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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680	Log in to enlarge	516 492 A.L.C. 17 joined A,L,C. 5 off La Panne on this day, but as she was having constant trouble with her steering gear she returned to Dover where repairs were effected, She was the only A.I.C. sighted by A.L.C. 5 since leaving the CLAN MACALISTER, 4. I (Commander Cassidi), YRS informed that large numbers of British troops were awaiting embarkation near Old Dunkirk and that there was 1 shortage of boats there. Accordingly A.L.C. 5 moved towards this town p.m. "hursday 30th ay. 5. Being once more in the vicinity of the CLAN MACALISTER I took the opportunity to board her. She had been abandoned after having been bombed aft, and although externally she appeared very little damaged, she was burning internally, apparently as far forward as the engine room. the ship was burning so Ciercely that the hot deck burn$ the soles of my rubber boots completely any as I tried to approach AobaCo 4 and 18, which were still lying in their original stowage on the after deck, Both A.L.C. appeared to have escaped damage from bombs, but No. 4 had a few holes burned in her, and presumably the bottoms of both sere likely to have suffered from the heat, The weather conditions were not a 6. deal easier there being little surf to hamper sare good the embarkation of to troops, and large numbers taken off until after dark.	A.L.C. 17 A.L.C. 5 Clan Macalister Deal Cassidi Day Dover Few Little

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492
A.L.C. 17 joined A,L,C. 5 off La Panne
on this day, but as she was having constant trouble
with her steering gear she returned to Dover where
repairs were effected, She was the only A.I.C. sighted
by A.L.C. 5 since leaving the CLAN MACALISTER,
4.
I (Commander Cassidi), YRS informed
that large numbers of British troops were awaiting
embarkation near Old Dunkirk and that there was 1
shortage of boats there. Accordingly A.L.C. 5 moved
towards this town p.m. "hursday 30th ay.
5.
Being once more in the vicinity of
the CLAN MACALISTER I took the opportunity to board
her.
She had been abandoned after having
been bombed aft, and although externally she appeared
very little damaged, she was burning internally,
apparently as far forward as the engine room. the
ship was burning so Ciercely that the hot deck burn$
the soles of my rubber boots completely any as I
tried to approach AobaCo 4 and 18, which were still
lying in their original stowage on the after deck,
Both A.L.C. appeared to have escaped
damage from bombs, but No. 4 had a few holes burned
in her, and presumably the bottoms of both sere likely
to have suffered from the heat,
The weather conditions were not a
6. deal easier there being little surf to hamper sare
good the embarkation of to troops, and large numbers
taken off until after dark.