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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410	Log in to enlarge	Noted. pumps in destroyers is separate consideration." Reference paragraph under 7(iv), the provision ex usually awnings, lumber gear - stowed in the Reference para. 7(v), etc. a large is quantity of stor steering gear flat. Enclosing the steering gear is readily accessible. The course practicable considered desirable, as best this gear should be at all not times be to secure the stores more stoutly and compartment SO that if displaced they will not of Commanding Officers to this by A.F.O. the steering gear, and it is proposed to call the attenti Reference paragraph 7(vi), when a destroyer rec a heavy blow either near the ends or amidships (e.g. from mine, torpedo, bomb or near miss), the "whip" of the shi about two nodal points situated near the bridge and at the after end of the machinery spaces is very large. In some the older destroyers, this has resulted in buckling as sta in paragraph 3(ii) of attached report, but in later destroyers (viz. KELLY, JERSEY) the ships have withstood this shock much better. Investigations are in hand to determine whether any modification of structure is practicable to strengthen the older destroyers in this locality. s.v hoodal 24/9/40 D.N.O. 24 2 SEP 1940 Reference Noted, para 7(1), improvements in the present arrangment involved precludes the probibility of extensive alterations, of anxiliary steam pipes are under consideration but the work observing that owing to limitations of weight destrayer's hipe amangment are bound to be very vulnerable. Reference para 7(v). it is considered that the fresent policy of guarding the stering gear by means of wire gratings should be extended to all cases where these are not already fitted. 7 for E.m.C 16/11/40 hoted for WNAD Funa freedues 25.11.40 t Director of Electrical Engineering 21.11.40	Bridge

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Noted.
pumps in destroyers is separate consideration."
Reference paragraph under 7(iv), the provision ex
usually awnings, lumber gear - stowed in the
Reference para. 7(v), etc. a large is quantity of stor
steering gear flat. Enclosing the steering gear is
readily accessible. The course practicable
considered desirable, as best this gear should be at all not times
be to secure the stores more stoutly and
compartment SO that if displaced they will not
of Commanding Officers to this by A.F.O.
the steering gear, and it is proposed to call the attenti
Reference paragraph 7(vi), when a destroyer rec
a heavy blow either near the ends or amidships (e.g. from
mine, torpedo, bomb or near miss), the "whip" of the shi
about two nodal points situated near the bridge and at the
after end of the machinery spaces is very large. In some
the older destroyers, this has resulted in buckling as sta
in paragraph 3(ii) of attached report, but in later
destroyers (viz. KELLY, JERSEY) the ships have withstood
this shock much better. Investigations are in hand to
determine whether any modification of structure is
practicable to strengthen the older destroyers in this
locality.
s.v hoodal
24/9/40
D.N.O.
24 2 SEP 1940
Reference Noted, para 7(1), improvements in the present arrangment
involved precludes the probibility of extensive alterations,
of anxiliary steam pipes are under consideration but the work
observing that owing to limitations of weight destrayer's
hipe amangment are bound to be very vulnerable.
Reference para 7(v). it is considered that the fresent policy
of guarding the stering gear by means of wire gratings
should be extended to all cases where these are not already
fitted.
7
for E.m.C
16/11/40
hoted
for WNAD
Funa freedues
25.11.40
t
Director of Electrical Engineering
21.11.40