Admiralty reports on naval operations off the Dutch, Belgian and French coasts during 1940.
Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199/795. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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510 486 120 selim 01 Appendix "A". Part II. A.L.C.3. A.L.C. 3 was stowed in No. 8 hold in Clan Macalister, and was hoisted out at approx- imately noon. She worked the beach near Old Dunkirk embarking British troops until the evening, then as there were no vessels left in the vicinity, set off for Dover with about twenty soldiers aboard, Shortly after passing Dunkirk she fell in with A.L.C. 8 and 15, and in company with them arrived at Dover at dawn, on Thursday May 30th. 2. On the evening of Thursday, May 30th, the left Dover in company with A.L.C. 8 and 15, for Dunkirk beaches arriving there at dawn, Friday, May 31st. She evacuated troops, (French and British), until approximately 2230 hrs, when both engines gave out due to sand in the cooling systems, A.L.C.S was then taken in to# by 2 small merchant vessel who towed her to Ramrgate, where she arrived about 0500 hrs on Saturday June 1st. Two civilians volunteered to assist in attending to the engines, and eventually succeeded in repairing them satisfactorily. Ash.C. 3 then preceeded to Dover, and arrived there about 1130 hrs on Saturday 1st June. On reporting at Dover they were told to hold themselves in readiness to return to Dunkirk, but later were ordered to proceed in company with A.L.C. 17 to their base in Hayling Island, A.L.C. 3 reported at Hayling Island at 1300 hrs on