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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606	Log in to enlarge	4. 410 I ordered the Dutch Scoots to anchor as close to the shore as possible and the destroyers to send all their boats to ferry the troops between the shore and the Scoots. As soon as the Scoots were full they were told to go alonside the destroyers and to discharge their trooops, and then to return to their position near the beach. In this way we were able to get some four thousand men away during the afternoon and evening. I returned to Dunkirk and reported to the S.N.O.,after which I went down to the beaches in the M.T.B. once more, to make sure that operations were to continue throughout the night. About another 3/4000 men were got away during the night. The 1ST,B. was sent home as she was running short of fuel. Captain Bush arrived this evening and had 3 conference with the S.N.O. Wednesday 29th. May. I took Captain Bush down to Bray by the N.T.B. in which he had arrived to show him what was being done. A large number of destroyers and sloops had arrived during the night, number of which I ordered to proceed to Dunkirk to embark troops. A northerly wind had got up during the night and had made a nasty lop on the beach. This made embarkation very difficult Boats were being swamped and the whole operation badly retarded. There remained no doubt in my mind that the major effort would have to be made at the Eastern Arm,and the risk of loss of ships accepted. I returned to Dunkirk and reported to the S.N.O. accordingly. Orders were passed for the majority of troops on the beaches to be marched to Dunkirk, but sufficient were to be left to enable the beach embarkation to proceed. number of ships, personnel ships, sloops and other Any craft were berthed alongside the mole today, and we wealeft in comparative peace by enemy aircraft until the evening when in fierce air attacks were made. These resulted a series of being bombed while embarking troops. It looked to the H.M.S. "GRENADE" that she might sink and block the entrance and Harbour, for the but moment & trawler and drifter were sent to assist her,	Drifter Evening Major Bush May

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4.
410
I ordered the Dutch Scoots to anchor as close to the shore
as possible and the destroyers to send all their boats to ferry
the troops between the shore and the Scoots. As soon as the Scoots
were full they were told to go alonside the destroyers and to
discharge their trooops, and then to return to their position near
the beach. In this way we were able to get some four thousand men
away during the afternoon and evening. I returned to Dunkirk and
reported to the S.N.O.,after which I went down to the beaches
in the M.T.B. once more, to make sure that operations were to
continue throughout the night. About another 3/4000 men were got
away during the night. The 1ST,B. was sent home as she was running
short of fuel.
Captain Bush arrived this evening and had 3 conference with
the S.N.O.
Wednesday 29th. May.
I took Captain Bush down to Bray by the N.T.B. in which he
had arrived to show him what was being done. A large number of
destroyers and sloops had arrived during the night, number of
which I ordered to proceed to Dunkirk to embark troops.
A northerly wind had got up during the night and had made
a nasty lop on the beach. This made embarkation very difficult
Boats were being swamped and the whole operation badly retarded.
There remained no doubt in my mind that the major effort would
have to be made at the Eastern Arm,and the risk of loss of ships
accepted. I returned to Dunkirk and reported to the S.N.O.
accordingly. Orders were passed for the majority of troops on the beaches
to be marched to Dunkirk, but sufficient were to be left to enable
the beach embarkation to proceed.
number of ships, personnel ships, sloops and
other Any craft were berthed alongside the mole today, and we wealeft
in comparative peace by enemy aircraft until the evening when in
fierce air attacks were made. These resulted
a series of being bombed while embarking troops. It looked to the
H.M.S. "GRENADE" that she might sink and block the entrance and
Harbour, for the but moment & trawler and drifter were sent to assist her,