Small wooden boats used to rescue more than 338,000 British soldiers trapped on the beaches in northern France in the Second World War delighted Gravesend residents during a sail-past.
Last week 19 Dunkirk Little Ships sailed past the town on a journey from Royal Victoria Dock in east London as part of a fleet of 55 boats crossing the Channel to help mark the 75th anniversary of the rescue dubbed Operation Dynamo.
Picture by Jason Arthur
Ian Gilbert, commodore of the Association of Dunkirk Little Ships, said: "As we go further away from 1940 the little ships become the sole living reminder of Operation Dynamo which resulted in the phrase 'the Dunkirk spirit'.
Picture by Jason Arthur
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"The little ships represent that and there are very few veterans left who can tell that story, but the ships help with that.
"I think it gives us all a sense of pride and purpose."
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