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.

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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272	Log in to enlarge	SECRET Dynamo 135 / 262 FROM COMMANDING OFFICER, H.M.Y. "CHRISTOBELZI". DATE June 2nd 1940. TO TENDED DEFENCES OFFICER SHEERNESS. NARRATIVE OF EVENTS FROM FIRST SIGNAL TO ARRIVING AT SHEERHESS. Sir, I beg to submit the following report:- On receipt of your signal passed to me by H.M.Y. "Caleta" I proceeded to Outer Bar Buoy and met H.M.Y. "Caleta", "Amulree", and "Glala" I was handed your letter by "Glala" instructing be to take these raghts to the North Goodwin Light Vesselo there to close the Exami: tion Vessel for further instructions, we proceeded in line ahead outenant Dunning knew the channels ovin nation Vessel I decided to anchor my ordered my engines to be started and 1 Examination Vessel, as it was now ted a defect, I gave orders for INSERTION NO. 6. unination Vesselsat 0600 and proceed rade P-247 10 running and I decided to proceed to M.010946/40. ported to the Examination Vessel, , at 1000 my engineman reported that he inchored off Remagate Pier and NORE LOCAL DEFENCE FLOTILIA - Report ship's singhy for my routing instr stion and at *015 were underway for D- ink. Operations off French Coast during proximately 51 degrees 12' No 2 de rees acuation of Dunkirk. cers 87 and W hine gunned, his burst I gave orders to my gun layer not to 311 within range as I did not think he run at his heighto immediately we 61.5 HIS PAPER IS TO BE INSERTED HERE. at Drokirk at 1530, as I saw a lot of I we.it off in the ship's dinghy to see on board, There was too much surf ormed roops that these troops were French and hat are would be swarped, I learnt that D the ship and decided to cruise about ODS would arrive at about 1700 at that as there spoken by a sloop who asked : some description to embaile these men, Minually chelled and bambed, at about get troops off to him, from that part our stern the last bomb falling st across was to aveg our stern down a few 3 this aeroplane which was a heavy ter ad a direct hit with our Lewis guy into flamer arl he creshed into the seal, I cannot 81 this aeroplane : the British troope at Dunkirk I aed. hopeng to find & boat to bring than is a Whaler adrift which we managed to lintely sent these two boats ashore proxin sity 1750 this was very	Amulree Boat Caleta Dinghy Glala De Dunning Few Guy Hine Last Lewis Light Seal

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SECRET
Dynamo 135
/
262
FROM
COMMANDING OFFICER, H.M.Y. "CHRISTOBELZI".
DATE
June 2nd 1940.
TO
TENDED DEFENCES OFFICER SHEERNESS.
NARRATIVE OF EVENTS FROM FIRST SIGNAL TO ARRIVING AT SHEERHESS.
Sir,
I beg to submit the following report:-
On receipt of your signal passed to me by H.M.Y. "Caleta" I
proceeded to Outer Bar Buoy and met H.M.Y. "Caleta", "Amulree", and
"Glala" I was handed your letter by "Glala" instructing be to take
these raghts to the North Goodwin Light Vesselo there to close the
Exami: tion Vessel for further instructions, we proceeded in line
ahead
outenant Dunning knew the channels
ovin
nation Vessel I decided to anchor my
ordered my engines to be started and
1 Examination Vessel, as it was now
ted a defect, I gave orders for
INSERTION NO. 6.
unination Vesselsat 0600 and proceed
rade
P-247
10 running and I decided to proceed to
M.010946/40.
ported to the Examination Vessel,
, at 1000 my engineman reported that he
inchored off Remagate Pier and
NORE LOCAL DEFENCE FLOTILIA - Report
ship's singhy for my routing instr stion
and at *015 were underway for D- ink.
Operations off French Coast during
proximately 51 degrees 12' No 2 de rees
acuation of Dunkirk.
cers 87 and W hine gunned, his burst
I gave orders to my gun layer not to
311 within range as I did not think he
run at his heighto immediately we
61.5
HIS PAPER IS TO BE INSERTED HERE.
at Drokirk at 1530, as I saw a lot of
I we.it off in the ship's dinghy to see
on board, There was too much surf
ormed roops that these troops were French and
hat are would be swarped, I learnt that
D the ship and decided to cruise about
ODS would arrive at about 1700 at that
as there spoken by a sloop who asked
: some description to embaile these men,
Minually chelled and bambed, at about
get troops off to him, from that part
our stern the last bomb falling
st across was to aveg our stern down a few
3 this aeroplane which was a heavy
ter ad a direct hit with our Lewis guy
into flamer arl he creshed into the seal,
I cannot 81 this aeroplane
: the British troope at Dunkirk I
aed. hopeng to find & boat to bring than
is a Whaler adrift which we managed to
lintely sent these two boats ashore
proxin sity 1750 this was very