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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CONFIDENTIAL Dynamo 1140. 25356 269 2 6th June, 1940. 252 CONFIDENTIAL 26) comminiting officer The Extended Sheernes. Defences Officer, Hresting ids ship unique These 7th June 1940. WAS For coolares Increasive energy and SECRET Dyrams 136. 2514 COMMANDING OFFICER, Helle Ba /GALETAN Must ATE. 3rd June, 1940. has Dev. EXTENDED DEFENGES OFFICER, SHEERNESS a had REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS. Say 30th, 0830. Underway in company with 'Ihristobel 11", Channel, South Sdinburgh Channel and Foreland Buoy. Anchored Amulree 9 and Glala" for North Goodwin by Case Deep, Knob are B. Goodwin, 0100 May 3tate 0645. Ins ructions from Examination Vessel to proceed to La working and was proceeding to Sanagate for repair. anne by route X15. "Christobel" signalled one engine not 0715 Underways Had a defect in steering which delayed start, finally La go: underway at 0800s Arrived Dunkirk 1145, cent on to off, and decided to anchor and send in Launche Lovered Launch Hanne, reached at 1245. Very fee small boats to bring troops which broke down almost at beach. Conditions on beach very difficult flat nature and 9 fresh on shore breeze. This combined owing to its voter considerably namered embarkati Be Launch towed with low VAB holsted in hourd to effect airs. in between followed shot the Shortly down, way Nurvicanes back the back after pilots was to and this. attacked ship landing a considerable by by destroyers low parachute. riging tvd dog round of Measerschmitt. fight Fighters our use took lanes not were place being under- way, by bombers who boubed of channel, shere the vater 188 back towards be Topy shallow. launched boat again, and 11 again found made to towards seamined aide By this time 11 was about 1500. broke went down. Hauled the in shore board so resume attempt at repairs. The Avidad Officer and drew of "Amilree" aftervards which 16 had sare gone on nambed Commodore Officer shore, "Amilree", on Comiending our were Stephens starboard brought at 1700 on board) abourd, EXPOXA side in small aft stempting and vas of boot shortly the Mosting. beam which to code fire and took 10rge with Commanding them agaide. mitor considerable off. boat y Shortly afterwards. and oree shelle returned Common buret under Batteries our counter opened on both sides, and under the port and bow.