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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648	Log in to enlarge	Dyrams 61. DOVER. 5 - 179 4th June, 1940 TO: COMMANDING OFFICER, H.M.S."LYNX". 188 . 176 H.M.S. King Alfred Hove Sussex Admiral Taylor Room F. 7 Admiralty House H.M.S. Wildfire Sheerness Kent Dear Sir, I arrived at H.M.S. Wildfire at 1800 on Wednesday the 29th May direct from H.M.S. King Alfred. I was appointed to M.Y. "Jong" (a standard Thornycroft 36' twin screw motor cruiser central cockpit type) the following morning and put to sea in company at 1400. We were escorted to Ramsgate by H.M.T. Strathelliot where we arrived at 2200. There we received our instructions and proceeded to Dunkirk arriving at about 0930 Friday. I immediately went to at spot about 3 miles northeast of the harbour anchored my boat and let her drift as close to the shore as possible. I then floated a life line ashore by means of a life buoy. Immediately an English soldier came out to me followed by about a dozen Belgians. I experienced considerable difficulty in getting these men aboard as there was about 3 ft of freeboard at the stern of "Jong". However, we got every man aboard and took them to a Scoot. I then returned to the beach and this time rigged the falls of one of the dinghy davits Again I sent the life line ashore and when the men came out to me I went overboard and hooked the lower block on to the back of their waist belts and my crew hauled them aboard quite easily. I continued this operation during the day and also ran messages for the Captain of a steam hopper who wanted the services of an experienced engineer off another ship. During the afternoon I took my boat alongside a supply lighter.that had been drifted ashore. There were a number of British soldiers on board and these men I took off. Others were still coming to the opposite side of the lighter and experienced difficulty in getting aboard it. I went on to the	Boat Cruiser Dinghy Jong Strathelliot Day Dover English Kent King May Miles

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Dyrams 61.
DOVER.
5
-
179
4th June, 1940
TO: COMMANDING OFFICER,
H.M.S."LYNX".
188
. 176
H.M.S. King Alfred
Hove
Sussex
Admiral Taylor
Room F. 7
Admiralty House
H.M.S. Wildfire
Sheerness
Kent
Dear Sir,
I arrived at H.M.S. Wildfire at 1800 on Wednesday
the 29th May direct from H.M.S. King Alfred.
I was appointed
to M.Y. "Jong" (a standard Thornycroft 36' twin screw motor cruiser
central cockpit type) the following morning and put to sea in
company at 1400.
We were escorted to Ramsgate by H.M.T. Strathelliot
where we arrived at 2200.
There we received our instructions
and proceeded to Dunkirk arriving at about 0930 Friday.
I immediately went to at spot about 3 miles northeast
of the harbour anchored my boat and let her drift as close to the
shore as possible.
I then floated a life line ashore by
means of a life buoy.
Immediately an English soldier
came out to me followed by about a dozen Belgians. I experienced
considerable difficulty in getting these men aboard as there was
about 3 ft of freeboard at the stern of "Jong". However, we got
every man aboard and took them to a Scoot. I then returned to
the beach and this time rigged the falls of one of the dinghy davits
Again I sent the life line ashore and when the men came out to me
I went overboard and hooked the lower block on to the back of
their waist belts and my crew hauled them aboard quite easily.
I continued this operation during the day and also
ran messages for the Captain of a steam hopper who wanted the
services of an experienced engineer off another ship.
During the afternoon I took my boat alongside a
supply lighter .that had been drifted ashore.
There were a
number of British soldiers on board and these men I took off.
Others were still coming to the opposite side of the lighter and
experienced difficulty in getting aboard it.
I went on to the