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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Dynams 61. DOVER. 06 - 179 4th June, 1940 TO: COMMANDING OFFICER, H.M.S."LYNX". 188 . 176 H.M.S. King Alfred Hove Sussex Admiral Taylor Dynamo 318. 8/4/0/1338 GRAMS :- Office of the Commander-in-Chief, Idmiral, Chatham. The Nore, EPHONE :- Chatham No. 3221. Admiralty House Extensions 210 and 519). Chatham, No. 477.c.c./40. 15th June, 1940. Wildfire at 1800 on Wednesday ng Alfred. I was appointed FLAG OFFICER COMMANDING, DOVER. :roft 36' twin screw motor cruiser OPERATIONS OFF DUNKIRK. g morning and put to sea in Herewith is forwarded a report Ramsgate by H.M.T. Strathelliot of the Commanding Officer, of ere we received our instructions at about 0930 Friday. Dunkirk. M.Y. "Jong", on the operations off 0 a spot about 3 miles northeast d let her drift as close to the ated a life line ashore by ately an English soldier experienced dozen Belgians. I men aboard as there was these of "Jong". However, we got to rn a Scoot. I then returned falls of one of the dinghy davits me for and when the men came out of to FADMIRAL. wer block on to the back ed them aboard quite easily. ration during the day and also VICE ADMIRA steam hopper who wanted the I off another ship. 17 JUN 1940 JUN I took my boat alongside a 0 * DOVER ed ashore. There were off. a these men I took posite d and side of the lighter and I went on to the aboard it. Mano