Admiralty records concerning Operation Dynamo and the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk, dating from 1940.
Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199/790. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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CONFIDENTIAL Drynam 375 Bw/ Subject. 500 REPORT ON EVACUATION OF B.E.F. 563 } From The CAPTAIN, H.M.S. EXCELLENT, Portsmouth. Date 24th JUNE 1940. No. 781/4. To THE VICE ADMIRAL, DOVER. The attached reports on the evacuation of the B.E.F., by the Commanding Officers, H.M.S. ST. PAGAN, D/C Motor Boats, H.M.S. EXCELLENT's A.A. Motor Boat and Hopper "Gallions Reach" are forwarded in accordance with Confiden- ne tial Portsmouth General Order 1700/40. OF ADMIRAL * DOVER 26JUN 1940 RT CAPTAIN. DO & WAS a line to the pulling boats the is unustes is to the ships. One boat, heavily be acquipment capsised just as it the weat incompled medicare was made A Names a were the who men revived sank like after stones treatment. but in Lan , care 4. and I news became foul of some usba endered useless. In spite Cani inho futae Herto by other boats, the strong Business Exhand drove us aground.