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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OCR table 1 from document page 858
tu to	To	Date	From	cate "KEITH",
				lose in
Lovelock				launches
express				with
towarded the				C boat
				t. J.G.
R.N.V.R. my
			CAPTAIN	t and
Skipper	COMMODORE	6th.June		0 ship by
complete				1g tide.

carried			M/S	etachment
	IN	1940		e. 2200
and				mess -
In				D advised
out	CHARGE			dangerous.
satisfaction			SHEERNESS	kirk. The
shifn his
forwarding
				ard
	SHEERNESS			ed by
arduous at				e side but
				gun, the
company the the				at
				tacked from
				torpedo
duties. manner				DS of
attached				lling
				and breaking
are in				which
I			Dynamo
which				til aircraft
hever would				irst.
				of the
Recommendation			144
like
Lieutenant

Aronia Boat Commodore Lovelock May

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Unformatted machine-generated OCR for document page 858.

Dynam. INS.
375
H.M.Y. "ARONIA"
il
6th June, 1940.
352
sir,
I have the honour to submit the following. At 1910
30th May Got received orders to proceed to Ramsgate for routeing to
Dunkirk. under weigh and cleared harbour at 1919. 2210
anchored off the Foreland due to darkness and poor visibility.
0400 31st May commenced to weigh, windlass broken down.
0500 windlass repaired, weighed and proceeded to Ramsgate. 0800
received route orders from N.C.S.O. and proceeded to Dunkirk.
1205 Off Dunkirk harbour, fine and clear weather strong
N.E. wind and heavy swell. 1220, ordered alongside H.M.S. "KEITH"
instructed by her to intercept arrivals of small launches at S.W.
Ruytingen Buoy and direct them to the various beaches. This
work was carried out under frequent air raids until 1755 when
no more launches arrived.
I asked inward-bound ship if they had sighted any more
launches; reply was negative, so at 1800 I decided to return to
enced,
74
raiders
351
To
Date
From
cate "KEITH",
lose in
launches
SHEERNESS
-7 JUN 1940
towarded
with
C boat
t. J.G.
*
tu the Skipper and shifn company are hever
Lovelock R.N.V.R. carried out his arduous duties. Recommendation
to express my complete satisfaction at the manner in which Lieutenant
COMMODORE IN CHARGE SHEERNESS
6th.June 1940
t and
CAPTAIN M/S SHEERNESS
0 ship by
1g tide.
etachment
e. 2200
mess -
D advised
dangerous.
kirk. The
In forwarding the attached I would like
ard
ed by
e side but
gun, the
SHEERNESS.
SBHartful CAPTAIN M/S
at
tacked from
torpedo
DS of
lling
and breaking
which
Dynamo 144
til aircraft
irst.
of the