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lead of Military Branch.
The of
Secretary to
Commander-in-Chief,
Portsmouth.
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17th July,
/40
LIST
150
10027/40
Preston.
Phone:-
Hotel,
Whitehaven.
It is requested that dates of commissioning
Cha and paying off of Dutch Consters taken up for
Operation Dynamo may now be reported.
To
R.E. Chahman
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for Head of Military Branch.
DTD D
SV
(L.D. 0803/40).
Service.
Special he number, to rrent year.
S.E.R. Ltd. GP
7. BOUNTIFUL With has been re-commissioned as H.M.S.
reference to S.S.B.A. No. 522 CABOT. (13) drifter
(M. 3408/40).
8. transferred to 3rd Submarine Flotilla. (V.A. (s). 1223/17).
H.M. Submarines TRIBUNE and SPEARFISH are to be
No. Dutch coaster BRANDARIS PRINCESS
9. JULIANA was Reference paid off S.S.B.A. 4th June,
6th June, 1940.
10.

S.S.B.A.
18 th July, 1940
- 3 +
Norfolk Broads:
The appointment of Capt. N.M.C. Thurston, R.N.
(retd). has been terminated.
The following further addresses and telephone Nos. of
R.N.O's are promulgated:-
Workington
Central Hotel, Workington. Phone:- Workington 150
Preston
Park Hotel, Preston. Phone:- Preston 56026
Whitehaven
Globe Hotel, Whitehaven.
48
Burnham-on-Crouch
(for Foulness)
Burnham 2103.
Burntisland
Burntisland 2123
(M. 013822/40).
2.
Oropesa M/S BEN EARN (S.S.B.A. No. 476(13) commissioned on 18th July 1940.
(M. 02541/40).
3.
With reference to S.S.B.A. No. 551 (8) SUNLIGHT is a coaster and not a trawler.
(L.D. 0803/40).
4.
The following vessels have been taken up for naval service on Mediterranean station:-
Service.
Launch No. 69 }
Ismailia.
"
No. 65
LighterNo. 108
)
Special service.
"
No. 109 )
(M. 09625/40).
5.
With reference to S.S.B.A. No. 551 (10) CISTULA has now been released and returned to owners.
(s.v.P. 340/40).
6.
The following miscellaneous vessels have been taken up for naval service:-
Service.
Armament Supply, Scapa.
FRED EVERARD
ENA (Water boat)
Harbour work, Plymouth.
(released 27.6.40).
(M. 5880/39).
7. BOUNTIFUL has been re-commissioned as H.M.S. CABOT.
With reference to S.S.B.A. No. 522 (13) drifter
(M. 3408/40).
8.
H.M. Submarines TRIBUNE and SPEARFISH are to be transferred to 3rd Submarine Flotilla. (V.A.(s). 1223/17).
9. JULIANA was Reference paid off 4th June, LENA 5th June, and BRANDARIS
S.S.B.A. No. 541 (6) Dutch coaster PRINCESS
6th June, 1940.
(M. 010027/40).
10.

Name of Vessel
Date
Cause
Position and G.R.T.
Date
Cause and Position
Remarks
Admiralty issed do.
JA
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Commissioned do.
Unknown
Vessels. (Ctd.)
Lost at Dunkirk
.T.S.O
Did not return
ETHEL EVERARD
Barge.
envish THE no Dehnsits
038
Abandoned and
G.R.T. 158
TTO
blown up.
BOD
AIDIE
Sunk during operations
Abandoned at
Barge.
1801
JB dosed no benobited at Dunkirk.
Dunkirk,
G.R.T. 119
Juddi
YRRRY
oil
D\RL
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anolleneco
Drifter.
G.R.T. 127 хина
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JUOGA
.8.8
S.V. ROYALTY
1/6
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.0.4
G.R.T. 85
at Malo-les-Cains
Presumed
D.W. -
during evacuation at total loss.
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хише erissellite 990 beallod Dunkirk.
Abandoned.
