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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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427
399
30/5
from the Daisy Bell"? which was alongside
30/5
(1230)
one man in her with little idea of ach
At this time the general opinion of the more sevior
My 2.P.O's, signalmen and myself remained army officers that we met was that the infantry boat until she broke down twelve hours could not hold out for more than 24 hours.
After this appreciable interval with no ships present
13. The first object was to recover the majority a destroyer arrived and anchored slightly to which were how being used by the Frend the Eastward of Bray we towed as many bring them back to our area This use boats as we could to her.
done and we proceeded to start a few
It looked certain at this time that the Navy
30/5
had abandored the evacuation mentmant M.A
14.
At 0900 we made contact with Common
Hemans closed this destroyer in a boat.
who was then in a drifter g inform we found anboard two officers - mentinants
Stubbs and Fletcher from A and B sections -
what 9 was doing. He approved who had been told to leave by their Commodore me that he was very short of coal
Rear. Admiral Wake- Walker was anboard and he approximately, the Commodore steamed told mentmant Hemans and myself to carry on seaward 9 did not see the Commit with the boats.
we took them in again but still there was a long interval with no
15.
At 0930 - there was only one other slip to which to tow the hoats.
working writin five miles either side
It was a destroyers motor boat which
That was the last time that I saw Rear.
left behind, when the destroyer sailid,
Admiral Wake. Walker.
-aboutten being aground.
At about 1300 a considerable number, of slups
16.
During the forenoon, evacuation proceeded call started to arrive - Gawlers, drifters, sloops,
There were boats of all descriptions -
paddle minesweepers.
collapsible boats - available.
Evacuation then continued as fast as possible but the whole day we saw only two
IT.
By noon all ships that 9 could see half motor boats operating.
fully laden There was a full
We other asked each destroyer and slip for sailors more with no ship left to pick up to act as boackeepers but not one ship could let us have them.
evacuation boats.
Boat Broke Commodore Drifter Bell Day Few Fletcher Frend Last Little Long Miles Stubbs Wake Walker

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427
399
30/5
from the Daisy Bell"? which was alongside
30/5
(1230)
one man in her with little idea of ach
At this time the general opinion of the more sevior
My 2.P.O's, signalmen and myself remained
army officers that we met was that the infantry
boat until she broke down twelve hours
could not hold out for more than 24 hours.
After this appreciable interval with no ships present
13. The first object was to recover the majority
a destroyer arrived and anchored slightly to
which were how being used by the Frend
the Eastward of Bray we towed as many
bring them back to our area This use
boats as we could to her.
done and we proceeded to start a few
It looked certain at this time that the Navy
30/5
had abandored the evacuation mentmant M.A
14.
At 0900 we made contact with Common
Hemans closed this destroyer in a boat.
who was then in a drifter g inform
we found anboard two officers - mentinants
Stubbs and Fletcher from A and B sections -
what 9 was doing. He approved
who had been told to leave by their Commodore
me that he was very short of coal
Rear. Admiral Wake- Walker was anboard and he
approximately, the Commodore steamed
told mentmant Hemans and myself to carry on
seaward 9 did not see the Commit
with the boats.
we took them in again
but still there was a long interval with no
15.
At 0930 - there was only one other
slip to which to tow the hoats.
working writin five miles either side
It was a destroyers motor boat which
That was the last time that I saw Rear.
left behind, when the destroyer sailid,
Admiral Wake. Walker.
-aboutten
being aground.
At about 1300 a considerable number, of slups
16.
During the forenoon, evacuation proceeded call
started to arrive - Gawlers, drifters, sloops,
There were boats of all descriptions -
paddle minesweepers.
collapsible boats - available.
Evacuation then continued as fast as possible
but the whole day we saw only two
IT.
By noon all ships that 9 could see half
motor boats operating.
fully laden There was a full
We other asked each destroyer and slip for sailors
more with no ship left to pick up
to act as boackeepers but not one ship
could let us have them.
evacuation boats.