TNA ADM 199 792

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TNA ADM 199 792

Admiralty records concerning Operation Dynamo and the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk, covering 1940–1941.

Holding archive: TNA
Collection reference: ADM 199 792

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199/792. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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165	Log in to enlarge	216 SECRET. 218 Appendix to Report of sinking of GRENADE. List of Material Damage lone by Bombs. MAY29 15.00 attack. Two near misses on Starboard Bow. (A) Damaged A sun and put it out of action. (B) Splinters penetrated ship's side above the water line. (c) Splinters cut steam pipe to capstan. 18.00 attack. Bomb No. I fell close to Starboard Side:- (D) Started a fire at the after end of the Fore Mess Deck. Bomb No. II, which fell simultaneously with bomb No. I, hit the ship near the Sick Bay and penetrated nearly to the bottom of the ship before exploding; it did the following damage:- (E) Caused a serious fire in the Canteen Flat. (F) Blew out the bottom and side of the ship in vicinity of No. I. Boiler Room. (G) Damaged No. I Boiler, filling Boiler Room with steam and smoke, making it impossible to enter. (H) Flooded No.2 Boiler Room above floor plates. (I) Set fire to Bridge. (J) Put both.5" machine guns out of action. (K) Caused all steam in the ship to be lost. Bomb No. III, near miss Port Side aft. (L) Caused fire near Ward Room. (II) Blew in side near Port Gland Space. (N) Parted all GRENADE'S stern wires. (c) Damaged pier and transport FINELLA. Bomb No. IV. Although I have no definite record of a fourth bomb I think that there may have been another near miss about amidships, possibly the other one of the pair to No. III. I consider this possible as when I walked aft I noticed that the Upper Deck was badly corrugated round the fore end of the Engine Room and the after end of No. II Boiler Room.	Sun Bridge May Ward

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Unformatted machine-generated OCR for document page 165.

216
SECRET.
218
Appendix to Report of sinking of GRENADE.
List of Material Damage lone by Bombs.
MAY29
15.00 attack. Two near misses on Starboard Bow.
(A) Damaged A sun and put it out of action.
(B) Splinters penetrated ship's side above the
water line.
(c) Splinters cut steam pipe to capstan.
18.00 attack. Bomb No. I fell close to Starboard Side:-
(D) Started a fire at the after end of the
Fore Mess Deck.
Bomb No. II, which fell simultaneously with
bomb No. I, hit the ship near the Sick
Bay and penetrated nearly to the bottom
of the ship before exploding; it did
the following damage:-
(E) Caused a serious fire in the Canteen Flat.
(F) Blew out the bottom and side of the ship
in vicinity of No. I. Boiler Room.
(G) Damaged No. I Boiler, filling Boiler Room
with steam and smoke, making it
impossible to enter.
(H) Flooded No.2 Boiler Room above floor
plates.
(I) Set fire to Bridge.
(J) Put both .5" machine guns out of action.
(K) Caused all steam in the ship to be lost.
Bomb No. III, near miss Port Side aft.
(L) Caused fire near Ward Room.
(II) Blew in side near Port Gland Space.
(N) Parted all GRENADE'S stern wires.
(c) Damaged pier and transport FINELLA.
Bomb No. IV.
Although I have no definite record of a
fourth bomb I think that there may have been
another near miss about amidships, possibly
the other one of the pair to No. III. I
consider this possible as when I walked
aft I noticed that the Upper Deck was badly
corrugated round the fore end of the Engine
Room and the after end of No. II Boiler Room.