In May 1940 Frank Knights responded to the call for owners of pleasure craft to help evacuate troops from the Dunkirk beaches. With another boat owner, George Arnott, he set off for Ramsgate in Arnott's boat Atlanta, a former Swedish pilot cutter. To their great disappointment the navy told them that their boat, which had a top speed of 5.5…
alysonDecember 17, 2017
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