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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411 - 413 15. On arrival off Distdict, a boobing raid on the hortour and shipping cutaide ma in programs. I circled at ao Incto off the Bustom Jotty and ma again fortunate in avoiding any damgo. thon the mid consed I entered the harbour and after onberting a for troops was entered to proceed to the annistance of S.S.PRAGUE. This ship could not bo found, but thild soarching, the S.S.SCOSTA the sighted DD fire and in a sinking condition. I closed it full aroad, and entination about 1000 French troops including a large metor of badly sounded. 10. While lying alonguide the SCOTTA, enomy bonbors attached BO, but did DO dango. Dro other bonbing attache ware driven off by B and X guns the placed bursto along the 1100 of sight to aircraft. 17. then the wrock had boon cleared of non, I took OD board the Outain of the SCOTTA, and 209 turned to Dovor, leaving the survivors in bonts to to collected by traders, to and by this the arrived in adepante forco. 18. At 2030, Sunday 2nd Juno, *SS* proceeded to Dusbirt, and enborsod about BCO Brench troops from the jutty. There the sholling of the harbour and Jotty but not sufficiently closs to enbiress US. to noro troops being svailable, I loft the institur and returned to Dover, without further incldent, and the BUT again required for dity in the evecuation.