NMM / 940.542.1 1940 Orde vol i

NMM 940.542.1 1940 Orde vol i

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NMM 940.542.1 1940 Orde vol i

Volume I of Lt Col G. P. Orde’s alphabetical research report on vessels associated with Operation Dynamo. This site provides independently written summaries and factual index metadata, not source images or transcriptions.

Holding archive: NMM
Collection reference: 940.542.1 1940 Orde vol i

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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The notes summarise as much factual content as the OCR reliably supports, including:

Page subject or vessel
Associated vessels and people
Dates and locations
Recorded movements and destinations
Evacuation and troop figures
Convoy, ferrying, towing and assistance
Mechanical failures and damage
Enemy action, sinkings and crew recovery
Weather, grounding and supply difficulties
Awards and official recognition
Conflicting or disputed accounts
Operational routes and route changes

We do not display images or source text from this Orde volume because its copyright ownership and publication status have not been conclusively determined. Page entries contain only our independently written research summaries and factual index metadata; they are not transcriptions, facsimiles or substitutes for the original records.

Project research has identified 1945 Admiralty Historical Section correspondence describing the work as part of the confidential Admiralty Staff History of “Dynamo,” prepared for official information and not public issue. This may support treatment as work created in the course of official Royal Navy duties and possible public-sector licensing, but that legal position remains unresolved and no such licence is asserted here.

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Page	Volume	Research summary	Factual index tags
291	vol i	Research summary for source page 291. The page concerns Empress. The factual index links this page to the vessels Broke, Drifter and Empress. Indexed surnames include Betts, Dover and Elliott. The indexed activity is dated 1 June. Places identified in the OCR-derived metadata include Dunkirk, Ramsgate, Dover and Sheerness. The page appears to record that the subject towed or assisted another craft and encountered mechanical trouble or damage. The OCR indicates movements including arrival at or return to Dover. Additional factual points include boats grounding in the prevailing conditions. This is an independently generated discovery note based on factual signals extracted from OCR, not a transcription or reproduction of the source wording; consult the original record before relying on it.	Broke Drifter Empress Betts Dover Elliott