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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189	Log in to enlarge	Dynam 208. B22/1111 CONFIDENTIAL 236 237 FROM: COMMANDING OFFICER, H.M.S. "BRIGHTON BELLE". 238 0 DATE: 28th May 1940. 39 TO: SENIOR OFFICER, 10TH M/S FLOTILLA. BRIGHTON Bei LOSS OF H.M.S. "BRIGHTON BELIE" 56 I regret to inform you that H,M.S. "Brighton Belle" sank at 1300 on 28th May 1940 in a position South of the Gull Buoy off Ramsgate as a result of damage caused by stricking a submerged object 3 cables 183° from the Gull Buoy at 1230. The ship was taken in tow by an Examination Tug after the troops had been transferred to other vessels but the effort to save her was futile "Brighton Belle" was returning from the French Coast in your company and had on board approximately 350 officers and men from the British Army evacuated earlier in the day. At the time of the accident I was closing Ramsgate for orders re disembarkation of the troops, and as an air attack was like in progress was concerned about the number of army people about the upper deck. This caused relaxation on my part in the conning of the ship, the loss of which I can only state was due to an error of judgement. Pame There were no casualties. LIEUT. R.N.V.R. I. H.M.S. "SANDOWN. " 4/6/40. y VICE ADMIRAL DOVER. Y Forwar ded. is K.m.frees on new VICE ADMIRAL COMMANDER. 6- JUN 1940 * relieved DOVER	Progress Sandown Day Dover May Senior

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Unformatted machine-generated OCR for document page 189.

Dynam 208.
B22/1111
CONFIDENTIAL
236
237
FROM: COMMANDING OFFICER, H.M.S. "BRIGHTON BELLE".
238
0
DATE: 28th May 1940.
39
TO : SENIOR OFFICER, 10TH M/S FLOTILLA.
BRIGHTON Bei
LOSS OF H.M.S. "BRIGHTON BELIE"
56
I regret to inform you that H,M.S. "Brighton Belle"
sank at 1300 on 28th May 1940 in a position South of the Gull
Buoy off Ramsgate as a result of damage caused by stricking
a submerged object 3 cables 183° from the Gull Buoy at 1230.
The ship was taken in tow by an Examination Tug after
the troops had been transferred to other vessels but the effort
to save her was futile
"Brighton Belle" was returning from the French Coast
in your company and had on board approximately 350 officers and
men from the British Army evacuated earlier in the day.
At the time of the accident I was closing Ramsgate for
orders re disembarkation of the troops, and as an air attack was
like
in progress was concerned about the number of army people about
the upper deck. This caused relaxation on my part in the conning
of the ship, the loss of which I can only state was due to an
error of judgement.
Pame
There were no casualties.
LIEUT. R.N.V.R.
I.
H.M.S. "SANDOWN. "
4/6/40.
y
VICE ADMIRAL DOVER.
Y
Forwar ded.
is
K.m.frees
on
new
VICE ADMIRAL
COMMANDER.
6- JUN 1940
*
relieved
DOVER