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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697	Log in to enlarge	OPERATION DYNAMO ENCLOSURE NO. 14 2100 Ship: R.N.L.B. "WALTON AND FRINTON" E.M.E.D. Written up by Petty Officer Tel.Cooley Officer Reporting: Commanding Officer Lt.R.H. Mead, R.N.V.R. Sat. June 1st. 0400 Manned Walton Life Boat RNLB - EMID. 0500 To sea. 0536 Made to signal Station "where are drifters that are going to tow lifeboats". From signal station "go alongside". 0550 Lay off drifters. Proceeding to make enquiries as regards intentions. 0600 Small boats informed what we are doing. 0614 Secure alongside P.O. steps; Captain ashore for enquiries. 0630 Left P.O. steps. 0645 Lay off drifters. 0715 Taken in tow by drifter "Thrifty". Ships in our tow Southend-on-Sea Lifeboat "Abdybeauclark" lifeboat Walton E.N.E.D. Lifeboat P.E.42 "Summer" Maid" Motor Boat "White Bear". 0725 Left Dover. 0729 Tow slipped second from end. 0733 Tow O.K. Under way - sighted South Goodwin Light Vessel at 0730. 0900 To passing sloop "are there many more to take off". 0901 Reply "Yes". 0910 Destroyers wash parted tow. 0928 Tow O.K. Under way. 1027 Passed E. Goodwins. 1256 Captain H-M passed. 1404 Destroyer H-15 passing broke tow on last boat in line. 1407 Tow O.K. Under way. 1502 Tow broken on last boat in line. 1516 Tow O.K. Under way. 1517 3 planes attacked around. Sloop bombed. 1522 Mine sighted floating. Mine fired at. Result uncertain. 1537 Ybonne et Moabe of Gravelin French Flag with one English soldier with Brenn Gun onboard heading England. Turned on communicating with us and headed towards Dunkirk. (Boat just mentioned was sunk about 1615 by bombs direct hit.) 1550 Searching around among very large wreckage. 1605 Turned back for few miles while drifter reports and await results of message by W/T regarding ship in distress further up main 1615 Bombed channel. by (about 30) many planes - 1 trawler sunk (not in our company). Bomb dropped by our trawler and broke tow throwing men in water. Men picked up. Our planes arrived. 1624 Proceeding to investigate Trawler. 1635 Air attack still on. 1652 Bombs heard dropping Drifters heading home 1640 Departed planes. without leaving orders. Tried to communicate with drifters to ask their intentions with Aldis but could get no reply. Tried to collect small boats and motioned life-boat to stop (scored out in log "Comd. Gunner onboard") Lifeboat went on but stopped by Aldis. 1710/	Boat Broke Drifter England Thrifty White Bear Aldis Cooley Dover English Few Last Light Mead Miles White

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OPERATION DYNAMO
ENCLOSURE NO. 14 2100
Ship: R.N.L.B. "WALTON AND FRINTON" E.M.E.D.
Written up by Petty Officer Tel.Cooley
Officer Reporting: Commanding Officer Lt.R.H. Mead, R.N.V.R.
Sat. June 1st. 0400 Manned Walton Life Boat RNLB - EMID.
0500 To sea.
0536 Made to signal Station "where are drifters
that are going to tow lifeboats". From
signal station "go alongside".
0550 Lay off drifters. Proceeding to make enqui-
ries as regards intentions.
0600 Small boats informed what we are doing.
0614 Secure alongside P.O. steps; Captain ashore
for enquiries.
0630 Left P.O. steps.
0645 Lay off drifters.
0715 Taken in tow by drifter "Thrifty". Ships in
our tow Southend-on-Sea Lifeboat
"Abdybeauclark" lifeboat Walton E.N.E.D.
Lifeboat P.E.42 "Summer" Maid" Motor Boat
"White Bear".
0725 Left Dover.
0729 Tow slipped second from end.
0733 Tow O.K. Under way - sighted South Goodwin
Light Vessel at 0730.
0900 To passing sloop "are there many more to
take off".
0901 Reply "Yes".
0910
Destroyers wash parted tow.
0928
Tow O.K. Under way.
1027
Passed E. Goodwins.
1256
Captain H-M passed.
1404 Destroyer H-15 passing broke tow on last boat
in line.
1407 Tow O.K. Under way.
1502 Tow broken on last boat in line.
1516 Tow O.K. Under way.
1517 3 planes attacked around. Sloop bombed.
1522 Mine sighted floating. Mine fired at.
Result uncertain.
1537 Ybonne et Moabe of Gravelin French Flag
with one English soldier with Brenn Gun
onboard heading England. Turned on communica-
ting with us and headed towards Dunkirk.
(Boat just mentioned was sunk about 1615 by
bombs direct hit.)
1550 Searching around among very large wreckage.
1605 Turned back for few miles while drifter
reports and await results of message by W/T
regarding ship in distress further up main
1615 Bombed channel. by (about 30) many planes - 1 trawler
sunk (not in our company). Bomb dropped by
our trawler and broke tow throwing men in
water. Men picked up. Our planes arrived.
1624 Proceeding to investigate Trawler.
1635 Air attack still on.
1652 Bombs heard dropping Drifters heading home
1640 Departed planes.
without leaving orders. Tried to communicate
with drifters to ask their intentions with
Aldis but could get no reply. Tried to
collect small boats and motioned life-boat
to stop (scored out in log "Comd. Gunner
onboard") Lifeboat went on but stopped by
Aldis.
1710/