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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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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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Dynamo 296.
Biu/o/
1308
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38
Royal Naval Barracks,
Chatham.
12th JUNE, 1940.
To The Vice-Admiral Commanding, Dover.
Copies to: Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.
Commodore, Sheerness.
Sir,
DUNKERQUE EVACUATION FORCE
I have the honour to report that the Dutch Schoot "BART"
under my Command, was taken over by a Naval Crew on Sunday, 26th
May, 1940 at the Reserve Supply Wharf, Deptford.
2. The ship carried 12,436 packages of food supplies and a deck cargo of 300 cases of Diesel oil.
S at Tilbury see p24
p.m. Sunday having to
00 Decided to anchor? in deeper water owning to mpasses.
h May, 1940.
fallure hide Engines failed to short no an
100 gallons a a spar.
compression H.M.S. Ruje /en Dubh Seart) assisted
S and sailed me b deeper water. During this operation when all hands whol employed forward, a life d to enter ere placed boal came alongside and commandered my boals.
ce-Admiral approximately only about 50 troops on board
Tuesday e South waiting all day for hoops lo be seal nchored off refuelling.
:- obtained use of mohn launch and wholer -
heerness for proceeded with embakation though bey slow ading; and was
940.
owns 6 lauch being unable to beach.
d Launches propellor fouled endeavouring 6 clear same all day beaches and channel subjected lo an bombadment and shelleri by shre Gatheric hurday June
0300 Unable to clear launches propellor decided to leave. Only affer 100 hools on brand
Requelled the small number; but very slow embarkahon owning to scaveily of small boals and lauchs 6
feed the larger ships. not being able 6 clear laundes propeller and having a wounded than
Bart Commodore Day Dover May Seal Tilbury

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Dynamo 296.
Biu/o/
1308
-
38
Royal Naval Barracks,
Chatham.
12th JUNE, 1940.
To The Vice-Admiral Commanding, Dover.
Copies to: Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.
Commodore, Sheerness.
Sir,
DUNKERQUE EVACUATION FORCE
I have the honour to report that the Dutch Schoot "BART"
under my Command, was taken over by a Naval Crew on Sunday, 26th
May, 1940 at the Reserve Supply Wharf, Deptford.
2. The ship carried 12,436 packages of food supplies and a
deck cargo of 300 cases of Diesel oil.
S at Tilbury
see p24
p.m. Sunday
having to
00 Decided to anchor? in deeper water owning to
mpasses.
h May, 1940.
fallure hide Engines failed to short no an
100 gallons
a a spar.
compression H.M.S. Ruje /en Dubh Seart) assisted
S and sailed
me b deeper water. During this operation
when all hands whol employed forward, a life
d to enter
ere placed
boal came alongside and commandered my boals.
ce-Admiral
approximately only about 50 troops on board
Tuesday
e South
waiting all day for hoops lo be seal
nchored off
refuelling.
:- obtained use of mohn launch and wholer -
heerness for
proceeded with embakation though bey slow
ading; and was
940.
owns 6 lauch being unable to beach.
d Launches propellor fouled endeavouring 6 clear same
all day beaches and channel subjected lo an
bombadment and shelleri by shre Gatheric
hurday June
0300 Unable to clear launches propellor decided
to leave. Only affer 100 hools on brand
Requelled the small number; but very slow embarkahon
owning to scaveily of small boals and lauchs 6
feed the larger ships. not being able 6 clear
laundes propeller and having a wounded than