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TNA ADM 199 795

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.

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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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Sub.Lieut Dell in turn handed me the charts and sailing irections for safe keeping. At 5 a.m. I was ready to sail but as delayed by the absence of the Lieutenant. Knowing the job n hand was urgent I decided to sail without him so at 6.15 a.m.
hove up anchor and left for Dunkirk.
I arrived at Dunkirk 11 a.m. and dropped anchor in the oadstead to await orders but as no orders were forthcoming I
ng.ecided to launch my boats and proceed with the job of taking ne she soldiers aboard.
ions.
Everything went off smoothly until the ground swell increased avent n the beach. Owing to the pounding the boats received they rybob ons. tarted to leak very badly rendering the position very difficult.
While our men were working under such difficulties they were ubject to intense bombing from the air but still they carried on.
!hannel's" p.m. bow on the beach at the same time vegring 75 fathoms
At 5 in the afternoon I decided to put the "Queen's f cable in shortening the distance between the ship and the hore improved matters.
At 9 that night I had 141 troops on board 80 I the decided io make the p.m. crossing to Ramsgate in the dark, so I have sailed.
Queen's Channel off the beach being high water, and
During the crossing we were shadowed by enemy aircraft but the gunfire of a destroyer drew them off.
On arrival off Ramsgate At 5 a.m. we proceeded take the at 2 a.m. the following morning to we tamagate tropped anchor roads byt until at daylight. 7 a.m. we received orders to
;roops to Margate.
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Sub.Lieut Dell in turn handed me the charts and sailing
irections for safe keeping. At 5 a.m. I was ready to sail but
as delayed by the absence of the Lieutenant. Knowing the job
n hand was urgent I decided to sail without him so at 6.15 a.m.
hove up anchor and left for Dunkirk.
I arrived at Dunkirk 11 a.m. and dropped anchor in the
oadstead to await orders but as no orders were forthcoming I
ng .ecided to launch my boats and proceed with the job of taking
ne she soldiers aboard.
ions.
Everything went off smoothly until the ground swell increased
avent n the beach. Owing to the pounding the boats received they
rybob ons. tarted to leak very badly rendering the position very difficult.
While our men were working under such difficulties they were
ubject to intense bombing from the air but still they carried on.
!hannel's" p.m. bow on the beach at the same time vegring 75 fathoms
At 5 in the afternoon I decided to put the "Queen's
f cable in shortening the distance between the ship and the
hore improved matters.
At 9 that night I had 141 troops on board 80 I the decided
io make the p.m. crossing to Ramsgate in the dark, so I have sailed.
Queen's Channel off the beach being high water, and
During the crossing we were shadowed by enemy aircraft but
the gunfire of a destroyer drew them off.
On arrival off Ramsgate At 5 a.m. we proceeded take the
at 2 a.m. the following morning to we
tamagate tropped anchor roads byt until at daylight. 7 a.m. we received orders to
;roops to Margate.