1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁her ▁Master ▁Captain ▁G . ▁Wood s , ▁" The ▁Ben " ▁served ▁alongside ▁seven ▁of ▁her ▁Ste am ▁Pack et ▁sister s ▁during ▁Operation ▁Dynam o . ▁She ▁made ▁three ▁tri ps ▁to ▁D unk irk , ▁and ▁res cu ed ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 4 , 0 9 5 ▁troops ▁from ▁the ▁str icken ▁port . ▁Her ▁only ▁m ish ap ▁was ▁when ▁she ▁sust ained ▁damage ▁after ▁she ▁came ▁into ▁collision ▁with ▁another ▁ship ▁soon ▁after ▁leaving ▁Fol k estone ▁for ▁D unk irk , ▁and ▁this ▁effectively ▁finished ▁her ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁D unk irk ▁Ev acu ation . ▁ ▁Later ▁she ▁was ▁engaged ▁on ▁tro op ing ▁and ▁transport ▁duties ▁between ▁I cel and , ▁the ▁Far o es ▁and ▁Britain , ▁p lying ▁from ▁Green ock ▁and ▁In ver g ordon , ▁usually ▁in ▁the ▁company ▁of ▁her ▁sister ▁Lady ▁of ▁Mann , ▁until ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁During ▁this ▁stage ▁of ▁her ▁service , ▁she ▁gained ▁a ▁reputation ▁as ▁a ▁very ▁fine ▁sea ▁boat , ▁and ▁was ▁sometimes ▁able ▁to ▁keep ▁her ▁station ▁while ▁naval ▁vessels ▁around ▁her ▁were ▁falling ▁back ▁in ▁heavy ▁weather . ▁ ▁" The ▁Ben " ▁made ▁one ▁trip ▁from ▁Sk ale ▁F j ord ▁in ▁the ▁Far o es ▁to ▁I cel and ▁in ▁May , ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁the ▁week ▁that ▁the ▁British ▁battle c ru iser ▁ ▁was ▁s unk ▁in