Admiralty records concerning Operation Dynamo and the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk, dating from 1940.
Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199/790. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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SECRET 230 245 city port on operations in connection with the evacuation of the B.B.F. from the Duniciple aroa. (Continued). Wednesday 20th May. 500 All wounded that could be moved evacuated into Schoot or ships boats all of which returned to "Calcutta". Schoot, with a certain number of wounded, sent back to England as she was nearly unmanagoable with her stooring goar in a precarious state. 345 Doats sent in again to collect HOTO troops as they arrived and 18 possible to connect with Lord Corb in view of your message 0127/20th May. Officer in charge of "Calcutta's" bonts, If P.J. Harch Cunner, made personal contact with Lord Corb about 0 miles inland, and placed "Caloutta" at his disposal for his or his staff's evacuation. Lord Cart courteously refused to be evacuated at this stage. 430 One of "Calcutta's a shalers lost. 580 Opened fire on one Dornier. 7710 "Calcutta's" boats returned with more troops and sent in again to La Panno with relief crows. 735 "Sutton" alongside to disembark her troops into "Caloutta" and return close inshore opposite La 0010 Panno. "Salemander alongside and as for "Subton" above. 1810 Party of tuge and drifters towing own boats aighted, proceeding homewards full of troops. All ordered alongside "Calcutta"to disembarkttheir troops and return to La Panno for mr. 1227 "Java" towing launch alongside. 1328 "Colden Sunbean" towing launch alongaide. 1230 "Lord Rodney" alongside. 1237 "Lord Keith" towing Launch alongaide. 1247 "Lord St Vincent" alongsido. 1250 "Lord Collingwood" alongaide. 1335 Panne at this time, informed that bugs and drifters Captain (D) 1st D/Y, who WAD senior officer at La were being sent in to load up again. 1350 "Calcutta's" boats returned to ship. 1357 1000 Weighed. Arrived Shoorness. Diserbarked 1000 troops and completed with oil fuel and amition. Priday 31st Hay. 1040 Anchored off East Margato buoy with "Mallard" and Slipped from buoy at Shoorness. 3130 "shoorwater" in company. Saturday 1st June. 0315 Weighed and proceeded with "Mallard" between and W "sheerwater". and X 0500 Commonded patrolling on X route buoyse to return to Sheerness. 0038 ordered fire on one Heinkel who shot had down. attached and 1015 1018 damaged Opened fire on two more Heinkels diving from Opened "Mosquito". Heinkel Detached "she reator" to stand by "Mosquito". broken clouds. 1024 1312 ********