TNA ADM 199 790

Collection details

TNA ADM 199 790

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

Holding archive: TNA
Collection reference: ADM 199 790

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199/790. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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144	Log in to enlarge	135 140 was noticed that ships at anchor had heavy boabs directed at them, whereas Lydd who was under weigh was only treated to light stuff. During the embarkation H.M.S. Crested Eagle, which had bombed aft and caught fire, beached herself 01088 by and the troops on board began to jump into the water. Lydd's bosts immediately went to their assistance, picking up a large number, including twenty five very badly burnt and injured non. Albury arrived shortly after this and her assistance was called for, which was at once rendered. AS there was no doctor on board it was deemed essential to get the wounded home as quickly as possible, and I laft the scene at 2100, with three hundred troops enboard. When off the Middelkirke Buoy at 2200 11 was reported to ne that the D.G. cabled had caught fire and had had to be switched off. IT was discovered that They had been pairced by bomb splint -ters, the steering compase was now so sluggish that the ship had to be steared by a star When visible. Temporary repairs to D.G. cable were carried out next day. At 2205 and so 3 was reserved from the Travler TOR BAY 2. ON closing her it was discovered that all she had wrong was & foul propeller. I explained about the necessity of getting ay Wounded home quickly, told her that there were other ships following, continued on ay way, and reported the matter on arrival at Margate. I arrived at Margate at 0515 30th May, but could not get alongside to disembark until 0855, owing to the large number of ships already there. I then proceeded to Sheerness to coal and ammunition,	Albury Crested Eagle Lydd Day Light May

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Unformatted machine-generated OCR for document page 144.

135
140
was
noticed that ships at anchor had heavy boabs directed at them,
whereas Lydd who was under weigh was only treated to light
stuff. During the embarkation H.M.S. Crested Eagle, which had
bombed aft and caught fire, beached herself 01088 by and the
troops on board began to jump into the water. Lydd's bosts
immediately went to their assistance, picking up a large
number, including twenty five very badly burnt and injured non.
Albury arrived shortly after this and her assistance was
called for, which was at once rendered.
AS there was no doctor on board it was deemed essential to
get the wounded home as quickly as possible, and I laft the
scene at 2100, with three hundred troops enboard.
When off the Middelkirke Buoy at 2200 11 was reported to ne
that the D.G. cabled had caught fire and had had to be switched
off. IT was discovered that They had been pairced by bomb splint
-ters, the steering compase was now so sluggish that the ship
had to be steared by a star When visible. Temporary repairs to
D.G. cable were carried out next day.
At 2205 and so 3 was reserved from the Travler TOR BAY 2.
ON closing her it was discovered that all she had wrong was &
foul propeller. I explained about the necessity of getting ay
Wounded home quickly, told her that there were other ships
following, continued on ay way, and reported the matter on
arrival at Margate.
I arrived at Margate at 0515 30th May, but could not get
alongside to disembark until 0855, owing to the large number of
ships already there.
I then proceeded to Sheerness to coal and ammunition,