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List of Material Damage lone by Bombs.
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15.00 attack. Two near misses on Starboard Bow.
(A) Damaged A sun and put it out of action.
(B) Splinters penetrated ship's side above the water line.
(c) Splinters cut steam pipe to capstan.
18.00 attack. Bomb No. I fell close to Starboard Side:-
(D) Started a fire at the after end of the
Fore Mess Deck.
Bomb No. II, which fell simultaneously with bomb No. I, hit the ship near the Sick
Bay and penetrated nearly to the bottom of the ship before exploding; it did the following damage:-
(E) Caused a serious fire in the Canteen Flat.
(F) Blew out the bottom and side of the ship in vicinity of No. I. Boiler Room.
(G) Damaged No. I Boiler, filling Boiler Room with steam and smoke, making it impossible to enter.
(H) Flooded No.2 Boiler Room above floor plates.
(I) Set fire to Bridge.
(J) Put both.5" machine guns out of action.
(K) Caused all steam in the ship to be lost.
Bomb No. III, near miss Port Side aft.
(L) Caused fire near Ward Room.
(II) Blew in side near Port Gland Space.
(N) Parted all GRENADE'S stern wires.
(c) Damaged pier and transport FINELLA.
Bomb No. IV.
Although I have no definite record of a fourth bomb I think that there may have been another near miss about amidships, possibly the other one of the pair to No. III. I
consider this possible as when I walked aft I noticed that the Upper Deck was badly corrugated round the fore end of the Engine
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OPERATION "DYNAMO" - PRELIMINAT REPORT OF PROCENDINGS FOR
PERIOD 30TH MAY - 1ST JUNE, 1940.
(Commanding Officer, I.M.S. "Keith's" No.4/32 of 15th June 1940)
29. At 1703 the ship was attached by enemy dive bombing 31/5
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aircraft, which were engaged by the 3" П.А. and pom poms. One aircraft was shot down by the port pom pom and two other enemy machines were seen to crash, probably due to our fighters.
30. At 1716 a bomb dropped close on the port quarter and the aircraft was engaged by H.A. armament.
31. At 1730 six enemy Messerschmitt aircraft were observed attacking three friendly Hudson reconnaissance aircraft. The attack dispersed after "Keith" opened fire with 3" H.A. sun.
32. At 1815 "Keith" arrived off La Panne to find that the anchorage was under fire from a gun or guns situated near
Nieuport. Its location could not be seen but an enemy observation balloon was observed.
33. At 1835 "Keith" proceeded Westwards again until at
1845, when between La Panne and Braye, signalling was seen from the beach informing us that the General Headquartero were there awaiting embarkation. The motor boat and starboard whaler were lowered and proceeded inshore. At 1908 the first boat load were aboard. Lord Gort, the Commander-in-Chief, went to H.M.S.
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"Hebe" in a yacht. Our boats returned inshore for other officer
34. At 1910 about 80 enemy aircraft were sighted coming over and "Keith" circled in the constricted space at high speed engaging the enemy with 3" H.A. The enemy however proceeded in the direction of Dunkirk. At 1927 large numbers of enemy aircraft again appeared overhead on their way back to enemy territory.
35. At 1937 an enemy high level bomber attacked "Keith"
dropping four bombs without result. This aireraft was engaged by 3" H.A. and pom pom: the ship was again circling.
36. At 1942 the boats returned from the beach with their second load of Staff officers and was sent back for the remaining men.
37. At 2005 a further large number of enemy bombers and fighters were seen overhead and the ship engaged them with H.A.
armament. On this occasion, a few bombs were dropped near the ship and one aircraft attacked the boats inshore, narrowly missing them. At 2016 the boats returned to the ships and were hoisted. At 2018 "Keith" proceeded towards Dunkirk. The dunes and beaches near La Panne were at this time under steady artillery fire.
May
38. At 2120 "Keith" was off Dunkirk passing orders to boats tugs and yachts as to their duties.
39. At 2125 she proceeded Bastwards again and at 2140 was off Braye where she remained for some time marshalling small craft.
40. At 2310 "Keith" proceeded to La Panne where at 0015/1
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FROM:-
Naval Officer in Charge, Ramsgate.
DATE:-
4th June 1940.
TO:-
Flag Officer Commanding Dover.
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LOSS OF H.M.S. "KING ORRY"
In forwarding the attached report by Commander a
J. Elliott RD., R.N.R., Commanding Officer of H.M.S.
"KING ORRY", I desire to bring to your notice that
Commander Elliott landed here on 30th May, after his vessel had been sunk at Dunkirk.
2.
He then expressed a desire to assist at this Base.
After 24 hours stand-off he turned to on Pier duty on the
East Pier, assisting in the handling of craft as they came alongside with troops.
3.
When the hospital ship "PARIS" was damaged, he proceeded out in charge of the two tugs "SUN IV" and "SUN XV
to render assistance. "PARIS" was found without crew and a line was put on board. Both tugs were subjected to machine gun fire. At about 0200 on 3rd June, the tow was abandoned and both tugs returned to this Base at 0600.
4.
Commander Elliott has now been sent on leave p.m.
4th June - to his home address.
VICE ADMIRAL
5- JUN T 1940
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2. Two life loats badly holed
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was that other men more seriously wounded should be treated first and?
had to five him a direct order to lake his shirt off so that he could be xanined; he had two holes in either side of his body, a wound in a foot and another in the armpit. Confirmation of Thenwill's actions can 96
probably be obtained prom acting Petty officer Telegraphist
Riddell who was uninjured and saw most of what went on at the pom porn from outside the wireless 1/6
office until I fave the order to abandon ship when he in mediately brown ght down all his books for distruction
The ship was likerally envelops by this Salvo of bounks and immediately started taking up a heavy list toport.
I know that I certainly th right that the ship was foring straight down or to turn over and this must also have been in the mind of Thenwill as well as able
Seaman Hirsh field whose conduct also with Scoumend.
Hirschfield was the Kainer of the forward 0.5 MultiplaM.
and was in change of is. Throughout all these operations in
Hischfield showed himself toke the best lookers
I have ever met He frequently signted darkened slips nd and busys at hight before usself or the office of the watch and whenever aircraft was sejured, somehow is ns always seemed to de by Auselifield. His speed ingetting his sun onto tarjets could not have keen bettered and he was showed great powers of leadership over his guns even when the Sales his us, be was not injured, but hissun was out of action. Hirschfield on his own initiat in proceded age, found the after 0.5 crew wounded

