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H.M. Destroyer Whitshed

JUNE 21ST. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. At 7.20 in the morning the naval authorities, through the coastguard, asked for the services of the lifeboat to land an injured man from a destroyer coming into the roads, and at 7.40 A.M. the motor life-boat Louise Stephens was launched, picked up a doctor at the naval base, and put out to sea. The wind was S.S.W., with a smooth sea. The life-boat found H.M.

Destroyer Whitshed in the gatway, and went alongside and took on board the injured man.

She landed him at the naval base and returned to her station at 10 A.M. - Rewards, £4 15s. 6d..