D/VI
MISSOS
FAIRBREEZE
1/6
Struck submerged wreck
Abandoned:
at Dunkirk while
.W.C
Drifter rescuing survivors
G.R.T. 92
.benobnedA
from Beach.
a\8t
D.W. blood VTA
BARBARA JEAN
Bombed at Dunkirk
Abandoned:
Sailing barge.
1/6 Je SebmonD
a\et
G.R.T. 119
D.W.
200
.W.O.
DORIS
18618 1/6 JB DenobradA
At Dunkirk
Blown up.
хиов vert
Abandoned.
Sailing barge.
,8\18
G.R.T. -
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.T.H.O
D.W.
150
OYE
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XMUS
.bedmod
Approx.
do.
2/11
Abandoned.
SPEC
10.4
Dumb barge.
31/5
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G.R.T.
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70
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D.W.
60
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M.V.CLAUDE as tto on beach.
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31/5
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14) During this machinegun attack,my Coxswain, was shot in both legs by a bullet which richehetted off the t temporary protection rigged over the bridge before sailing from Portsmouth.This second bomb attack damaged the steering engine.I now took over the wheel and zig-zagged towards a group of small boats, which had been sunk, to pick up survivers.
15) Before I could reach them one Heinkel bomber dived down and drop. ed a large bomb,or possibly several smaller ones, which exploded very close to the starboard quarter.
This explosion "lifted the ship right out of the water".
The of impact on returning to the water cracked the force circulator, damaged both engines, and the the starboard boiler Room The Stoker on watch lashed the circulator Room up main which was due to the escape of steam in with Engine a piece of rope and got out of the Engine on account of the were steam. now only just goving a and few making more a
16) TheeEngines they would only move for in tow.The minutes, deafening SO noise. I hailed a Drifter to drawn. take me
Main Stop was shut towed and we the were fires once again just attacked missed. and
17) While being previous occasions, disappeared the hombs, before as on dusk the when the bombers ship to see if there the
Chief Mechanician leaks. there were two minor Flat.
18) Just went round the leaks-one in the were Engine any Room, the other anchored, in with the Capstan "Dwarf" stern, tide about The 41 drifter miles
E.N.E.of 19) The Drifter a THE THE to wait for the not get her 2nd in way touch June a with small motor boat

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into Ramsgate with a full load of soldiers.1 hailed her to send for medical assistance on reaching harbour.
At abo it 0400 a Doctor arrived and took my Coxswain with him.
20) The Drifter proceeded towards the harbour at 0500
with "Dwarf"in tow.The tow was cast off and "Dwarf"
laid alongside a French Trawler until a tug was sent out to take the ship into Ransgate inner harbour.
21) On Monday forenoon I handed H.M.S. "Dwarf" over to the Naval Officer-in-Charge at Ransgate, and proceeded with the crew to Portsmouth.
1 have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient servant,
MIN (S)
DAOHar
.
*
Sub-bientenant.
5th SUBMARINE 2191/220 PLOTILLA
8 JUN 1940
Royal Navy.
Captain (s),
H.M.S. "Dolphin"
Gosport,
Hants.
ADMIRAL 1940 *
of R

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FROM THE COMMANDING OFFICER, "WIVERN"
Idd
3
DATE.... 19th JUNE 1940.
11
TO
THE CAPTAIN (D), STATEMWTH DESTROYER FLOTILLA.
ru
H.N.S."MALCOIM"
no to
5/44
EVACUATION OF FRENCH AND BRITISH TROCPS FROM DUNKIRK.
00
J
so
Submitted:-
y
The following report of proceedings 1s forwarded
10h in accordance with your verbal instructions:-
mly
"WIVERE" was undergoing refit and Lanage repairs
10
consequent upon enemy action, and had been taken over by &
wer
Care and Maintenance Party supplied by 1,Barracks while the to
Ship's Company werevon leave.
On Thursday 30th May with the Executive Officer, Lieutenant
J.V. Harbottle I had been attending to variousmatters connected had with the refit prior to proceeding on leave whom instructions ple were received from the Commander-in-Chier, Fortsmouth, addressed the to Lieutenant Harbottle and syself by name, to report to the
Vice Admiral Dover immediately. It was discovered that the next
04
train left in half AZE hour and with some difficulty 11 was anught by & narrow margin, and Dover reached in the early hours for of the next norning, Friday 31st May.
