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Hi Don,
 
Thanks for this, have just had a look at the photos, dose not at least look to bad, will PM you.
 
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Hi All,

When Zeta was sold some years ago, the advert said that it was believed that Zeta had taken part in the in the raid on Dieppe in 1942.

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...("Zeta") served as an airsea rescue boat during World War II.
 It is believed she also took part in the Dieppe raid with the Canadian forces and D-day invasion."

I've searched but cannot find any reference to ST's at dieppe except for one of ST422 that picked up 2 or 3 survivors on 19 Aug 1942

Anyone know more about ST442 or other ST's at Dieppe?

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Don,
Forgive me if you already know this or if I am stating the blindingly obvious. The National Historic Ships Register entry which can be read a number of ways shows, on my reading of it that Zeta was sent to Greenock as personal transport in 1942 and then to Southampton for ASR duties in 1943 which would suggest that she could not have taken part in the Dieppe Raid on the simple basis that she was not in that part of the country at the time. The same entry also shows that she took part in the D Day landings on inshoreASR duties.
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Hi Sentley,
I agree but it's possible that the NHSR record is incorrect so I've asked the Marine craft section at  RAF Hendon for their record on Zeta.

Intresting enough, I was in touch with Brooke marine  who told me emailed me the following:

"According to our research Brooke built two seaplane tenders in 1940 and 1946.
Zeta 40ft in 1940 and Lindsey 2111 52ft in 1946"

Anyone know what happened to Lindsey?

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The plan is for Zeta be restored and to get her to Normandy for June next year. Hopefully by then she will have moved back to Norfolk, about 3 miles from where she was first built 68 years ago.

If anyone is interested in getting a group together in Norfolk to keep a few of these craft going then please get in touch.   

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Originally posted by dgray dgray wrote:

The plan is for Zeta be restored and to get her to Normandy for June next year.


Excellent, it will be good to have some company on the trip across! That will be 2 boats, anyone else going to join the fun!
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Hi Don,
 
Just wondering how things are going with Zeta, any thoughts on my "offer" of my chap to have a look at the engines, have not mentioned to him yet till a bit more certain if wanted! he is good, has removed, stripped and re-stalled a number of engines so I HOPE I can get him along, await news.
 
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Hi John,
Thanks for that. I've pm'd you.  ALL help welcome! Cheers Don 
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Have PM's Don re above, was not meant to be public! things looking good.
 
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normandy eh,wouldnt mind doing that in my st.If i can get it done in time?Sounds good.
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