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TNA ADM 199 792

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.

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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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101
3.
11388
11. General.
11940
(i) Boats and Life Saving Appliances.
class
DNC
Near misses cause damage to boats at the davits, and it is recommended that more cork floats or rafts should be provided in small ships.
(ii) Dastruction of S.P.'s and C.B.'s.
In a number of cases ships sank so quickly that it was impossible to get to the steel chests containing sel
DNI
C.B.'s etc.
As these sinkings often occurred in shallow water, arate DSR
it is thought that an additional safeguard would be vent d the insertion in the chests of some form of acid which would ignite on contact with salt water and destroy the books if the production of such an acid is a practical proposition.
(iii) Destruction of Asdic Installation.
Although in some ships provision was made for the destruction of the Asdic dome and oscillator, this has could not always be carried out as it was not aced comments
DTM
possible, before the ship sank, to gain access to the Bickford's fuze to fire the charge.
they ut the
It would appear that a means of firing the charge electrically, using batteries from say two positions on the upper deck, would render the destruction of the Asdic gear more sure.
positis tive,
(iv) Escape Scuttles.
orches
DNC
The provision of "Escape Scuttles" in the fore and after ends of mess decks is recommended.
SD.1.
(v) Cast Iron Supports of bedplates.
me plan ore ent
Supports to Engines, fans, etc. made of cast iron baft #
E.m.C.
are easily fractured by shock from "near misses"
etc.
12. An enclosure with this report summarises in tabulated form as ear miss the chief points brought out by my enquiries.
13. Although I am aware that some of the points detailed are ones which are, both in present and new construction, receiving attention,
Redford's No. 24/23. AB/40 dated 19th September, 1940.
ck in
I think it desirable, in order that this report be comprehensive, that king nothing be omitted which was revealed in these enquiries.
port.
14. A copy of this letter has been sent to the Assistant Controller
S
of the Navy, Bath.
iffered
I am, Sir, oil fue
.heavy ns
Your obedient a Bedforg Servant, ct on
VICE-ADMIRAL.
cretary of the Admiralty, itehall,
London, S.W.1.
London Bickford King

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Unformatted machine-generated OCR for document page 465.

101
3.
11388
11. General.
11940
(i) Boats and Life Saving Appliances.
class
DNC
Near misses cause damage to boats at the davits, and
it is recommended that more cork floats or rafts
should be provided in small ships.
(ii) Dastruction of S.P.'s and C.B.'s.
In a number of cases ships sank so quickly that it
was impossible to get to the steel chests containing
sel
DNI
C.B.'s etc.
As these sinkings often occurred in shallow water,
arate DSR
it is thought that an additional safeguard would be
vent d
the insertion in the chests of some form of acid
which would ignite on contact with salt water and
destroy the books if the production of such an acid
is a practical proposition.
(iii) Destruction of Asdic Installation.
Although in some ships provision was made for the
destruction of the Asdic dome and oscillator, this
has
could not always be carried out as it was not
aced
comments
DTM
possible, before the ship sank, to gain access to
the Bickford's fuze to fire the charge.
they
ut the
It would appear that a means of firing the charge
electrically, using batteries from say two positions
on the upper deck, would render the destruction of
the Asdic gear more sure.
positis
tive,
(iv) Escape Scuttles.
orches
DNC
The provision of "Escape Scuttles" in the fore and
after ends of mess decks is recommended.
SD.1.
(v) Cast Iron Supports of bedplates.
me plan
ore ent
Supports to Engines, fans, etc. made of cast iron
baft #
E.m.C.
are easily fractured by shock from "near misses"
etc.
12. An enclosure with this report summarises in tabulated form
as
ear miss
the chief points brought out by my enquiries.
13. Although I am aware that some of the points detailed are ones
which are, both in present and new construction, receiving attention,
Redford's No. 24/23. AB/40 dated 19th September, 1940.
ck in
I think it desirable, in order that this report be comprehensive, that
king
nothing be omitted which was revealed in these enquiries.
port.
14. A copy of this letter has been sent to the Assistant Controller
S
of the Navy, Bath.
iffered
I am, Sir,
oil fue
.heavy
ns
Your obedient a Bedforg Servant,
ct on
VICE-ADMIRAL.
cretary of the Admiralty,
itehall,
London, S.W.1.