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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471	Log in to enlarge	30. -2- in 280 We took 36 French soldiers aboard and left Dunkirk at 0000 approx. We had a quiet journey back and arrived at Ramsgate at 0400 The following evening June 3rd, we again went out in the "MARLBOROUGH" with special orders to Rendezvous with Admiral Taylor, who had left at 1600. We contacted him at about 2100 in mid channel and took him aboard, then proceeding on our way to Dunkirk. We arrived at 2230 and entered, going right up as far as we could past the wooden pier into the inner basin, under Admiral Taylor's directions. Here we secured alongside the wall and the Admiral went ashore to find the French Naval Attache. We remained alongside for about an hour with shells bursting all around us, one actually bursting the other side of the jetty, and a rainstorm of shrapnel came dropping around us! The Admiral then sent us out again to find the small craft, and show them where to come in and take off the troops. A few of them followed us in and we secured alongside the The shells were still dropping around us and by this wall time we again. could hear the German machine gunners in the streets back not 400 and yards away. We were very relieved when the Admiral came told us to shove off. left at about 0130. On our way out we were hammed in the We jetty by a destroyer and went straight over a part the of boat the nearly capsized, but fortunately righted herself. close jetty which had been shelled and fallen into the fairway, We found she was making no water, but we had lost both screw and rudder. M.A.S.B. offered to give us a tow but she could Pool not astern A and fast consequently rammed the jetty herself. her. S/Lt. go jumped aboard her to bear her off and got stranded Three French trawlers refused to give us a tow back, and eventually the Motor Yacht "GULZAR" took us in tow. aground, for It had was, we gone over we would in all probability hit by after all, possibly fortunate that we did been run a shell which burst 30 yards ahead of us. once during the night but we managed Pool to get who in tow again The and tow arrived broke back in Dover at 0700, less S/Lt. was in M.A.S.B.S07. We left the "MARLBOROUGH" at Dover and returned to Ramagate by lorry. (Sgd) T.K. KDGE- PARTINGTON. SUB- LIEUTENANT, R.N.	Boat Broke Evening Gulzar Marlborough Dover Few Pool right

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30.
-2-
in 280
We took 36 French soldiers aboard and left Dunkirk at
0000 approx.
We had a quiet journey back and arrived at Ramsgate at 0400
The following evening June 3rd, we again went out in the
"MARLBOROUGH" with special orders to Rendezvous with Admiral Taylor,
who had left at 1600.
We contacted him at about 2100 in mid channel and took him
aboard, then proceeding on our way to Dunkirk.
We arrived at 2230
and entered, going right up as far as we could past the wooden pier
into the inner basin, under Admiral Taylor's directions.
Here we secured alongside the wall and the Admiral went
ashore to find the French Naval Attache.
We remained alongside for about an hour with shells bursting
all around us, one actually bursting the other side of the jetty, and
a rainstorm of shrapnel came dropping around us!
The Admiral then sent us out again to find the small craft,
and show them where to come in and take off the troops.
A few of them followed us in and we secured alongside the
The shells were still dropping around us and by this
wall time we again. could hear the German machine gunners in the streets back not 400 and
yards away.
We were very relieved when the Admiral came
told us to shove off.
left at about 0130.
On our way out we were hammed in
the We jetty by a destroyer and went straight over a part the of boat the
nearly capsized, but fortunately righted herself.
close jetty which had been shelled and fallen into the fairway,
We found she was making no water, but we had lost both screw
and rudder.
M.A.S.B. offered to give us a tow but she could Pool not
astern A and fast consequently rammed the jetty herself. her. S/Lt.
go jumped aboard her to bear her off and got stranded
Three French trawlers refused to give us a tow back, and
eventually the Motor Yacht "GULZAR" took us in tow.
aground, for It had was, we gone over we would in all probability hit by
after all, possibly fortunate that we did been run
a shell which burst 30 yards ahead of us.
once during the night but we managed Pool to get who
in tow again The and tow arrived broke back in Dover at 0700, less S/Lt.
was in M.A.S.B.S07.
We left the "MARLBOROUGH" at Dover and returned to Ramagate
by lorry.
(Sgd) T.K. KDGE- PARTINGTON.
SUB- LIEUTENANT, R.N.