Medway Queen
- Vicinity: Gillingham
Medway Queen is a paddle steamer built by Ailsa Shipbuilding Company at Troon in 1924. - AsNotedIn
Medway Queen is a paddle steamer built by Ailsa Shipbuilding Company at Troon in 1924. - AsNotedIn
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1924/00/00 | "Medway Queen" is built by Ailsa Shipbuilding Company at Troon | |||||
1940/05/28 | HMS MEDWAY QUEEN, anchored off the South Coast spotting enemy aircraft laying mines, is ordered to Dunkirk to evacuate troops of the British Expeditionary Force and was one of the first ships to arrive. | Evacuation of Dunkirk | ||||
1940/06/03 | HMS MEDWAY QUEEN completes her 7th trip, having rescued about 7,000 men from Dunkirk. | United Kingdom Enters World War II | ||||
1940/06/03 | HMS MEDWAY QUEEN completes her 7th trip, having rescued about 7,000 men from Dunkirk. | Evacuation of Dunkirk |
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