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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Wt. 87446/5770 400M. Pds. 9/39. B. & Ltd 51-4818 NAVAL MESSAGE. Revised 320b. December, 1935. 309 use in ignal artment only ators Instructions: Codress/Plaindress No. of lication of Priority, Groups: tercept Group. etc.) FROM: 5 Department 168. 302 10 H.M.S.Mackay Operation "Dynano". 8th June 1940. 3 Sir, the honour to forward the following command. report of proceedings I have of H.N.S. "Hacky" under my at Dunkirk at 0955 on 28th May, Pidr. and 2. I arrived the seaward and of the Tastern despatch, I went alongaide from the Irish See with all compelled, was very short of stability, of to Hult the mumber were occurring troops Having come fuel. and was therefore of for reasons six hundred. Energy sir raids but the passage 3. every embarked to Dunkirk fow After to mimites and refulling in company back while to at at Dover I Dover, 2000 was was alongside, on made I 28th way sailed without into My. with Dunkirk At interference. H.N.S. 0005 Road on 5 10 29th "Harvester" May, while ships trying of to various show the descriptions, Pass. A separate I ran report aground 13 of on grounding the has been forwarded. to a number West side of of the Suydaoote 20 was taken in Operation operation "Dynamo" was a inco 4. by the No time further repairs part had been completed the 15 over. to I have the honour CO be 35 Str, VIDE AD MIRAL 1940 Your obedient servant 10 15 * GAO R (Sd.) a. H STOKES 50 Commander The Flag officer Commanding Dover.