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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654	Log in to enlarge	MOTOR CONVOY. 6/6/40. Dynamo 188. Notor Barge Sherfield 1 # Ex-Lighter Y.O. 63. 185 Ex-Lighter X.95. Motor Launch Nanette II. Sub Lt. J.D.F. Kealy, R.N. Dyram 189. 180 e STATEMENT OF PATRICK THOMAS SULLIVAN, ABLE SEAMAN, C/JX,147897. I am a survivor of the "SILVER QUISIDIV" that left Sheerness on Wednesday 29th May, 1940, for Dunkirk. We stopped at Ramsgate for about an hour, and then all the boats that WEBC capable put to sea at dusk, being nine boats all told, on the way over one blew her engine, others dropped out, and we finally reached Dunkirk at 0800 on Thursday. We proceeded to ferry troops to H.M.S. "Esk" and then the German artillery started shelling us, we carried on and after we had been working for about two hours, the planes came over and started to bomb us, one coming so close, it lifted us out of the water (roughly 25' off the starboard beem). We managed to take about 1,000 troops to the big ships, and then on our 10th or 11th trip, we had about 100 French soldiers on board, took them to a Trweler, who told us to go to Dunkirk harbour for another ship. We got there but found no ship, so we decided to come home. To had no charts or compsss, but trusted to our sense of direction. Halfway over we found a soldier's field compass and used that. Then we sighted land, and thinking it was Ramsgate or some other Port, we turned towards it, and got about half a mile off, when the Germans opened fire, then we discovered it was Calais. They pounded away at us with six batteries for roughly 30 minutes, one round hitting us in the stern and another on the starboard bow. The Yser, in company with us, was also hit and she started to draw water badly. She had a Verey's Light pistol and fired it, whereupon a Destroyer came up and covered us. We reached Ramsgate at 2100, managed to tie up and disembark the troops, then she was slowly sinking. We lost everything we set out with, but we were fitted out with clothes at the (word missing) and on H.M.S. PERVENT. (sd) P.T. Sullivan. Able Seaman, C/JX.147897. ing e	Halfway Nanette II Sherfield Barge Light May Patrick Sullivan Thomas

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MOTOR CONVOY.
6/6/40. Dynamo 188.
Notor Barge Sherfield
1
#
Ex-Lighter Y.O. 63.
185
Ex-Lighter X.95.
Motor Launch Nanette II.
Sub Lt. J.D.F. Kealy, R.N.
Dyram 189. 180
e
STATEMENT OF PATRICK THOMAS SULLIVAN, ABLE SEAMAN, C/JX,147897.
I am a survivor of the "SILVER QUISIDIV" that left Sheerness on
Wednesday 29th May, 1940, for Dunkirk. We stopped at Ramsgate for about
an hour, and then all the boats that WEBC capable put to sea at dusk, being
nine boats all told, on the way over one blew her engine, others dropped out,
and we finally reached Dunkirk at 0800 on Thursday.
We proceeded to ferry troops to H.M.S. "Esk" and then the German
artillery started shelling us, we carried on and after we had been working
for about two hours, the planes came over and started to bomb us, one coming
so close, it lifted us out of the water (roughly 25' off the starboard beem).
We managed to take about 1,000 troops to the big ships, and then on
our 10th or 11th trip, we had about 100 French soldiers on board, took them
to a Trweler, who told us to go to Dunkirk harbour for another ship.
We got there but found no ship, so we decided to come home. To had no
charts or compsss, but trusted to our sense of direction. Halfway over
we found a soldier's field compass and used that. Then we sighted land,
and thinking it was Ramsgate or some other Port, we turned towards it, and
got about half a mile off, when the Germans opened fire, then we discovered
it was Calais. They pounded away at us with six batteries for roughly 30
minutes, one round hitting us in the stern and another on the starboard
bow. The Yser, in company with us, was also hit and she started to draw
water badly.
She had a Verey's Light pistol and fired it, whereupon a
Destroyer came up and covered us.
We reached Ramsgate at 2100, managed to tie up and disembark the troops,
then she was slowly sinking. We lost everything we set out with, but we
were fitted out with clothes at the (word missing) and on H.M.S. PERVENT.
(sd) P.T. Sullivan.
Able Seaman, C/JX.147897.
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