HMS Brighton Belle - NF 17
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The
British paddle steamer Brighton Belle took part in the
Allied evacuation of Dunkirk in May 1940, Operation
Dynamo. Royal Navy organized a great deal of civilian
ships in this operation, and Brighton Belle which already
did service as a minesweeper, arrived Dunkirk for the
second time 28. May 1940. She picked up 800 Allied
soldiers, but collided on her way out from Dunkirk with a
submerged wreck. According to reports from local divers in
the late 1990's, the battered wreck rest today on a depth
of 13 meter right outside the city of Dunquerque at North
Sand Head.
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 Picture: Brighton Belle Courtesy of Tim Sargeant |
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