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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716	Log in to enlarge	OPERATION NO.21 (Conta) SHIP:- MOTOR BOAT - TENDER TO SKOOT "HILDA". Crew Service 31 1400 after seeing two more ships go down. Stallard had a very lucky escape. Had his fingers opened out and a bit of shrapnel went between. Scotia As they got past Dunkerque & sloop and troopship and a minesweeper steamed past and were later bombed and sunk. Captain of HILDA out the two motor boats adrift - Stallard in one - to pick up survivors. M.B. out of action: propeller fouled. Got under way in tow of the other M.B. this also broke down. Were then picked up by HILDA and brought to Ramsgate and proceeded to Dover after disembarking troops at Remsgate: arriving at Dover, anchored off Dover. A German minelaying plane came over gadgime 03 00 Ca and dropped mines, one landing 20 yards astern of them. It went off next norning when swept. 0800 Then he went to Deal, Ramsgate and returned to Dover.	Boat Broke Deal Hilda Scotia TSS Scotia Dover

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OPERATION
NO.21 (Conta)
SHIP:- MOTOR BOAT - TENDER TO SKOOT "HILDA".
Crew
Service
31
1400 after seeing two more ships go down.
Stallard had a very lucky escape. Had his fingers
opened out and a bit of shrapnel went between.
Scotia
As they got past Dunkerque & sloop and troopship
and a minesweeper steamed past and were later
bombed and sunk.
Captain of HILDA out the two motor boats adrift -
Stallard in one - to pick up survivors. M.B. out
of action: propeller fouled. Got under way in
tow of the other M.B. this also broke down.
Were then picked up by HILDA and brought to
Ramsgate and proceeded to Dover after disembarking
troops at Remsgate: arriving at Dover, anchored
off Dover. A German minelaying plane came over
gadgime 03 00 Ca
and dropped mines, one landing 20 yards astern
of them. It went off next norning when swept.
0800
Then he went to Deal, Ramsgate and returned to
Dover.