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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300	Log in to enlarge	105 1/ 2 936 Before anchoring at 2300, I took in tow off Be The three motorboats were then sent inshore to bring Head the cad ferry FRATTON, which had be of soldiers. the hoppers two lifeboats were also used unmanageable in a rising sea. inshore to take soldiers off to the motorboats. These boats While at anchor an enemy aircraft was old were manned by the civilian happers crew and their keenness and cheerful spirit was a fine example to in the beam of a searchlight on an easterly the French troops. 72 five hours the boats were used coming from the direction of Partsmouth This to take two hundred and sixty men about FOREMOST at about 2400, June 5ᵗʰ 102, and also to fill other ships lying offshore. the a permanent tow was passed to FRATTON and fast motorboat was half capsized during a bombing 0200 we got under weigh, taking the wonte orde raid, but after untiring efforts by her crew was righted to Portsmouth, and arriving at the gate at 1630P again and continued to run on one engine. We 6th June. We slipped FRATTON off fort B lock hour weighed at 2230, taking the fast motorboak and launch and came to a buoy in Fountain Lake. The other Wave Queen in tow and leaving Enterprise and to fow hoppers remained at hewhaven owing to short crew still taking off troops. of wates. while we were at Dunkisk the enemy artillery were quiet, but commenced shelling the harboud again as we left. There were several banbing raids, most of the I have the honord to he, banks bursting on the promenade or in the town itself. ho Vice admiral bommanding, Sir, low-flying attacks were made. Dones Command, at 2230 - D During the night the motorboat, which your obedient servant. had become very waterlogged, broke its towing bollard KAHMARTIN unobserved and so was last, presumably sinking later. acting sub Lientenan Royal	Broke Enterprise Fratton Queen Wave Queen Banks Head Lake Last

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105
1/
2
936
Before anchoring at 2300, I took in tow off Be The three motorboats were then sent inshore to bring
Head the cad ferry FRATTON, which had be of soldiers. the hoppers two lifeboats were also used
unmanageable in a rising sea.
inshore to take soldiers off to the motorboats. These boats
While at anchor an enemy aircraft was old
were manned by the civilian happers crew and their
keenness and cheerful spirit was a fine example to
in the beam of a searchlight on an easterly
the French troops. 72 five hours the boats were used
coming from the direction of Partsmouth This
to take two hundred and sixty men about FOREMOST
at about 2400, June 5ᵗʰ
102, and also to fill other ships lying offshore. the
a permanent tow was passed to FRATTON and
fast motorboat was half capsized during a bombing
0200 we got under weigh, taking the wonte orde
raid, but after untiring efforts by her crew was righted
to Portsmouth, and arriving at the gate at 1630P again and continued to run on one engine. We
6th June. We slipped FRATTON off fort B lock hour weighed at 2230, taking the fast motorboak and launch
and came to a buoy in Fountain Lake. The other Wave Queen in tow and leaving Enterprise and to
fow hoppers remained at hewhaven owing to short
crew still taking off troops.
of wates.
while we were at Dunkisk the enemy artillery were
quiet, but commenced shelling the harboud again as we
left. There were several banbing raids, most of the
I have the honord to he,
banks bursting on the promenade or in the town itself. ho
Vice admiral bommanding,
Sir,
low-flying attacks were made.
Dones Command,
at 2230 - D During the night the motorboat, which
your obedient servant.
had become very waterlogged, broke its towing bollard
KAHMARTIN
unobserved and so was last, presumably sinking later.
acting sub Lientenan
Royal