TNA / ADM 116 4649

TNA ADM 116 4649

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TNA ADM 116 4649

Operation Dynamo reports and recommendations for awards, volume 2 (1940–1942), documenting service during the Dunkirk evacuation and the cases submitted for official recognition.

Holding archive: TNA
Collection reference: ADM 116 4649

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 116/4649. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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282	Log in to enlarge	REPORT OF OPERATIONS. Trawler II "GAVA", Flag No. Fleetwood also Fishing Ship, Section, "EDWINA", "VELIA", "EVELYN ROSE", "DHOON", "JACINTA". day, 27th May, 1940. 30 p.m. Left Fleetwood. iday, 31st May. Having a.m. received arrived at Dover the previous evening, at 7.40 orders to proceed to Ramsgate. Lge .10 a.m. Entered Ramsgate Harbour and embarked stores for troop but 3.30 p.m. Left Harbour and anchored off Harbour. Saturday, 1st June, 1940. at , 7.25. a.m. Ordered to proceed to Dunkirk and pick up and transpor ly. army troops that were contacted. Proceeded immediate ores ish 9.00 a.m. is; Received signal from Naval launch - "Am broken down". Took same alongside, "GAVA's" engineer effecting in repairs. come antil 9.30 a.m. Dropped launch astern in tow. 9.41 a.m. Ten Heinkels opened attack on vessel. Bren gun, We rifles and 12 pdr. in action. Two bombs dropped thre 25 yards ahead, and one bomb fell close on starboard en , quarter. Two 'planes' engines set on fire, one falling in sea. Trawler machine gunned. 9.58. a.m. Order cease fire. 11.00 a.m. Attack by two 'planes, one bomb dropped. Vessel in en action. 11.08 a.m. re Cease fire ordered. orty 11.25 a.m. 111 Moored alongside Train Ferry Lock, Dunkirk, and commenced embarking French Tank Corps Troops. 11.40 a.m. Swarms planes attacked harbour, especially directed transport "LADY diving over transport, machine Two of enemy OF MAN" alongside Mole.> 12 pdr. and on planes and rifles defending trawler. trawler direct hits made planes on falling over Mole, trawler. plane Bren gun planes diving past another on coming "LADY OF down MAN", out of control close to 11.49 a.m. 4 11.57 a.n. Order cease fire. raid, five planes concentrating action. their on Another attack on air "GAVA", all guns in 21.01 p.m. direct Heinkel two 500 hit lb. shot with bombs down 12 dropping when pdr. power after close diving fourth to stern. on shot trawler, (H.E.) by	Dhoon Edwina Evelyn Rose Evening Gava Jacinta Rose Velia Day Dover May Rose

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REPORT OF OPERATIONS.
Trawler II "GAVA", Flag
No. Fleetwood also Fishing Ship, Section,
"EDWINA", "VELIA", "EVELYN ROSE", "DHOON", "JACINTA".
day, 27th May, 1940.
30 p.m.
Left Fleetwood.
iday, 31st May.
Having a.m. received arrived at Dover the previous evening, at 7.40
orders to proceed to Ramsgate.
Lge
.10 a.m.
Entered Ramsgate Harbour and embarked stores for troop
but
3.30 p.m.
Left Harbour and anchored off Harbour.
Saturday, 1st June, 1940.
at
,
7.25. a.m.
Ordered to proceed to Dunkirk and pick up and transpor
ly. army troops that were contacted. Proceeded immediate
ores
ish
9.00 a.m.
is;
Received signal from Naval launch - "Am broken down".
Took same alongside, "GAVA's" engineer effecting
in
repairs.
come
antil
9.30 a.m.
Dropped launch astern in tow.
9.41 a.m.
Ten Heinkels opened attack on vessel. Bren gun,
We
rifles and 12 pdr. in action. Two bombs dropped
thre
25 yards ahead, and one bomb fell close on starboard
en
,
quarter. Two 'planes' engines set on fire, one
falling in sea. Trawler machine gunned.
9.58. a.m.
Order cease fire.
11.00 a.m.
Attack by two 'planes, one bomb dropped. Vessel in
en
action.
11.08 a.m.
re
Cease fire ordered.
orty
11.25 a.m.
111
Moored alongside Train Ferry Lock, Dunkirk, and
commenced embarking French Tank Corps Troops.
11.40 a.m.
Swarms planes attacked harbour, especially
directed transport "LADY diving over transport, machine Two
of enemy OF MAN" alongside Mole.> 12 pdr.
and on planes and rifles defending trawler. trawler
direct hits made planes on falling over Mole, trawler. plane
Bren gun planes diving past another on
coming "LADY OF down MAN", out of control close to
11.49 a.m.
4
11.57 a.n.
Order cease fire.
raid, five planes concentrating action. their
on
Another attack on air "GAVA", all guns in
21.01 p.m.
direct Heinkel two 500 hit lb. shot with bombs down 12 dropping when pdr. power after close diving fourth to stern. on shot trawler, (H.E.) by