I was detailed to relieve the Commanding Officer,
H.N.S. "VANQUISHER" and Lieutenant Harbottle vas instructed to accompany no in case & relief Executive Officer should also
1
3
be required.
Cn joining "VANQUISHER" at 1100 this USE not found to be the
2
case but Licutenant Harbettle was most anxious to adas and 11
seemed desirable to retain him as the exhaustion to which the
84
Commanding Officer of "VANQUISHER" had succusbed night wall overtake his Executive Officer If operations became further
DOB:
Re took over the areament completely, and shared other tuties protracted. His assistance was of the createst value throughout.
with the Executive Officer, providing the latter-with opportunities for rest which could not otherwise have occurred.
Admiral I Dover that there was & possibility of "VANQUISHER*=*
had been instructed by the Chief Staff Officer to the Tice scrows and rudder having been damaged, and that having regard to this I was to sail for Duskirk as soon as possible.
Red underwater examination, Sereve and rudder were undamaged
Soon after I arrived on board, divers - off and carried but out
Andio dome had been removed and ossillator tube bent straight art, being sracked at the band and leaking alightly. The compartment no was and the araak become enlarged. Meanwhile the Engineer Officer therefore kept battened down in case the tube should ssap:
had as the though professionally competent to stom off also gone sick and had to be landed. A relief vas requested the
Да for Dunkirk, 1.0. at 1700 Triday, 31st May.
ship goon as the relief Engineer Officer joined, the No ship was wasnphysically exhausted.
interfarence sailed from anomy action was experienced on passage about though a ship
1s between ahoad, apparantly insffective. R.A.B. fighters observed.
P.O.Buoy and 1,Buoys some bombing vas observed soon
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mile and no further enemy air nation was the piar and of the pier was being shalled. Troops were
On about two ships lengths ahoad of the wreaked embarked The appeared arrival at Dunkirk "VANQUISHER" was burthed at drifter. eastern to Dover and disembarked at Admiralty Her, After and again sailed for Dunkirk about 0230. first fighters ware observed and at thought and were later seen to be Menserschnitt's about been established they ansunition. attacked & ship
3 soon cables on the port quarter with trader
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From:- Lt. Commdr. A.R.W. Sayle, R.N.R.
Date:- 5th June, 1940.
To:-
Naval Officer in Charge, Ramsgate.
30th May.
0930
Received instructions to take Drifter "Fair Breeze"
1130
Proceeded on board "Fair Breeze" with Sub. Lt. Washbourn to beach east of Dunkirk.
R.N. (from Portsmouth) and Mr. Golding, Trinity House
Pilot, and proceeded for Dunkirk with two whalers in
1500
After whaler struck submerged object and appeared to be tow, courses as requisite.
1600
Arrived off Bray Beach, commenced sounding, closed
Arrived off Dunkirk and proceeded to Bray Beach.
making water.
1630
After whaler found to be badly holed and filling ashore with beach and have to in two fathoms.
1645
water, and requested motor boat from "Canvey Que en" to out it adrift; sent remaining whaler tow off any other boats he could find. (This boat rendered valuable assistance).
boat with troops arrived and embarkations commenced. hailed
1700
1800
First Filled with troops and proceeded to gestward, by of from Officer "Fair up "Fair Breeze", Commanding Breeze" and to instructed "Royal "Royal Eagle", Eagle". to transfer lying Made toseaward fast troops
Finished transferring troops from "Fair Breeze" and to alongside "Royal Eagle".
1815
Royal Eagle"; proceeded back to Bray Beach have to off Sanatorium.
1830
Recommenced embarking troops.
1900
Intensive bombing attack on Sanatorium and troops on
2030
Filled Bray up Beach. with troops and proceeded for Ramagate: courses as requisite.
31st May.
0045
0050
Observed Machine-gunned by enemy aircraft; no casualties.
Parachute Flare off N. Goodwin.
