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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Royal Chatham. Naval Barracks,	299
15th June, 1940.	285

Broke Commodore Doris Duchess H.A.C. Barge Brooker Dover Last May Miles

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Dynamo 65
Dynam. 33V.
Royal Chatham. Naval Barracks,
299
285
15th June, 1940.
sir,
I have the honour to report the loss of H.M. Tug"St Abbs"
at Dunkirk at 0930 on 1st June 1940, Lieutenant Brooker in command.
Blst May, with three barges in tow, the "Duchess", the "H.A.C." and
2. H.M. Tug"St Abbs" sailed from Dover at 10 a.m. on Friday,
the "Doris", bound for Dunkirk.
3.
At 2100 31st May the last barge of the tow, the "Doris"
31/5
broke adrift and was taken in tow by a sloop, name not known.
4.
At 0030, 1st June, H.M. Tug"St St Abbs" anchored approximat
six miles from Dunkirk, Lieutenant T.E. Brooker considering it
unadvisable and dangerous to proceed further before daylight.
5. At 0330 anchor was weighed and ship proceeded towards
Dunkirk.
6
CONFIDENTIAL Blu/o/ 1362
ed the piers and proceeded
menced bombing the piers and
Dynami 332 284
ed and ordered to proceed
281
owing the "H.A.C."
r soldiers to embark.
raft intensified and anchor
ed closer to the beach to
SPORT BY MR. R.B. HENDERSON BOATSWAIN R.N.
ON LOSS OF H.M. TUG "ST ABBS"
Mr Henderson's report dated 15th June 40)
'Keith" was struck by a bomb
t Abbs" proceeded alongside
II.
Captain( of Nineteenth
th" and other ratings
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e and consider the possibilit
land. H.M.Tug "St Abbs"
HE VICE-ADMIRAL, DOVER.
102
's boats and from the water.
struck by a bomb and sank
also rescuing survivors
The bombing was very heavy
Forwarded. It is regretted
I.S. "Keith" and took off the
r Henderson was not directed to forward
pick up survivors. Bombing
his report immediately on return to
keep the ship at full speed
rracks it was assumed you would have
the entrance.
of paragraph 19, 20, and 21 of the report.
en informed as of all the facts in view
blown up by four delay-acti
e ship. The bottom and
ship sank in approximatel
Bumin
in the water after
one hundred and thirty
N. Barracks
Mark
COMMODORE.
wreck believed to be the
th June
ALL
two soldiers, two ratings
"Salamander"s" whaler's
18 1940
*
), Nineteenth Flotilla,
R H
a eight other survivors