NMM / 940.542.1 1940 Orde vol iii

NMM 940.542.1 1940 Orde vol iii

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NMM 940.542.1 1940 Orde vol iii

Volume III 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 iii

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

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

List page 1 of 1 Showing document pages 145–277 of this collection

Page	Volume	Research summary	Factual index tags
145	vol iii	Research summary for source page 145. The page concerns Silver moon. The factual index links this page to the vessels Balquhain and Silver Moon. Indexed surnames include MacIntyre and Miles. The indexed activity is dated 28 May and 29 May. Places identified in the OCR-derived metadata include Dunkirk and Ramsgate. The page appears to record that the subject ferried personnel between beaches and larger vessels and was exposed to enemy action. 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.	Balquhain Silver Moon MacIntyre May Miles
276	vol iii	Research summary for source page 276. The page concerns Velia. The factual index links this page to the vessels Balquhain, Gava, Jordan and Velia. Indexed surnames include Clarkson, Dover and Jordan. The indexed activity is dated 1 June and 2 June. Places identified in the OCR-derived metadata include Dunkirk and Dover. The page appears to record that the subject transported or landed evacuated troops, ferried personnel between beaches and larger vessels and towed or assisted another craft. 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.	Balquhain Gava Jordan Velia Clarkson Dover Jordan
277	vol iii	Research summary for source page 277. The page concerns Venomous (d.75). The factual index links this page to the vessels Balquhain and Broke. Indexed surnames include Craig, Dover and McBeath. The indexed activity is dated 31 May, 1 June and 2 June. Places identified in the OCR-derived metadata include Dunkirk and Dover. The page appears to record that the subject transported or landed evacuated troops, ferried personnel between beaches and larger vessels, towed or assisted another craft, was exposed to enemy action and operated in convoy or with other vessels. OCR-derived troop figures mentioned on the page include 670 and 408; 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.	Balquhain Broke Craig Dover May McBeath