0200
Anchored off Gull Buoy awaiting tide.
0400
Hove up and Ramagate proceeded. East Pier and commenced out disembarking. 293.
0500
0515
Alongside Finished disembarking. Troops tallied

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* NAYAL 11JUN1940 OFFICER IN CHARGE
274
From: CLARKE, J.C.
TO
Sub,Lieut:
*
RAMSGATE
N.O.I.C.
A
Commanding M.B. RAPIDE.
RAMSGATE.
10.6.40.
SUBMITTED RECORD OF M.B. RAPIDE removing B.B.F. from Dunkirk
Beach.
Received orders at SHEERNESS at 14.00 hours on 30-5-40 to proceed to Downs in convoy with other motor boats, escort vessel Drifter
"STRATHELLIOTT".
Arrived Downs 23.45 towing two broken-down boats. Received order from STRATHELLIOTT at 01.30 on 31-5-40 to proceed to Dunkirk to embark troops from beach, taking M.B. MARY ROSE in tow. Had trouble with tow during night and handed over to STRATHELLIOTT
about 06.00 hrs, and carried on to Dunkirk alone. Arrived about
09.15. Floated ladder ashore on line and proceeded to haul troops aboard; slow process owing to surf. Dropped anchor seawards and backed on to beach. Loaded and hauled off on flood with 72 aboard, transferred to ship lying off shore (name not known), picked up small boat adrift and used form ferrying from beach to my ship.
Transferred 3 ship loads, last one at 21.30 hours on to BLACK JAVA.
Anchored half mile off shore and repaired engine. At 04.10 hours
Attempted to pick up a load at 23.00 hours but engine failed.
SKIPJACK. SKPPJACK loaned me a boat and crew in charge of Sub.
on 196-40 picked up ship's boat and loaded two loads on to
Lieut. Ruck who went ashore and filled my ship and his boat and also took in tow large motor launch with 32 French soldiers on board which was aground. Was unable to locate SKIPJACK or any salvoes of bombs. Followed her with object of transferring and my other ship except large tug steaming towards La Panne, dodging loads. She eventually hit and completely destroyed, we were half unable hour. Turned round and headed back to Dunkirk and above picked was to find any survivors, although we cruised around for up three an sailors from top mast of a ship which was just
Abreast of Dunkirk harbour MOSQUITO have in sight; signalled her water (name unknown).
and started Commander of MOSQUITO received message soldiers to proceed transferring my troops and survivors.
Whilst to sinking doing transport so, and we cast off with three French and SKIPJACK men on board, and followed her.
proceeded MOSQUITO ahead badly towed damaged and was home, we from picked hit and about having about hindered up 15 to 21 12.00 miles trouble cast survivors our hrs. movements. off the and and coast launch and ANTJE approximately Sub,Lieut. to adrift was Margate making as Flint, by she 2 miles better Skoot Was and
ANTJE, speed.
Were giving disembarked injured
Arriving as our engine Margate was approximately 21.35 hrs and
Sub. and survivors. Lieut. Flint, R.N.R., although badly wounded himself, insisted on seeing

CONFIDENTIAL
Dynams RHH.
278
Royal Naval Barracks,
Portsmouth.
8th June 1940.
A
Sir,
I have the honour to bring to your notice the recent conduct of Shipwright 2nd class (Pensioner) Charles
Greenwood, Official No. P/M.8899. This man was employed on equipping various small craft for the recent evacuation of our forces from Flanders, and realising the intention of these preparations, volunteered to serve in one of the vessels in order that he might be available to make temporary repairs in the event of enemy action.
2. I submitted his request to the Commander-in-Chief's
Staff by telephone and arrangements were made to send him in first boat sailing.
3. Greenwood made all his own arrangements, providing the necessary equipment for effecting small repairs and reporting to the Commander-in-Chief's Office as ordered.
Greenwood proceeded to the coast of France in the yacht
4. From an interview on his return I understand
"Encore" and was able to repair at least one boat and to assist in the rescue of several of the Expeditionary "Robert Force.
