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Sundowner is a motor yacht formerly owned by Charles Lightoller, former second officer of the RMS Titanic. She participated in the Dunkirk evacuation as one of the "little ships" as well as a number of commemorations of the event, and is now a museum ship at the Ramsgate Maritime Museum in Southern England.
Sundowner took part in Operation Dynamo; the evacuation at Dunkirk in WW2. Discover how you can help save this piece of naval history.
Because Sylvia was Australian, they called the ship Sundowner, - the Australian term for a tramp. She was finally launched on 28th June 1930 and after trials on the Thames, undertook her first voyage to France.
Sundowner was requisitioned by the admiralty on May 31st, 1940 as part of the call for the 'little ships' in needed to assist with the evacuation from Dunkirk. She was crewed by the now 66-year-old Charles, his eldest son Roger and an 18-year-old Sea Scout, Gerald Ashcroft.
Sundowner is a motor yacht, formerly owned by Charles Lightoller, 2nd Officer (and the most senior surviving officer) of RMS Titanic. One of the "little ships", she participated in the Dunkirk evacuation, and is now a museum ship at the Ramsgate Maritime Museum in Southern England.
Sundowner – a motor yacht owned by Charles Lightoller, former second officer of the Titanic, was requisitioned by the Admiralty on 30 May. Lightoller insisted that, if anyone was going to take her to Dunkirk, it would be him and his eldest son, Roger, together with Sea Scout Gerald Ashcroft.
3 de jun. de 2024 · Seafaring veteran CH Lightoller describes how he sailed Sundowner, his 58ft boat, to rescue troops from Dunkirk at the request of the Admiralty.
