Admiralty reports on naval operations off the Dutch, Belgian and French coasts during 1940.
Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199/795. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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x\ by large staff from R.N (2 48 H. Q's Newhaven H.M.S. EXCELLENT, 46 1200/30. Left Newhaven PORTSMOUTH. TEL: 2334 & 2335. 1500/30. Centre engine stoppe Auxiling Firman wright swom deffective water circulating pump have with a line One develect Small fire aft caused by 04 A.F. power boat launched with of this engine, extinguished oldiens help This boat was heached Proceeded at slow speed on Po ain later being unserworth for 2100/30. Arrived Ramsgote rither use. 0900/31. Engineers Legan hrom 2300/31. Baled out and launched centre engine. pulling boot from the beach and pulled - + to "Mossey Shaw", which had weight 1400/31. Left Ramagate 1/chor on account of a falling cide, shaw", a London five floot within I had been on the Leach. We had crew of 15 firemen. lected 30 men by chen. 1900/31 Arrived Dunkink, 2330/31 Anchared off beach again, off three miles East of Larbod by means of the salvaged pulling and difficulty experienced in getting made a line just ashare R.E.S off. off beach. Own dinghy swarry arried part of a company cowed of a 0100/1 Weight and surj. rabled motor boat out to its parent 2000/31 Massed high level hip. raid