During operations he was transferred to the Drifter
Clive" and eventually was landed from her in Ramsgate.
5. and that he was sent on this operation entirely to
Observing that Shipwright Greenwood is a
Pensioner instigation, I am submitting this report of you, at in his case own it should be desired to show him some form recognition for his services on this occasion.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
DOMMOBOSE
BARRACHA
Your obedient servant,
*
9-JUN1940
modore,
PORTSMOUTH
Paymaster Commander.
Barracks,
II/

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Note: I have since been informed that Letitia and Renown, returning fully laden, ransferred their troops to a drifter and were themselves towed to Ramsgate.
snown at the end of tow was blown to pieces.
OTAL number of troops transported by Bawley boats was over 600.
Description of a Cockle Bawley - 40' long, 12' Seam, 2'5" draft, Diesel engines
6 to 50 H.P.
(All the following times are approimate)
rriving at Ramsgate (1.6.40.) I decided that Barley beats were not fit for to further commandeer service, any craft available in Ranagate harbour and to return to when and so ordered them to porceed to Southend. Obtained permission Dunkirk
1400. ready. Commandeered tug Contess but orew deliberately put tug aground and made every possible tug Contess was afloat, engineer refused to put the ship with Skipper, to sea, as obstruction to impede the sailing of same.
volunteered I manned with one Patty Cfficer, and two Sea Scouts. (Infortunately 1 of he claimed to come instead, Commandeered tug Yeasa and Yotor lost track
1700. Although his filters would be blocked by sand. Crew of Tug Teasa, Scat Therune, which their names and addresses after I was sunk)
0000. Arrived at taking tug Foasa inside harbour. Proceeded with Tesse, whose instruct with
Dunkirk and decided that harbour use too congested with larger craft to justify and transferring soldiers to tug overheard intention of filling up same witil contacted. Conting alongaide the Jetty, Prencimen?"
Naval tions were Officer to lay on Vole off Dunkirk cry "In't there anyone here who can deal with these
2.6.40. services as Linison officer. Left Therene at in Teast charge 300 nen of Tatty had
0035. Offered my to continue loading tug Teasa with could not the 1004 Seen
Officer with and orders then to return Indon to Surgate if Seen they re-floated.
embarked, Understand - Feasa Inter to fair went knowledge aground, of Sub the may French have language Cfficer I'm in able Charge to of render the
0030 certain 0310. amount Due of sasistance to Communder Cluston, of the ombartation 198 greatly slowed embarkation a of troops on the Jetty. Satween The speed the French and - them, and and the up due to the French lack of Selieved understanding that certain ships had As Seen a result, reserved serious for congestion was Diglish. that found their The round units one were JANUARY'S on no account while other to be ships Streken. officers at the in charge end of of the the Her regisents, could in not getting: got use, however, the men aboard. able to by assist contacting to & certain the various extent in clearing WE the point, and leaving
0310. the French Understanding troops on that the nove. the destroyer WincheIsea was the list ship to So
Dunkink I returned to Dover with here to Igax and was ordered and submitted to contact chart Community with
0800. Goodenugh (on 2.6.40) Castle. Reported Reported to Commander Coodenugh 31.5.40 and 1.6.10, - etc, murked vill rough details at of state of affairs at Dunitik, on dures, and these Addral of Issued to the approximate as noted during positions these Maison of two wrecks, nighta. Officer troopa Obtained with the permission object of from again assisting in return to
Dunkirk as embarkation of French troops.
complement, plus
1500. An an advance French party officers, in two BAF 3 Naval Motor Soata Officers, with returned BAF to Dunicine under signatmen Commander and Cluston's two 4 enemy command. aircraft, Sembed & and result finally of the sunle, boubing. foundering They imediately. aircraft to
No 1855. casualties, Attacked by however, were action sustained Sombs as with an affect on side ship sixtlar seemed that of to depth be using charge delayed on a submarine.
My 1900. sustained) right Machine & leg slightly gunned Cluston in damaged water shouted by by explosion. enemy to aircraft resaining that NO (do BAR would not boat think be to letroyed parceed any casualties in to the to Dunkirk pick water word by and energy not to hombs pick Commander and up machine survivors, gun AS fire he feared if the reasining PAR Boat attempted 1235 up.

