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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179	Log in to enlarge	SECRET 53. gunners. The The enemy was of these engaged by crews and guns the pom-poma among with great their courage number. They devotion were ordered in spite of killed expos a was the remainder sighted and of came the men alongside. after this XX attack to when abandor H of 6 54. Officers "St Abbs" and 6 men, took Tug assited men was then ordered to pick to this Margate "Keith" she was with and Lieutenant 10 officers by the J.G.R. tug in together with seriously injured from 6 of the 55. A grey scoot the "Hilda" also assisted Waller, R.N.V.R. and some 20 Lieutenant David Verney R.N., paymetter load of soldiers she returned to Ramsgate, being bo times on passage. 56. A grey schooner or yacht was seen to comme men but she was sunk by a bomb shortly afterwards. recovered a whaler full of "Keith's" men and a few before being sunk herself. "Salamander" also picked of "Keith's" men. "Keith" 57. was again subjected to bombing by JU 87 and Whilst "St.Abbs" was recovering some of the attack badly wounded Petty Officer Robert M. Unwi No. gun C/JX. 113182 and caused a cordite fire round the af aerials once again. The party who were endeavouring deck ha structure. Near misses amidships brought down the m the Captain's cabin to bring a steel chest on abandon the attempt owing to the fire. wounded 58. and After any confidential an interval, matter in which remaining, a immovable search was the but mad tug returned and "Keith" and sinking now being slowly, not only the Room remaining and after men Room transferręd both full of water at this H.A. ammunition at about 0900. The Engine time. were were made "Basili A/S by asking gunfire 59. them Signals or to torpedo, sink "Keith" but both replied control and required after tug assistance. firing one S.A.P. round westwards 60. however, "St Abbs" proceeded the wreck of to the the number in the water and on Abbs" these sunk during was men attacked and the a number last by attack dive of without soldiers bombers on result from from an a in other spite very of may but misses. formation of aircraft another of Destroyed escorted aircraft 61. by was "Keith" fighters. and in heavy at somabout about east. "Keith" sank a At .....62.	Hilda Crews Few Last May

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Unformatted machine-generated OCR for document page 179.

SECRET
53.
gunners.
The The enemy was of these engaged by
crews and guns the pom-poma
among with great their courage number. They devotion were ordered in spite of killed expos a
was the remainder sighted and of came the men alongside. after this XX attack to when abandor H
of 6 54. Officers "St Abbs" and 6 men, took
Tug assited men
was then ordered to pick
to this Margate "Keith" she was with and Lieutenant 10 officers by the J.G.R. tug in
together with seriously injured
from 6 of the
55. A grey scoot the "Hilda" also assisted
Waller, R.N.V.R. and some 20
Lieutenant David Verney R.N., paymetter
load of soldiers she returned to Ramsgate, being bo
times on passage.
56.
A grey schooner or yacht was seen to comme
men but she was sunk by a bomb shortly afterwards.
recovered a whaler full of "Keith's" men and a few
before being sunk herself. "Salamander"
also
picked
of "Keith's" men.
"Keith" 57. was again subjected to bombing by JU 87 and
Whilst "St.Abbs" was recovering some of the
attack badly wounded Petty Officer Robert M. Unwi
No. gun C/JX. 113182 and caused a cordite fire round the af
aerials once again. The party who were endeavouring deck ha
structure. Near misses amidships brought down the m
the Captain's cabin to bring a steel chest on
abandon the attempt owing to the fire.
wounded 58. and After any confidential an interval, matter in which remaining, a immovable search was the but mad tug
returned and "Keith" and sinking now being slowly, not only the Room remaining and after men
Room transferręd both full of water at this
H.A. ammunition at about 0900. The Engine time.
were were made "Basili A/S
by asking gunfire 59. them Signals or to torpedo, sink "Keith" but both replied
control and required after tug assistance. firing one S.A.P. round
westwards 60. however, "St Abbs" proceeded the wreck of to the the number
in the water and on
Abbs" these sunk during was men attacked and the a number last by attack dive of without soldiers bombers on result from from an a in other spite very of may
but
misses. formation of aircraft another of
Destroyed escorted aircraft 61. by was "Keith" fighters. and in heavy at somabout about
east.
"Keith"
sank
a
At
.....62.