The Demise of Lorcha Dock         

 

August 1978

The Lorcha Dock survived the war without any appreciable damage, and would still be serviceable had not a Philippine Navy LST not collided with it.

 

 

 

"Toward the end of November several batteries in our regiment were transferred to Bataan. Everyone was shocked. Why did they want anti-aircraft on Bataan?  A rumor materialized that “H” would also be shipped across the North Channel. Then an order was posted that we were on 24 hour alert! Before we could digest that one, another followed stating that all batteries would move to the field immediately. We had little time to prepare. The 3” gun crews were already moving their equipment to our new location, a position beyond the Middleside Parade Ground called Battery Ramsey. I had never heard of Battery Ramsey before, but in the next few months I would experience much there."

 

 

 

extract from Al McGrew's AMID TH' ENCIRCLING GLOOM

 

 

 

photo © Paul F.Whitman 1978

 

 

 

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