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From: CLARKE, J.C.
Sub.Lieut:
To
Commander Troop, R.N.
H.M.S. WILDFIRE, SHEERNESS.
birs VITAM
Commanding M.B.RAPIDE.
10.6.40.
120
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SUBMITTED RECORD OF M.B. RAPIDE removing B.E.F. from
Dunkirk Beach.
broot I basede assiy
Twod CA TisH taxsoq eðlagf VIII III to bits alexateH serdi VI
Received orders at SHEERNESS at 14.00 hours on
JuodA was alwel edd right medic evord
30.5.40 to proceed to Downs in convoy with other motor
30/5
adds DO anidmod to bontrom effe.beggorb boate, escort vessel Drifter "STRATHELLIOTT".
and no voloste of beggorh bird evods, bereved alexnich
Arrived Downs 23.45 towing two broken-down boats.
ebtewod SINDO 8 broose
Received order from STRATHELLICTT at 01.30 on 31.5.40 to
00 MISVO
MARY ROSE in tow. Had trouble with tow during night and proceed to Dunkirk to embark troops from beach, taking M.B.
BBW
and of edudito of handed over to STRATHELLIOTT about 08.00 hrs, and carried
31/5
notasovo 520 nedi 020m no one on to Dunkirk alone. Arrived about 09.15. Floated ladder ashore on line and proceeded to haul troops aboard;
Loob 5018 admod to backed on to beach. Loaded and hauled off on flood with slow process owing to surf. Dropped anchor seawards and on Batwolle to to
OF
78 aboard, transferred to ship lying off shore (name not ods evits bros known), picked up small boat adrift and used for ferrying
Ms Devedo vilbeet Drts VINOLUP 68
from beach to my ship.
bits to of as I
anigued at smell and first nellivis st all
Transferred 3 ship loads, last one at 91.30 hours
.etegamen To on to BLACK JAVA. Attempted to pick up a load at 88.00
hours but engine failed. Anchored half mile off shore
1/6
(by)
and repaired engine. At 04.10 hours on 1.6.40 picked
SKIPJACK up loaned me a boat and crew in charge of Sub.Lieut. and ship's boat and loaded two loade on to SKIPJACK.
Ruck who went ashore and filled my ship and his boat also took in tow large motor launch with 32 French
Tavo board which was aground. Was unable to locate
SKIPJACK soldiers on other ship except large tug steaming towards
La or dodging any salvoes of bombs. Followed her with and destroyed, and we were unable to hour. any object Panne, of transferring my loads. She was eventually find hit survivors, and headed back to Dunkirk and picked up completely although we cruised around for half an
Turned three sailors round from top mast of a ship which was just above water (name unknown).
Abreast of Dunkirk harbour MOSQUITO have in sight; and signalled her and started transferring my troops survivors. Commander of MOSQUITO received
Whilst doing so, to sinking transport and we cast off followed with message three French to proceed soldiers and SKIPJACK men on board, and her.
MOSQUITO and we picked up 21 survivors and Sub.Lieut. adrift was hit about 18.00 hrs. and approximately
Flint, as she and badly damaged and hindered our
2 miles ahead proceeded home, having to cast the movements. launch was by Skoot making ANTJE, better speed. Arriving and Margate survivors.
Were towed as our engine was giving trouble approximately ANTJE
was from about 15 miles off coast to Margate and
21.35 hrs and disembarked R.N.R., injured although badly wounded himself, thier
Sub.Lieut.Flint, seeing that his crew were comfortable able and to wounds insisted attended on to with the few bandages we were obtain us to Sub pick from Lieut up ANTJE. nearly Ruck and 200 his soldiers heat's from grow Pundible for

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On Sunday Ramsgate was buzzing with rumours and it seemed probable that the small Motor boats would not go out so I
volunteered to go as Lewis Gunner in the War department Speed boat
"Marlborough".
