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NMM / 940.542.1 1940 Orde vol i

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.

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940.542.1 1940 Orde vol i

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

Showing only pages tagged with the vessel name Duchess. Tags are exact matches from this collection’s OCR tag index. Clear vessel filter ×

4 matching pages. Summaries are research aids and should be checked against the original records.

List page 1 of 1 Showing document pages 171–262 of this collection
PageVolume Research summaryFactual index tags
171 vol i

Research summary for source page 171. The page concerns Cerons. The factual index links this page to the vessels Boat, Cervia, Duchess, Eve, Nantaise, Royalty and Vincia. Indexed surnames include Dover, Eve, Head and Sear. Places identified in the OCR-derived metadata include Dunkirk and Dover. The page appears to record that the subject towed or assisted another craft, was exposed to enemy action, operated in convoy or with other vessels and did not complete, or was reported unwilling or unable to undertake, an intended passage. The page appears to compare or qualify different accounts, so participation, sequence or figures may be disputed rather than established. 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.

172 vol i

Research summary for source page 172. The page concerns Cervia. The factual index links this page to the vessels Boat, Cervia, Duchess, Hilda, Ivanhoe, Java, Persia, Royalty, Sark, Shetland, Skipjack and Tollesbury. Indexed surnames include Barge, Dover, Head, Roads and West. The indexed activity is dated 31 May and 1 June. Places identified in the OCR-derived metadata include Dunkirk, Ramsgate, Dover and The Downs. The page appears to record that the subject towed or assisted another craft, was exposed to enemy action, operated in convoy or with other vessels and did not complete, or was reported unwilling or unable to undertake, an intended passage. The page appears to compare or qualify different accounts, so participation, sequence or figures may be disputed rather than established. 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.

261 vol i

Research summary for source page 261. The page concerns Duchess. The factual index links this page to the vessels Boat, Broke, Cervia and Duchess. Indexed surnames include Barge, Bros, Dover, Roads and Wildish. The indexed activity is dated 31 May, 1 June and 3 June. Places identified in the OCR-derived metadata include Dunkirk, Ramsgate, Dover, Margate and Sheerness. The page appears to record that the subject towed or assisted another craft and was exposed to enemy action. OCR-derived troop figures mentioned on the page include 535, 390 and 300; these figures may be approximate or affected by OCR error. 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.

262 vol i

Research summary for source page 262. The page concerns Duchess of fife( 1). The factual index links this page to the vessel Duchess. Indexed surnames include Anderson and Roads. The indexed activity is dated 29 May, 31 May, 1 June, 2 June, 3 June and 30 May. Places identified in the OCR-derived metadata include Dunkirk, Ramsgate, Margate and Sheerness. The page appears to record that the subject towed or assisted another craft and was exposed to enemy action. OCR-derived troop figures mentioned on the page include 416, 535, 550, 390 and 300; these figures may be approximate or affected by OCR error. 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.