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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327	Log in to enlarge	35 S.S. Lenensed STEAMSHIP 119 LINE Dock or) LIMITED Berth Port of Day Hours a.m. Date 193 OLESBROUGH p.m. Beloir We sailed at 0600 Rrs. from the Downs We arrived at Dunkirk at 1130 has. We were standing by from dawn and went into action shortly after arriveing from then onwards enemy aircraft never ceased to horas the shipping all the time we were there (a has) during that time we maintained rapid fire on aircraft within range of out Gun our five did considerable damage to low flying aircraft and poolectionis to one heavey enemy bomber flying directly over the funell to which we raiked from fore aft with a full magaginep Marlay of 303 in from our bun. it corraid gradually loving hights untill on it struck the sea about 200 ydo We were quite confidents it was away through our Gun five. in g unners. 3857271 & chl. Walky Robert 3857226 PTE Fee. James deferred wrenomy Time co deal with your formidable Cost After that as one of my Excellent goods remarked, there is The Invasion! My Gest wishes Your Ever Diok (1880) Wt. 38119/0043 25M 11,89 SER Ltd. Go. gl.	Dawn Deal Formidable Day

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Unformatted machine-generated OCR for document page 327.

35
S.S.
Lenensed
STEAMSHIP
119
LINE
Dock or)
LIMITED
Berth
Port of
Day
Hours
a.m.
Date
193
OLESBROUGH
p.m.
Beloir
We sailed at 0600 Rrs. from the
Downs We arrived at Dunkirk at
1130 has. We were standing by
from dawn and went into
action shortly after arriveing
from then onwards enemy aircraft
never ceased to horas the
shipping all the time we were
there (a has) during that time
we maintained rapid fire on
aircraft within range of out Gun
our five did considerable damage
to low flying aircraft and poolectionis
to one heavey enemy bomber
flying directly over the funell to
which we raiked from fore
aft with a full magaginep
Marlay
of 303 in from our bun. it
corraid gradually loving hights
untill on it struck the sea about
200 ydo We were quite confidents
it was away through our Gun five.
in
g unners. 3857271
& chl. Walky Robert
3857226
PTE Fee. James
deferred wrenomy
Time co deal with your formidable
Cost After that as one of
my Excellent goods remarked,
there is The Invasion!
My Gest wishes
Your Ever
Diok
(1880) Wt. 38119/0043 25M 11,89 SER Ltd. Go. gl.