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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List page 1 of 1 Showing document pages 878–878 of this collection

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878	Log in to enlarge	4. . 37194 33. Lieut. "Mermaiden Nimmo, back R.N.R. to Weymouth. - Took "Filleul" yacht /. 34. Lieut. J.S. Seal, R.N.R. - in "Queen Boadicea picked up three seamen survivors from' Janis"? II" Dunkirk Pier. The latter's Captain Sub Lieut. off Bell by a bomb on Friday may 31. The survivors were R.N.V.R.? and a stoker had been killed outright landed at Ramsgate. 35, Mr. C.V. Cogger - signed in "Seine" at Rochester. Left her on Wednesday full of water for the aches ( Lieut. Cdr Filluel in command). Brought hack 350 British and French troops to Ramsgate. Sailed again for Dunkirk and brought back 300 troops. 36. Sub Lieut. W.E. Mercer, R.N.V.R. of "Strathelliot" - saw the"Mary Rose" and "Skylark" sink in mid ocean, crew all brought back. Following were seen abandoned as Dunkirk:- "Malden" "Annie IV" and "Empress". The former was used as a pier. 37. "Scene Shifter" was swamped by French troops on Wed. June 29th. "Triton" was cast off while in tow with foul screw. 38. Lieut. W.B. Whitworth, R.N. did 6 trips in "Aeger". 39. Mr. R. Brown - went over in "Madame Sansgene" on night of Monday June 3rd. Elgar H. Jefferey and his brother were also in the boat. Towed over by "Tanjar" (Tug) with another Motor boat. On way back boats fouled a rope, which had been veered by the "Tanjar" to stutch it as it was new, and the boats had to be abandoned. The "Madame Sansgene" claimed to have shot down a bomber. 40, P.O. E. Wells, R.N.R. - went over in "Nanette II", who had a Lieut. R.N.V.R. in charge. They went to Ostende an then to Dunkirk and brought back mostly French troops, some of whom had been in the water for 12 hours. "Nanette" was finally returned to 41. Dover. Sub Lieut. Church, R.N.R. - In "Portsdown" see separate report. 42 Coxn. George Senior, O.N. 239990 - In YC 78 Wed, May 29th for Ramsgate. Sailed from Ramsgate at at (Lieut. Mortimer R.N.R. 1/c). Left Sheerness on 2245 Thursday night and arrived at Dunkirk 1100 on Friday. The only soldiers on the beaches vessels there, They left Dunkirk about 1830 towing on 45 of them, were ferried off in the YC 71 and a about midnight and anchored. H wever, and skiff. Thornycroft motor boat. The YC 72 broke down the herself boat managed to start up again about must Thornycroft informed Ramsgate for a tug came out 0700 have and towed YO 78 and YC 71 back to Ramsgate.	Boat Broke Empress Janis Malden Mary Mary Rose Mermaiden Nanette II Portsdown PS Portsdown Queen Queen Boadicea Rose Seine Skylark Strathelliot Triton Bell Brown BROWN R. Church Cogger Dover Filleul George May Mortimer Nimmo Rose Seal Senior Whitworth