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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55	Log in to enlarge	NAVAL OFFICER IN C.I. ad 257 From:- Temp. Lieut. A.T. Cook, R.N.R. Date:- 5th June, 1940. To:- Naval Officer in Charge, Ramsgate. At 2.30 a.m. on the 3rd instant saw motor cruiser under sail and abandoned off Dunkirk. Took her in tow and brought her to Ramsgate. Ship flying French Mercantile flag, valued about £1,000 and should be open to salvage for myself and crew. Launch belongs to the Skylark Shipbuilding Co., Poole, and has 3 mile limit off Britain for cruising.	Cruiser Skylark Cook Poole

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NAVAL OFFICER IN C.I.
ad
257
From:- Temp. Lieut. A.T. Cook, R.N.R.
Date:- 5th June, 1940.
To:- Naval Officer in Charge, Ramsgate.
At 2.30 a.m. on the 3rd instant saw motor cruiser
under sail and abandoned off Dunkirk. Took her in
tow and brought her to Ramsgate. Ship flying French
Mercantile flag, valued about £1,000 and should be
open to salvage for myself and crew. Launch belongs
to the Skylark Shipbuilding Co., Poole, and has
3 mile limit off Britain for cruising.