TNA ADM 199 788 A

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Dynams 22H
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H.M.S. Dolphin,
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Gosport.
June 6th.I940.
Sir,
I have the honour to submit the following report of the proceedings of HM.S.Dolphin's Power Boat.
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The boat sailed from Gosport at 1915 on Wednesday 29th.
May with orders to proceed to Ramsgate with all despatch, remaining overnight at Newhaven, or if it should not be possible to reach there before dark, to make Littlehampton. Owing to delay in sailing and to adverse weather conditions it was only possible to make the latter port at 2200. The Dutch motor launch M73 had arrived about 15 minutes previously.
3.
80 gallons of petrol were embarked from H.M.S. Peregrine and the motor boat proceeded to Ramsgate in company with M 73.
On arrival off Dover at 1400, owing to shortage of petrol combined with the uncertainty of navigation by the boat's compass in the prevailing fog, it was decided to enter the harbour to refuel. Considerable delay was necessary at the contraband control ship before entering and also before fuelling at the petrol jetty, and it was not before 1900 that orders were received from the
Naval Base that the boat was not to proceed to Ramsgate but was to be held in readiness to proceed to sea at short notice.
4.
Orders were given at 0030 on 31st. May for.M.S.Dolphin's boat to proceed with a similar boat from H.M.S. Excellent to La
Panne and Bray Dunes, respectively, the two boats to remain in company until within a short distance of the French coast. Charts and the route were supplied to each boat and information was obtained that if there was a shortage of petrol on reaching the destination it could be obtained from H.M.S.Hebe.
5.
Shortly after passing the North Goodwin Light Vessel it
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was found that more petrol was being consumed than had been estimated, mainly due to yawing caused by a considerable stern sea and swell, and "Excellent's" boat found it necessary to reduce speed to about 8 knots.
6.
Some 8 miles North West of Bray an enemy floating mine was seen

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H.M.S. EXCELLENT,
13th. June 1940.
PORTSMOUTH.
TEL: 2334 & 2335.
Sir,
After returning from leave,
I
have been instructed to submit full report on the Dunkirk perations.
May 29ᵗʰ. I was appointed 1/c "Nelson's"
5 It. fast power boat.
2200/29.Left Portsmouth at very short otice with a crew of IL.S., IE.R.A.sth class
AB, 10D.
2201/29. Ignition drive of starboand engine fractured, rendering engine useless for remainder of operations.
repairs arried to centre engine. Repairs also
0500/30 Arrived Newhaven for fuel and out out on hull and self balers, as during had night. become half full of water
Very willing and useful help given duties until the ship
I have the honour, SII,
Your obedient servant,
To be
J.C.K. Dow dung Officer. Comdr R.N.R.
Commanding