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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113 I 111 Card I had been fever at Theerness, but, as the ship was in ballast a a strong lut the deiating S.W. wind was blow ing, a sting set" was ex perenced at dusk, I found mupelf of the SS. Datrien Rise. several hospital ships Y "Trepegee" briag hear hempent Mm company will hausperts hassed no at high speed homeward bound, rsynalled Dunkish has fallen return" Dosrien Ruse" Patria closed a while discussing the situation with the heaster, where ship had a duch Cargo of petive for Dunkink, a slight crushed Collision This was due to Casswain putting helm over hand occuring in which he put seaboat was to stanboard instead it to Pat. I removed Cardwain from what theneforth lue then decided to close hempat Bank Bur to anchor, pending possible contact with howal verals. chen Two M.T.B. then appeared ranchd us, uproing is id answer synalo or hails. dearing they night he German, I turned away hut one, closing Dorrin Ruse" told him to anchor to await order I no ed ten went almpide him, then being joint by H.M. Schungh. Julland after conference now mg Is as the proximity of German forces at I decided to proced homeward at day lynn all 0. three ships procuded at 0245 . anchored in fmall I mo ah approx non after uputing to inspection 28th Tug. Proceeded on write "X "to Dunkink in Company with "Till," under orders not to arrive before 2230. Entered Dunkuh was at approxim atily 2315 x then en decumence is obtain orders, ouro being unti indeterminate