▁Sh ip " ▁applies ▁to ▁all ▁craft ▁that ▁were ▁originally ▁priv ately ▁owned ▁and ▁includes ▁commercial ▁vessels ▁such ▁as ▁b arg es , ▁fish ing ▁vessels ▁and ▁pleasure ▁steam ers ; ▁the ▁Association ▁does ▁include ▁some ▁ex - Service ▁vessels , ▁which ▁are ▁now ▁priv ately ▁owned , ▁and ▁ex - l if eb o ats . ▁ ▁Notable ▁boats ▁Royal ▁D aff od il ▁II ▁– ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁the ▁smaller ▁River ▁Mer sey ▁fer ry ▁which ▁did ▁not ▁go ▁to ▁D unk irk , ▁this ▁vessel ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁General ▁Ste am ▁Navigation ▁Company ▁of ▁London ▁ev acu ated ▁ 7 , 4 6 1 ▁service ▁personnel ▁from ▁D unk irk ▁in ▁five ▁tri ps ▁between ▁ 2 8 ▁May ▁and ▁ 2 ▁June , ▁among ▁them ▁the ▁French ▁historian ▁Marc ▁Blo ch , ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁French ▁army ▁captain ▁in ▁the ▁campaign . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁number ▁ev acu ated ▁by ▁a ▁single ▁passenger ▁vessel ▁in ▁the ▁operation . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁June , ▁she ▁was ▁attacked ▁by ▁six ▁German ▁aircraft . ▁A ▁bomb ▁dropped ▁by ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁pen etr ated ▁two ▁of ▁her ▁de cks ▁and ▁ble w ▁a ▁hole ▁below ▁the ▁water ▁line , ▁but ▁she ▁managed ▁to ▁lim p ▁back ▁to ▁port . ▁ ▁Med way ▁Queen ▁– ▁the ▁p addle ▁ste amer ▁made ▁the ▁most ▁round ▁tri ps ▁– ▁seven ▁– ▁res cu ing ▁ 7 , 0 0 0 ▁men ▁and ▁ear ning ▁herself ▁the ▁nick name ▁" H ero