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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893	Log in to enlarge	SECRET - 3 - 1 Binlo/2 408 and get 21. around provisions. At 1130/3 the wheelhouse. June, The opportunity 1940, Dure we were was ordered taken to alongside fit sandbags to water 38671 only of motor and 22 remain boats Commander were alongside motor secured Le for Measurer astern. about came an At hour onboard to 1700 either the four tugs at side tugs 1600 large of weighed and draft high four water. and we large on could top broceeded. Two British boats were slipped at 1830 and came on under evening. At position two German floating mines were sighted. their own power. "W" fighter patrols were observed during the They were destroyed by minesweepers. boat (Santday) parted, as its engines were broken down. It was, unfortunately, a 23. At 2130 one motor was abandoned after the tow ropes had 3/6 boat only three days old. 24 By 2330 we were approaching the breakwater when a small boat filled with French soldiers hailed us. These soldiers were embarked. They told us that the Germans were in the town, but that the French held the coast for about one and a half miles to the westward of the breakwater. The tug was stopped to the eastward of the breakwater and we remained in this position until 0200/4 June, 1940, when we went inside the harbour to try and pick up more soldiers from the pier. H.M.S. Malcolm hailed and asked us to hold her stem up to the jetty. This we did. Between 0200 and 0230 there was periodic shelling outside the breakwater. 25. At 0230 the tugs had, been ordered to leave and we proceeded with our one remaining motor steaming under its own power. One aircraft was engaged with Lewis guns at 0310, it did not retaliate. The motor boat was taken in tow about half an hour later. The tug was anchored in Ramsgate at 0730 after an extraordinarily peaceful passage home. 26. Lieutenant Fletcher and myself together with nine naval ratings left the tug A.M. on 5th June, 1940. Lewis guns and two Able Seamen were left onboard until the tug arrived back at Gravesend. 27. Both the naval ratings, the civilian tug's crew, and the volunteers behaved splendidly. I have the honour to be, Commanding Officer, Sir, H.M.S.Pelican. Your obedient Servant, JEL hartin LIEUTENANT, R.N. II. No. 195D. VICE ADMIRAL JUN 1940 VICE ABMIRAL, * DOVER (Copy to:- Commander-in-Chief, The Nore). no Submitted in accordance with Nore General Order 448/40. LIEUTENANT Jenhnaitin FOR PELICAN., COMMANDER (on leavel 1940.	Boat Evening Westward Dover Fletcher Le Lewis Malcolm Miles

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SECRET
- 3 -
1
Binlo/2 408
and get 21. around provisions. At 1130/3 the wheelhouse. June, The opportunity 1940, Dure we were was ordered taken to alongside fit sandbags to water 38671
only of motor and 22 remain boats Commander were alongside motor secured Le for Measurer astern. about came an At hour onboard to 1700 either the four tugs at side tugs 1600 large of weighed and draft high four water. and we large on could top
broceeded. Two British boats were slipped at 1830 and came on under
evening. At position two German floating mines were sighted.
their own power. "W" fighter patrols were observed during the
They were destroyed by minesweepers.
boat (Santday)
parted, as its engines were broken down. It was, unfortunately, a
23. At 2130 one motor was abandoned after the tow ropes had 3/6
boat only three days old.
24 By 2330 we were approaching the breakwater when a small
boat filled with French soldiers hailed us. These soldiers were
embarked. They told us that the Germans were in the town, but that
the French held the coast for about one and a half miles to the westward
of the breakwater. The tug was stopped to the eastward of the
breakwater and we remained in this position until 0200/4 June, 1940,
when we went inside the harbour to try and pick up more soldiers from
the pier. H.M.S. Malcolm hailed and asked us to hold her stem up
to the jetty. This we did. Between 0200 and 0230 there was
periodic shelling outside the breakwater.
25. At 0230 the tugs had, been ordered to leave and we proceeded
with our one remaining motor steaming under its own power. One
aircraft was engaged with Lewis guns at 0310, it did not retaliate.
The motor boat was taken in tow about half an hour later. The tug
was anchored in Ramsgate at 0730 after an extraordinarily peaceful
passage home.
26. Lieutenant Fletcher and myself together with nine naval
ratings left the tug A.M. on 5th June, 1940. Lewis guns and two
Able Seamen were left onboard until the tug arrived back at Gravesend.
27. Both the naval ratings, the civilian tug's crew, and the
volunteers behaved splendidly.
I have the honour to be,
Commanding Officer,
Sir,
H.M.S.Pelican.
Your obedient Servant,
JEL hartin
LIEUTENANT, R.N.
II.
No. 195D.
VICE ADMIRAL
JUN 1940
VICE ABMIRAL,
*
DOVER
(Copy to :- Commander-in-Chief, The Nore).
no
Submitted in accordance with Nore General Order 448/40.
LIEUTENANT Jenhnaitin FOR
PELICAN.,
COMMANDER (on leavel
1940.