TNA ADM 199 790

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droreft, but this was doclined in order to utilice medium space
for exharkation, No. mobinon observed engineing enemy at any
Line, Bettery of too guns balioved French 5.7° firing continually
on boach perallol with Button. Observed heavy and socurate shalling
of La penno beachen ml med. street ml plor constructed previous day
from lorries.
0600. Weightd and proceeded, looking Roads alore Inchoro
to roduce possibility of mountering negotão minos 3rdd
during right.
1130. Alongoido at Dovor, discharged troops,
1810. Proceeded from Dover in company with Rigor,
2121, Persod Dunkirit Hurbour and arrived off beach, not by
R.A. Dovor in C.M.B. and ordered to proceed into to lond of
pier. Procosded into Dunisisit Herbour and mão first at commed
and of casto: plor by shore instructions.
Emberied 725 troops with too brown, about 000 third Fronch.
Enemy artillery very active and apparently still concentrating on book
area of Plan alightly damgod. Herbour IDON all quit,
emberitation completed in about an hour and a half without incident, but
bombed about twenty nimites after Subton's departure by about 50 dircraft.
Sundey 2nd June 1207. Proceeded ours of herbour for Dover, with
spood reduced to minduise Hoting when turnings trage below telened
to reduce Mobing and horbs crouning in. When above of TO Duog received
report that magnetic mines had been ledd recurd boy. You Just aboves
of W bucy, report again received that mines had been laid in to vicinity.
AV bucy whole routo reported mind. Lator received report that Dovor
was being redded and minon droppod off ontrance.
0306. At North Cooldin 1/4. Vessel aircraft apparently may peosod
close elongaido flying Low byb premishly fulled to observe chip in
0432. Intered Dover Herbour and secured alongride which
ap&to of exceptional phomhoressence.
had 45 killed and many injured in bonking mid as Ducklare shobtly after
Subton laft. 7 survivors of Ked th also and alongedde with Captedn
D 19 in mall motor bergo, must in - raid.
Monday 3ml June. 2010. Procooded from over for unide, having
embasked medical officer and orderly.
2052. Passing through the Dome, ongines developed food tank trouble,
reduced apood. While attempting temporary repaire weather thinkend
regidly visitdlity to half a ceblo. Found impossible to arrive
at Duricisis reducing Doon enough for embasisation, in addition to unrellability of enginee
2230. Signal modo stating discumpteness and decision to roturn to
for menocuvring required no Dunicisit.
to Domo to affort repairs. In turning in very thick fog return,
doctroyer gooral où considerable apood distant , yords.
2346. Anchorod of North Cooldrán Lo. Voncol.
0527. Visdbility improved, proceeded to Dovor.
Sunday 4th June.
0720. Medo famb alongeddo Nigor. Received signal, operation
corpleted completed
COMMANDING OFFICER
19 JUN 1940
H.M.S. "SUTTON"