G race Zerella, Sally Dougherty; Assistanl lo Th e Presidenl, Sa lly Kurts
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DECK LOG L ETTERS AND QUERI ES NMHS MISS ION IN C LIO ' S CAUSE: LET US SAIL TOGETHER IN 1992, Richard Monette THE SU MMER OF 1940 LITTLE SHI PS AT DUN KIRK, Peter Stanfo rd TO T HE G REAT RELI EF AND LOUD CHEERS OF THOSE ON BOARD , Christian Brann DUNKIRK REV ISITED, Bill Utl ey THE COLUMB US Q UINCENTENARY TH E SAILO RS OF T HE ERA OF DISCOV ERY, Peter Cope land REDI SCOVERI NG COL UMBUS III , Peter Stanfo rd WESTWA RD TRACES COL UMB US , Jeffrey Bolster TH E CR UISE OF TH EOOKUWA TEE, Philip Thorneycroft Tuesc her MARI NE ART: JOH N WHITE ' S SKETCHES OF TH E NEW WORLD , Norn1a Stanfo rd MARI NE ART NEWS OPERATI ON SAIL 1992: DRUZHBA BRINGS US-SOVI ET CREW BAC K TO BAS ICS , Kev in Haydon SHIP NOTES , SEAPORT AND MUSEUM NEWS REV IEWS DESSERT: WITH U-53 TO AME RICA : PART I, Thomas J. Hajewski
COYER: The 1906 T hames sailing barge Ena was one of sixteen barges which sailed to Dunkirk to resc ue troops stranded on the beaches . Eventuall y beached and abandoned at Dunkirk as the Germ an fo rces cl osed in , Ena was refloated by soldiers of the Roya l Artillery and sailed under constant enemy fire across the Engli sh Channel. Photo and tex t excerpted from Th e Lirrle Ships of Dunkirk by Chri sti an B ra nn (Collectors' Books Limited , Cirencester, G loucestershire UK); used with permi sion.
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