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.

Holding archive: TNA
Collection reference: 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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546	Log in to enlarge	91 (3) 90 By 1000 I had received fresh orders and was 29/5 proceeding out again on the 15Ya route. We had passed the Middlekerke Bank Buoy and were on a South Westerly Course. I had just remarked the number of ships with which we were in company at that moment, which was about 1715, when we were subject to attack by hostile aircraft, bombs and machine gun bullets falling between us and a hospital ship on our port hand, the hospital ship being obviously the target. While opening the distance between ourselves and the hospital ship, the attack was repeated twice more. I observed no hits, although later I noticed one destroyer apparently assisting another. About three aircraft appeared to be engaged in the attack. Shortly after passing Nieuport Bank Buoy I steered in towards La Panne. The beach just to the West of La Panne was most dense with troops and 80 there were no transport ships immediately near. I therefore decided that this was the point at which I could operate to the maximum degree, especially as I contacted an R. A. F. launch which informed me that they could bring off forty at a time. The coxswain of the launch also informed me that his orders were to bring off British troops and I think that may accout for the fact that I never saw the launch again. In the meantime, troops were paddling themselves out in all manner of boats to my ship and clambering aboard. They were French troops. There was no scarcity of boats but the greater number of them were floating about adrift. As the troops came aboard no-one remained in the boat to row it back and it was left to go adrift. Two of the French officers who came off were the pan - slum SRud was are arbbing askin, and Pacific have Kidi them with of Vein was in & belowed, about the from steat of this pirty 0 anim at he Pause. Preceded at How shud have the White heary straight for the beach Were is awouns a an hail, are Guld has Ideas Thanking. Il citaition are $ him is Ret 9 auch or. Here the was a Perius	Boat Pacific May West White

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91
(3)
90
By 1000 I had received fresh orders and was
29/5 proceeding out again on the 15Ya route. We had passed
the Middlekerke Bank Buoy and were on a South Westerly
Course.
I had just remarked the number of ships with which
we were in company at that moment, which was about 1715,
when we were subject to attack by hostile aircraft, bombs
and machine gun bullets falling between us and a hospital
ship on our port hand, the hospital ship being obviously
the target.
While opening the distance between ourselves and the hospital
ship, the attack was repeated twice more. I observed no hits,
although later I noticed one destroyer apparently assisting
another. About three aircraft appeared to be engaged in the
attack. Shortly after passing Nieuport Bank Buoy I steered in
towards La Panne.
The beach just to the West of La Panne was most dense
with troops and 80 there were no transport ships immediately
near.
I therefore decided that this was the point at which I
could operate to the maximum degree, especially as I contacted
an R. A. F. launch which informed me that they could bring off
forty at a time. The coxswain of the launch also informed me
that his orders were to bring off British troops and I think
that may accout for the fact that I never saw the launch
again.
In the meantime, troops were paddling themselves out
in all manner of boats to my ship and clambering aboard.
They were French troops.
There was no scarcity of boats but the greater number
of them were floating about adrift. As the troops came aboard
no-one remained in the boat to row it back and it was left to
go adrift.
Two of the French officers who came off were the
pan - slum SRud was are arbbing askin,
and Pacific have Kidi them with of
Vein was in & belowed, about the from
steat of this pirty 0 anim at he Pause.
Preceded at How shud have the White heary
straight for the beach Were is awouns a an
hail, are Guld has Ideas Thanking.
Il citaition are $ him is Ret 9 auch or.
Here the was a Perius