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

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

List page 1 of 1 Showing document pages 10–362 of this collection

Page	Volume	Research summary	Factual index tags
10	vol iii	Research summary for source page 10. The page concerns Reed. The factual index links this page to the vessels Drifter, Reed and Watchful. Indexed surnames include Reed. 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.	Drifter Reed Watchful Reed
23	vol iii	Research summary for source page 23. The page concerns Rewga. The factual index links this page to the vessels Drifter, Rewga, Rian and Watchful. 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.	Drifter Rewga Rian Watchful May
216	vol iii	Research summary for source page 216. The page concerns Swift wing. The factual index links this page to the vessels Drifter, England, Incomprise, Swift, Swift Wing, T.112, T.113, T.143 and Watchful. Indexed surnames include Swift. The indexed activity is dated 4 June. 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.	Drifter England Incomprise Swift Swift Wing T.112 T.113 T.143 Watchful Swift
224	vol iii	Research summary for source page 224. The page concerns M/s drifter. The factual index links this page to the vessels Drifter and Watchful. The indexed activity is dated 30 May. 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.	Drifter Taransay Watchful May
362	vol iii	Research summary for source page 362. The page concerns Yarmouth base (h.m.s. watchful). The factual index links this page to the vessels Drifter, Feasible, Genius, Grive, Gula, Jeannie MacIntosh, Lord Barham, Lord Hood, Reed, Rewga, Swift and Swift Wing. Indexed surnames include Finlay, Frosdick, Green, Hattan, Lawn, MacAuley, Mann and McD. The indexed activity is dated 30 May, 31 May, 1 June and 2 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 was exposed to enemy action. The OCR indicates movements including departure from or passage towards Yarmouth. Additional factual points include an air attack involving about 60 bombers, the recovery of the crew, 1 people reported killed and bomb-related damage or water ingress. 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.	Alcmaria Drifter Feasible Genius Grive Gula Jeannie MacIntosh Lord Barham Lord Hood Reed Rewga Swift Swift Wing Taransay Watchful Finlay Frosdick Green Hattan Lawn MacAuley Mann May McD Miller Nicholson Offord Peak Reed Roads Swift Turner West