ried ▁out ▁from ▁St ▁Naz aire ▁in ▁destroy ers ▁and ▁small ▁boats . ▁During ▁an ▁air - raid , ▁a ▁German ▁bomb ▁land ed ▁on ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁bridge , ▁killing ▁several ▁people , ▁destroy ing ▁the ▁chart , ▁ste ering ▁and ▁wireless ▁rooms ▁and ▁breaking ▁the ▁captain ' s ▁leg . ▁T aking ▁on ▁surv iv ors ▁from ▁ ▁which ▁had ▁s unk ▁nearby , ▁Captain ▁Norman ▁Sav age ▁ste ered ▁the ▁ship ▁home ▁with ▁the ▁aid ▁of ▁a ▁pocket ▁comp ass , ▁a ▁se xt ant ▁and ▁a ▁sketch ▁map . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁Or ons ay ▁was ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁ev acu ation ▁of ▁the ▁families ▁of ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁personnel ▁from ▁Mal ta . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁she ▁sa iled ▁from ▁Liverpool ▁bound ▁for ▁Hal if ax ▁with ▁ 3 5 1 ▁ev acu ated ▁children ▁under ▁the ▁Children ' s ▁O verse as ▁Re ception ▁Board ▁scheme . ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁Or ons ay , ▁while ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁con voy ▁from ▁the ▁C ly de ▁to ▁Egypt ▁carrying ▁troops , ▁was ▁bom bed ▁and ▁dam aged ▁by ▁F ock e - W ulf ▁F w ▁ 2 0 0 ▁aircraft ▁of ▁I ▁Staff el , ▁K ampf gesch w ader ▁ 4 0 , ▁Luft wa ffe ▁at ▁a ▁position ▁ 7 0 ▁miles ▁off ▁Blo ody ▁For eland , ▁County ▁Don