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 Sea Roamer. Tags are exact matches from this collection’s OCR tag index. Clear vessel filter ×

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

List page 1 of 1 Showing document pages 123–248 of this collection

Page	Volume	Research summary	Factual index tags
123	vol iii	Research summary for source page 123. The page concerns Sea roamer. The factual index links this page to the vessels Horst, Massey Shaw, Roamer, Sea Roamer and Tilly. Indexed surnames include Bald and Shaw. The indexed activity is dated 3 June and 4 June. Places identified in the OCR-derived metadata include Dunkirk and Ramsgate. The page appears to record that the subject towed or assisted another craft and encountered mechanical trouble or damage. OCR-derived troop figures mentioned on the page include 2; 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.	Horst Massey Shaw Roamer Sea Roamer Tilly Bald Shaw
248	vol iii	Research summary for source page 248. The page concerns Tilly - continued. The factual index links this page to the vessels Roamer, Sea Roamer and Tilly. The indexed activity is dated 31 May, 1 June, 2 June and 3 June. Places identified in the OCR-derived metadata include Dunkirk, Ramsgate and Southend. 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 200; 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.	Roamer Sea Roamer Tilly May