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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602 2 5. stake this opportunity to mention the splentid art played by the 'Lady South borough the Ad not have a neval officer onboard, and because dependently the brought It more troops than her speed was forced to operate largely od. any of the other Hoppets and the itialive and skill displayed by her SR ipper and Chew in ind The in thusidsm Reeness of all about her to ambasking troops from the beach was outstan rug return to Hunkith was repeatedly in evidence at 0300 on time 5ᵗʰ in in accordance with order under received at margate tsailed for Portsmouth, taking Lady South borough" "Fotemost (Sub Lientenant K.H. my command the Happers "Queen's Channel mathin R.N ) and No. W. 24" the Chamiel had been twept We were delayed until 0700 in the Howns until In a position approximately 10 miles south of 28 the Royde sovereign Light House (in numbed allion's Reach) took in tow a Ftench fishing vessel in by personnel of the French havy, bound from Hun havel kith to Hower touly handed her over to the auth orities in hewhaven. 2 & line 000 30 W after 1700, and thoth fee Owing to the weather, restriction on passing of feed water in several ships, tanchoted at henhave about C 0a 1 power Noals TO run m just at 2 June 58 J - 11 5 K. 00-4 you 950 of TVr frow a line to the pulling boats Address a to the ships. One boat, heavily it this is fare old at use equipment capsised just as when Kg beha chass expanse take R the men sank like stones but that Palaxe HE nick's who revived after treatment. mede CANN nooder became foul of some & Mas "Pda cast with produced useless. In spite he Hereby whenels - manes accents by other boats, the strong We What drove us aground.