At first, deployed from Dover, on 27 May the ship patrolled the beaches off Dunkirk, providing general anti-aircraft cover and protecting against fast E-boat attacks while scores of vessels crossed the mercifully semi-calm Channel in evacuation. The pleasure steamer Mona’s Isle, for example, now fitted out as an armed boarding vessel, was amongst the many.
Initially, from Dover on May 27th, the ship patrolled the beaches near Dunkirk, providing general anti-aircraft cover and protecting against fast E-boat attacks while numerous vessels crossed the relatively calm Channel for evacuation. The pleasure steamer Mona’s Isle, now armed as a boarding vessel, was among those involved.