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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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Dyuamo 296.
B14/0/1303
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 lo anchor? in deeper water owning to mpasses.
h May, 1940.
falleng hide Engines failed b short no an
100 gallons d a spar.
compression H.M.S. Ruje /en Dubh Seath) assisted
S and sailed me b deeper water. During this oferation 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 sent nchored off refuelling.
:8 00 obtained use of mohn launch and wholer -
heerness for proceeded with embakahon though very slow ading; and was
940.
owns 6 lauch being unable to beach.
id Launches propellor fouled endeavouring 6 clear same:
all day beaches and channel subjected lo an bombadment and shelleri by shre batteries hurday I June
0300 Unable b clear launches propellor decided bo leave. only affer 100 hools on brand
Regulated the small number; hl why slow embarkahon owning lo scaveily of small boals and lauches 6
feed the larger ships. not being able 6 clear lauches propeller and having a wounded man
Bart Commodore Day Dover May Tilbury

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Dyuamo 296.
B14/0/1303
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 lo anchor? in deeper water owning to
mpasses.
h May, 1940.
falleng hide Engines failed b short no an
100 gallons
d a spar.
compression H.M.S. Ruje /en Dubh Seath) assisted
S and sailed
me b deeper water. During this oferation
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 sent
nchored off
refuelling.
:8 00 obtained use of mohn launch and wholer -
heerness for
proceeded with embakahon though very slow
ading; and was
940.
owns 6 lauch being unable to beach.
id Launches propellor fouled endeavouring 6 clear same:
all day beaches and channel subjected lo an
bombadment and shelleri by shre batteries
hurday I June
0300 Unable b clear launches propellor decided
bo leave. only affer 100 hools on brand
Regulated the small number; hl why slow embarkahon
owning lo scaveily of small boals and lauches 6
feed the larger ships. not being able 6 clear
lauches propeller and having a wounded man