TNA ADM 199 795

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TNA ADM 199 795

Admiralty reports on naval operations off the Dutch, Belgian and French coasts during 1940.

Holding archive: TNA
Collection reference: ADM 199 795

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199/795. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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276	Log in to enlarge	Dynamo 177. H.M.S."WHIPPINGHAM". DECK LOG 31st,May 1940 1200 Arrived Ramsgate from Portsmouth. 1345 Left Ramagate at full speed for Dunkirk 1630 Arrived off Dunkirk beach (St.Malo) during violent air raid. 1700 Attempted to put stern on to beach but frustrated by smaller craft, 1800 Again attempted to put stern on beach and again stopped by smaller craft. 1830 Again attempted to put stern on beach and again frustrated, went to anchor to await boats. Between 1700 and 2130 experienced three violent air raids. 2130 Received orders from a destroyer to proceed into Dunkirk and take troops off nole. 2200 Moored alongside mole inside harbour, enemy commenced a barrage. All the time vessel was alongaide enemy kept up heavy shell fire and straduled us repeatedly, ship by some miracle not being hit. lien were wounded by shrapnel or flying concrete and shrapmel vas falling round and on the ship. 1st.June 1940 0130 Completed evacuating 3700 troops into ay vessel and my sponsons only about 12" above water I cast off and worked a way storm first out of the harbour, the barrage still being maintai,fned by the enemy. The Harbour being a strange one and not knowing its tides or currents I had a struggle to got her out clear of the wrecks, the only light I had to navigate by was that supplied by the fires in the town. My crew were wonderful and worked molly and vary efficiently although three of then had never been to sea before. The outstanding - I have already nentioned in ay special report. 0150 Cleared Dunicisk pier-heads and proceeded to sea. 0800 Arrived Ramagate and received orders for Margate. 0930 Arrived Margate and anchored awaiting barth. 1130 Moored alongaide piar and discharged troops. I made & alow passage acrèss from Dunkirk owing to being very much overloaded and ay padúles just taking the ship ahead. Also when I put the halm over ship took dangerous list so I steased easy apeed. ity compass VAII a lot out owing to concussion and the quantity of netal brought aboard by troops in the way of steel holmets, guns atc. The names of the crew who sailed with - are as follows:- 4.7.70HD Chief.lisch. 2/8 21534. Special sention J.J.CLOUGH Patty Officer P/JX 129586 D.L.F.DINCH 3.R.A.4th.01. A.S.KNOMES. Ldg.Sto. P/XX80213 H.J.GILES Vids. P/JX125481. Special sention K.JANS Signalman P/JX140568 P/JX182141. A.M.SHEPHERO Ord.Sea. N.K. P.BURTON Ord,Sea. #.RCBERTSON 1.3. P/JX148466 R.SULLIVAN Ord,Sea. N.X. L.COGORR Ord.Sea. N.K. P.PLEMING Ord.Sea. J.MURPHY (Pena)Sto.I P/X10233. W.MURRELL Sto.I P/K26991 P/KX95912 F.BEST P/K190097 T.HARLAND D/JX89410. D.HIGOS (Sd) Irio READ. Lieut.R.N.R. In command.	Burton Molly PS Whippingham Whippingham Burton Light May Murphy Murrell Read Sullivan

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Dynamo 177.
H.M.S."WHIPPINGHAM".
DECK LOG
31st,May 1940
1200 Arrived Ramsgate from Portsmouth.
1345 Left Ramagate at full speed for Dunkirk
1630 Arrived off Dunkirk beach (St.Malo) during violent air raid.
1700 Attempted to put stern on to beach but frustrated by
smaller craft,
1800 Again attempted to put stern on beach and again stopped
by smaller craft.
1830 Again attempted to put stern on beach and again frustrated,
went to anchor to await boats.
Between 1700 and 2130 experienced three violent air raids.
2130 Received orders from a destroyer to proceed into Dunkirk
and take troops off nole.
2200 Moored alongside mole inside harbour, enemy commenced a
barrage.
All the time vessel was alongaide enemy kept up heavy shell
fire and straduled us repeatedly, ship by some
miracle not being hit. lien were wounded by shrapnel
or flying concrete and shrapmel vas falling round
and on the ship.
1st.June 1940
0130 Completed evacuating 3700 troops into ay vessel and my
sponsons only about 12" above water I cast off and
worked a way storm first out of the harbour, the
barrage still being maintai,fned by the enemy. The
Harbour being a strange one and not knowing its
tides or currents I had a struggle to got her out
clear of the wrecks, the only light I had to
navigate by was that supplied by the fires in the
town.
My crew were wonderful and worked molly and vary
efficiently although three of then had never been
to sea before. The outstanding - I have already
nentioned in ay special report.
0150 Cleared Dunicisk pier-heads and proceeded to sea.
0800 Arrived Ramagate and received orders for Margate.
0930 Arrived Margate and anchored awaiting barth.
1130 Moored alongaide piar and discharged troops.
I made & alow passage acrèss from Dunkirk owing to being
very much overloaded and ay padúles just taking the ship ahead.
Also when I put the halm over ship took dangerous list so I
steased easy apeed. ity compass VAII a lot out owing to
concussion and the quantity of netal brought aboard by troops
in the way of steel holmets, guns atc.
The names of the crew who sailed with - are as follows:-
4.7.70HD Chief.lisch. 2/8 21534. Special sention
J.J.CLOUGH Patty Officer P/JX 129586
D.L.F.DINCH
3.R.A.4th.01.
A.S.KNOMES.
Ldg.Sto.
P/XX80213
H.J.GILES
Vids.
P/JX125481. Special sention
K.JANS
Signalman
P/JX140568
P/JX182141.
A.M.SHEPHERO
Ord.Sea.
N.K.
P.BURTON
Ord,Sea.
#.RCBERTSON
1.3.
P/JX148466
R.SULLIVAN
Ord,Sea.
N.X.
L.COGORR
Ord.Sea.
N.K.
P.PLEMING
Ord.Sea.
J.MURPHY (Pena)Sto.I
P/X10233.
W.MURRELL
Sto.I P/K26991
P/KX95912
F.BEST
P/K190097
T.HARLAND
D/JX89410.
D.HIGOS
(Sd) Irio READ.
Lieut.R.N.R.
In command.