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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88D 513 489 APPENDIX "A" PART II A.L.C. 15. A.L.C. 15 was the second boat to be hoisted out from Clan Macalister, and proceeded directly in shore embarking British troops from the vicinity of Old Dunkirk. Fifteen trips were carried out during the day, and at 2000 approximately, as no ships were in the vioinity to accommodate troops, she set off for Dover, with troops aboard. Shortly after passing Dunkirk she fall in with A.L.C. 3 and 8. These three A.L.C. reached Dover at dawn on Thursday May 30th. On Thursday evening A.L.C. 15, 8 and 3 laft 3 arriving off Dunkirk at dawn on Friday May s1st. Dover 15 had engine trouble, but carried on enbarking old A.L.C. troops from the beach in the vicinity of she British principally with the aid of Scate which on a Dunkirk, Eventually she damaged her propellors @ towed. motor lorry, and being out of control, dirifted a small trog of submerged beam on. The crew succeeded in launching off to a ashore the beach and so making their my after and of boat from A.L.C. 8 came alongaide shortly considered put drifter. 15's angineer ashore. As be apparently 15 be at A.L.C&B not be possible to salve A.baC. to burden that it would and shortly after ahe at ssan the to after part her on fire and the petrol tanks to explode, at fiercely, of the boat being blown high in the