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TNA ADM 199 790

TNA ADM 199 790
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TNA ADM 199 790

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

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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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Dynam. 261 246
The Officers in Command, H.M.S. GOLDEN EAGLE through
FROM
The Senior Officer, Thames Local Defence Flotilla.
DATE
4th June 1940.
TO
The Extended Defences Officer, Sheerness.
SUBJECT Report of Proceedings - Golden Ragle. May 23
June 2nd 1940.
Submitted
On May 29th about 1045 S 10 received orders to proceed to position 9 miles East of Dunkirk position and embark troops.
Ship sailed at 1140 and arrived in 00th of Quint
Bank buoy about 1820 where a number of men were seen swimming remained in the water (some 285) and it was realised that in the water. GOLDEN EAGLE picked up all that destroyer two trawlers was were present but left without taking any part in the also present picking up men. A
French rescue work.
ascertained that these survivors (British soldiers) were It was from H.M.S. WAVERLAY who had been sunk by about hour previously.
Ship then proceeded bombs straight back an to Margate and anchored at C035, Key 30th.
At 14 0445 Margate y route went alongside and disembarked survivors. "Y"
22 when F signal was
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260
use INS te "X". Ship was route to Hgth buoy, when
= sure of his position
C.O. ROYAL EAGLE's letter of 5thJune'40
finally returned to concerning Report of receedings.
had 2137. previously made a signal
1 was seen by R medical a shore. off and proceeded alongaide
II
d up with oil.
THE SHEERMAIS. EXTENDED DEFENCES OFFICER
of any orders it was receedings were then as
Dunkirk harbour entrance.
a but failed.
Submitted, I entirely concur with the tion 21 miles N.S. 02
remarks made by Lieut. Commander Farrow.
bearing 224 deg. 2.4 miles.
ut 40 troops from the beach.
The officers and men mentioned ope were further East and also came under my own personal notice acilities in present and I can fully endorse the would be of greater recommendations made.
I would like also to menti n number aceded. of troops waiting by the comswain (leading seaman) of H.INS.
or ships in immediate greyhound's motor boat, which after
H. GREYHOUND had been bombed worked
'athoms in position
02/1
for a time from the ROYAL EAGLE.
57 deg. 3.25 miles.
The name of this rating is not y using ship's ropes known, but I was much struck by his
10's boats and two small coolness and devotion to duty.
proops from beach to ship.
11" and inshore swell yps had to wade into 3 feet by changing the boats troops per hou." here ambing, shelling and sesial
OPFICER, COMMANDER FLOTILLA. THAMES LOCAL DREPERING otion gun's and crews embarking were operations barked about 340 troops,
Boat Golden Eagle Royal Eagle Thames Crews Farrow May Miles Senior

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SECRET
Dynam . 261 246
The Officers in Command, H.M.S. GOLDEN EAGLE through
FROM
The Senior Officer, Thames Local Defence Flotilla.
DATE
4th June 1940.
TO
The Extended Defences Officer, Sheerness.
SUBJECT Report of Proceedings - Golden Ragle. May 23
June 2nd 1940.
Submitted
On May 29th about 1045 S 10 received orders
to proceed to position 9 miles East of Dunkirk position and embark
troops.
Ship sailed at 1140 and arrived in 00th of Quint
Bank buoy about 1820 where a number of men were seen
swimming remained in the water (some 285) and it was realised that
in the water. GOLDEN EAGLE picked up all that
destroyer two trawlers was were present but left without taking any part in the
also present picking up men. A
French
rescue work.
ascertained that these survivors (British
soldiers) were It was from H.M.S. WAVERLAY who had been sunk by
about hour previously.
Ship then proceeded
bombs straight back an to Margate and anchored at C035, Key 30th.
At 14 0445 Margate y route
went alongside and disembarked survivors. "Y"
22 when F signal was
SECRET
260
use INS te "X". Ship was
route to Hgth buoy, when
= sure of his position
C.O. ROYAL EAGLE's letter of 5thJune'40
finally returned to
concerning Report of receedings.
had 2137. previously made a signal
1 was seen by R medical
a shore. off and proceeded alongaide
II
d up with oil.
THE SHEERMAIS. EXTENDED DEFENCES OFFICER
of any orders it was
receedings were then as
Dunkirk harbour entrance.
a but failed.
Submitted, I entirely concur with the
tion 21 miles N.S. 02
remarks made by Lieut. Commander Farrow.
bearing 224 deg. 2.4 miles.
ut 40 troops from the beach.
The officers and men mentioned
ope were further East and
also came under my own personal notice
acilities in present
and I can fully endorse the
would be of greater
recommendations made.
I would like also to menti n
number aceded. of troops waiting by
the comswain (leading seaman) of H.INS.
or ships in immediate
greyhound's motor boat, which after
H. GREYHOUND had been bombed worked
'athoms in position
02/1
for a time from the ROYAL EAGLE.
57 deg. 3.25 miles.
The name of this rating is not
y using ship's ropes
known, but I was much struck by his
10's boats and two small
coolness and devotion to duty.
proops from beach to ship.
11" and inshore swell
yps had to wade into 3 feet
by changing the boats
troops per hou." here
ambing, shelling and sesial
OPFICER, COMMANDER FLOTILLA. THAMES LOCAL DREPERING otion gun's and crews embarking were
operations
barked about 340 troops,