TNA ADM 199 788 A

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TNA ADM 199 788 A

Admiralty records of Operation Dynamo and the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk, part A, dating from 1940.

Holding archive: TNA
Collection reference: ADM 199 788 A

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199/788 A. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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12	Log in to enlarge	237 213 ISLE OF MAN STEAM PACKET COMPANY. Dynamo sb, B14/0/ Sea Transport Office 1121 Lord Warden Hotel, 212 Dover. 5th.June 1940. 236 eet. B. The Vice Admiral, The Castle, Dover. OPERATION DYNAMO. irth Submitted: The following cases of ships refusing to me, sail occurred. by 1. At Dover. 29th. May S/S"Canterbury" Special report. 29th. May S/S"Ngaroma" (Sailed when Armed Guard arrived) 30th. May s/s"St.Seiriol" 3rd. June S/S"Manxman" Special report. lly 2. At Folkestone. g. 2/3rd. June s/s"Ben-my-Chree. On the afternoon of the 2nd. at the Guard had to force the crew back on board at the point of the bayonet in order to keep them on board until the relief crew arrived. 2nd. June S/S"Tynwald" and S/S"Malines" S/S"Tynwald" subsequently sailed in accordance with instructions. S/S"Malines" proceeded to Southampton, without orders. VICE ADDI 14 6- JUN 1940 * # DOVER Commodore R.N. D PRINCIPAL SEA TRANSFORT OFFICER, DOVER. 2. Lyranno t Never completed a trip. Should have sailed on 3 separate occasions. On the last occasion, at 1745/2, she produced an engine breakdown as excuse. Was given up as hopeless and other ships made use of instead.	Ben-my-Chree Canterbury Commodore Malines Manxman Ngaroma Tynwald Dover Last May

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237
213
ISLE OF MAN STEAM PACKET COMPANY.
Dynamo sb, B14/0/
Sea Transport Office
1121
Lord Warden Hotel,
212
Dover.
5th.June 1940.
236 eet.
B.
The Vice Admiral,
The Castle,
Dover.
OPERATION DYNAMO.
irth
Submitted:
The following cases of ships refusing to
me,
sail occurred.
by
1. At Dover.
29th. May S/S"Canterbury" Special report.
29th. May S/S"Ngaroma" (Sailed when Armed Guard arrived)
30th. May s/s"St.Seiriol"
3rd. June S/S"Manxman" Special report.
lly
2. At Folkestone.
g.
2/3rd. June s/s"Ben-my-Chree. On the afternoon of the 2nd.
at
the Guard had to force the crew back on board at the point
of the bayonet in order to keep them on board until the
relief crew arrived.
2nd. June S/S"Tynwald" and S/S"Malines"
S/S"Tynwald" subsequently sailed in accordance with
instructions. S/S"Malines" proceeded to Southampton, without
orders.
VICE ADDI
14
6- JUN 1940
*
#
DOVER
Commodore R.N.
D
PRINCIPAL SEA TRANSFORT OFFICER, DOVER.
2.
Lyranno
t
Never completed a trip. Should have sailed on
3 separate occasions. On the last occasion, at 1745/2, she
produced an engine breakdown as excuse.
Was given up
as hopeless and other ships made use of instead.