TNA ADM 199 790

Dynam 103 814/0/1152 B14/0
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...Vice Admiral Dover.
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From. Commanding Officer H.M.S.Shikari.
Date.7th June 1940.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS;
The following is submitted in accordence with Signal
2001/4/40.
Tuesday 28th May.
Returned from night Convoy to Cherbourg at 1400.
Landed S.P's and fuelled. 1430 Sailed independently for
Dover at 28 knots. 1930 Arrived off Dover. Instructed to join Malcolm. 2000 Sailed under Captain D.16's Ordersto carry out evacuation.
Wednesday 29th May.
0100 Arrived off Beach at La Panne. Commenced work, using Motorboat and Whaler. Heavy Surf running.
Whaler capsized owing to military rushing boat in the
Surf. With daylight evacuation speeded up and this Y88
greatly assisted by Naval Landing Graft. As in subsequent work, drifting boats were being towed in by the Motorboat with Boatkeepers from Shikari. Kedge anchors were used when Surf was heavy and boats veered to the shore.
During all operations, hands not required at the Guns were in boats or assisting to embark the military. Supply
Parties only closing up when the Guns fired. 1215. Ship full. Returned to Dover. Disembarked troops, fuelled.
1745. Left Dover for La Panne. Many bombing attacks on
Ships in vicinity, when near Dost Dyok buoy. Closed
Paddle Steamed "Gracie Fields* who had been hit, but as sufficient craft were available to take off her troops, proceeded. Zig-Zagging at high Speeda was employed whenever bombing attacks took place or were threatened.
Thursday 30th May.
Ran aground on approaching the Coast but got off on the rising tide, three hours later, at Dawn. Contin
-ued embarking troops. 0800 Full. Returned to Dover. On passing Nieuport Bucy came under fire from a battery behind Nieuport for seven minuted. It is thought that the fire was controlled by an observation Baloon over
Nieuport. This fact was reported by signal but the
Baloon was up for the next few days. No hita were registered. Smoke screen and Zig-Zagging was commenced after the first Salvo. 1300. Arrived Dover. Disembarked.
Many of these troops from the Beaches had only Half
Kits and were wet through. The Ship's Company did all they cuold for the Soldiers and now in consequence have deplated Kits, The Coxswain, his Staff and the
Cooks and Stewards did Great work in supplying the
Soldiers with food and drink, under most trying circumkeep the Galley fire going when steaming at high speeds.
stances; especially as in Shikari it is impossible to
A burst steam pipe to one of the oil fuel pumps necessitated proceeding to & buoy while Sandhurst made repairs. This was rapidly done. 1930. Ready for sea again. Sailed for La Panne. Gyro Compass failed when approaching Dunkirk by "X" Route for the first time.
2230 Darkness slowed down evacuation considerably, close and our boats took Soldiers to light draught Ships This inshore when uncertain of Shikari's position.
added considerably to the time spent off the Beaches.

Dynamo to - 411
oth June,1040.
Sir,
I have the honour to submit the following report in accordance 10th your mono. IP. 514/0/1101/40, dated 4th June,1940.
2. At 1400, Tuesday 23th My, slipped and sailed for Dover in company with Chartain 0.00
"EXPRESS", subsequently proceeding to Duntributi under the orders of Custain D.10. "SABRE" and
"SCIMITAR" also in company. Orders were received to closs the benches and orders the D.B.F, by boot.
S. At 0015, Todnesday 20th, the force arrived, having used the North Easterly approach, bonts 1020 Lowerod, and the embartation consenced. This was a slow and laborious procoss owing to broken inter inshore and the distance cut that the dectroyers were forced to 11c.
4. During the forencom about 400 non were extersed from a shoot, and orders were then received from
Captain D.10. to roturn to Dovor and
5. From this the currents I the out of touch with Crytain D.16. and Cutain D.80. and noted Independently under the orders of the Tice Admiral, Dover.
C. at about 1700, while lying alongable the ciling jetty at the Bastern are, I the ordered to cobins the Donch Subartation party, under the counted of Bone
Adniral C.D, and proceed to Dunkirh.
7. At 2100, with this party on board I allowed, and the followed to Dunkish by who, in due course, anatated in landing the party with his bonts.