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Markness looking out to seaward, and lendward dark silhouotton showing against the stoady glow of fires and the occasional flash of hombs. To 20y the ships visible as dark blurs only, waiting off the harbour entrance for thoir turn to como in to the piers, 100ming up largo and distinct 0.13 they drow near. Rooking shoreward the whole town and harbour were shut in by a. poll of smoke overhead, which was 110 up by the glare of fires in soveral places inland. Againmt the glare the piers, harbour and town were sharply silhoustied, and on the piors and quays an endloss line of helmotted mon in servied ranks, sometimes moving, sometimon stationary. The funnels and masts of ships showed clear DD they lay alongside or went in and out of harbour, their hullo hiddon and dark and invisible,
There was not a great amount of noise, syrens hooted occasionally when ships moved, shells bursting with sharp cracks, distant crashes of hombo, machinegun fire faintly heard and nearby at times when someone fived at a plane overhood, engines throbbing as D. destroyer moved past, occasional orders and hailing of boats.
The French T.B.S had an A.A. machino gun that fired à stream of bullots with coloured tracers, these and the ordinary tracers filled the sky with firework exhibitions in lovely curves of light.
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The return to Dover gave me the chance to sleep but soon ve blinged into the harbour and made fast alongside - broad daylight and a silent town alleep but the welcome sight of a car waiting for us. Up to the Offices for a few words with Somerville and thon to the Admiral's house and a couple of hours on
Somerville's bed. It WAS very conveniont to have him on duty at that time QS'
day leaving a vacant bed. I slept heavily and woke suddenly as two fellows came into my room - it HGS Berthon, Captain of the "KETTH," and his First
Licutenant. They were black with oil fuol and in the clothes tikey had boon resoued the day before but they had come to lot EC know they were sofe. I
looked at them only half conscious and dropped off to sleep again at once, with
D. feeling of thankfulness.
After in bath and breakfast and a for momento in the sun outside I Colt fit for anything and made my way to the dungeon 011100 again to discuss the noxt night's operation. There were still 5,000 of the B.E.F. to como thousand. and an unknown number of French, which was thought to be from thirty to forty

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boat wore not soon egain und X had to nend the survivor book on 10 hed only one engine and was too badly damaged to be of use.
We got over about 2030 and went in and picked up Gonoral Aloxander and his staff. I transferred them to a destroyer shortly after, and in her
General Mansergh was later killed by a machino-sun bullet from 0. pl: no then close to Dover. Tennant and the last of his party loft in on M.T.B. as soon as the last of the British troops had gono.
The outer part of the East Fier was not built solid but was of concrete piles through which the Westgoing tide set. This, coupled with a fresh
Eastorly wind, made it very difficult for ships to got alongside until the tido turned about 2300. We used the M.A.S.B. to push one destroyer in and tried to get other small craft to do likewise. By this time the French had come to life and a large number of their small craft of overy sort, size and description filled the narrow harbour. To make matters môre complicated the M.A.S.B.'s clutch went wrong and she could not go astern. Turning in that harbour became most dangerous in consequence as hoats of all sorts boro down on us from both directions.
By 2200, however, in spite of the tide and wind, 1/- destroyers hed got any and the last of the B.E.F. was clear soon after.
Then there was a long pause. The French should have followed OU2* men on the East Pier but they did not appear. I could see crowds of beholmetted figures at the West quay and there seemed a scareity of French ships, 30 I sent two personnel ships in there, One was the "ROYAL SOVERSION" who vas handled magnificently, turning and going alongaide bown out. Another was the "ROUEN,"
Q. French cross-channel steamer. I don't know what happened to her but in gotting away she got broadside on to the wind and grounded just to the Westward of the quay; there she lay showing up clearly against on oil fuel five bohind hor.
The tide was falling and I had visions of her still there in daylight - Sull of men and a sitting target for bombers. I went outside the herbour and cont in a tug to try and help her but the tug drew too much water and could not got near. I also sent a lifeboat to her to try and get the mon away. The men, I
think, were got away, but she remained there until she florted off with the next tide in daylight and then returned in safety.

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Radio offices services of Captain Mallory, Master of the S.S. MALINES in the Dunkirk withdrawal, and I am to say that Their
Lordships have given full consideration to all reports that have been received of the Services of Officers in this operation.
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not only his employment but also his reputation. It is hoped that
Lord Granville will now use his great influence in the Isle of Man to help restore Captain Cowley's good name.
12th May, 1941.
Captain
Lieutenant Arthur Alan Whitshed Pollard,
Transport
Levenwood. Royal Navy, H.M.S. Codrington.