At this juncture I would like to recommend very highly the
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civilian coxswain of the "THARK" a man by the name of Ambler. This man who had only had River experience succeeded intaking the boat to to Dunkirk and back with no officer in the boat. He took the boat over again on Monday night and it was sunk but I believe that the crew was saved.
The "MARLBOROUGH" had & crew of four Subs, two solicitors from the treasury four Leading Stokers and two Sergeants of the
R.A.F. We put to sea on Sunday night in company with our sister
2/6
ship the "HAIG" and had a quiet voyage acress. We went alongside a jetty and took off about 40 "poilus". One of our solicitors were alongside there was slight enemy air activity and much against spoke French which assisted the operation considerably. While we the wishes of the rest of the crew who said I was merely attracting air, unfortunately with no success. We returned to Ramsgate without attention, I succeeded in firing several hundred rounds into the mishap.
and so we signed on an army officer who had been invalided shot
The next day, Monday, our solicitors had to return to the and Treasury a retired colonel who had a reputation for being a crack with a Lewis.
out at 1930 and picked Admiral Taylor up half way
We channel went from the Motor Boat "MERMAIDEN". When we the got canal to
Dunkirk we The Admiral went ashore accompanied by time acress the went inside the harbour and quite & long way two up of our and secured. the teeth. The test of us occupied our found a looting very and crew trying armed to to start up derelict cars. Sub.Lt.Poole nice motor cycle and rode it round the docks.
We went secured again. Shortly afterwards warehouse machine about off oneeto bring boats to the point of gunning started quite Fortunately our job was done blockage of embarkation and then near and a shell landed in so a we were able to
150 leave. yards On away. our way down too near the the canal shore we went came aground the on badluck a on some to lose rubble shipping, and going water by a shell. We had refused to tow us both off knocked into the rudder. Three French tugs out to the main but harbour our fortunately screws where and we our a secured Motor A/S to Vessel the Motor who Yacht took us "GULZA" who towed us back to Dover.
We returned to Ramagate on I Tuesday returned morning to Sheerness by lorry inthe to find
Schoot the operation "PATRIA" had which been broke cancelled. down on the way and we were towed in by a Drifter.
The times in the above are only approximate.
I have the honour to be,
OF
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Sir,
17 JUN 1940
Your obedient servant
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to Dunkirk East Pier destroyers will be sent there as well. All other craft except Hospital Carriers to embark from beach which is extended from one mile East of Dunkirk to one mile East of La Panne.
Part 2 follows,
Part 2 received as follows:-
"Whole length is divided into 3 equal ports referred to as La Panne, Bray, Malo, from
East to West with a mile gap between each port. La Panne and Bray have troop concentration points each end and in middle;
Malo at each end. These points should be tended by inshore craft.
Pass this message by V/S to ships not equipped
W/T, as opportunity offers. Destroyer at
Dunkirk pass to S.N.O. Dunkirk."
This was exactly what was required.
In the evening a series of fierce air attacks were made on the Eastern Arm. These resulted in H.M.S. GRENADE 7
being bombed while embarking troops. It looked for the moment as though she might sink and block the entrance to the harbour but 8 trawler and drifter were sent to assist her and managed to guide her into 8 pocket to the Westward of the main channel. She burned fiercely for some hours and eventually blew up with a loud explosion.
A trawler was also bombed and sank in the in channel about 50 yards from the East pier about two cables/from the
Eastern Lighthouse.
The transport FENELLA was sunk while loading at the outside extremity of the Eastern Arm. She was practically fully loaded but the troops were transferred to mother ship with very little loss
A troop transport CRESTED BAOLS was bombed and rendered unusable. She drifted down towards Bray where she ran aground. A "J" Class destroyer was bombed off the beaches but was taken in tow by another destroyer.

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"maximum number or French and British may be evacuated.
Impossible from here to judge local situation. In close co-operation with Admiral Abrial you must act in this matter on your own judgment.
At 2315 I made the following signal:-
"Withdrawal now proceeding according to plan. Shall have certain reserves here to-morrow to assist French.
Intend to complete evacuation to-morrow by midnight."
A motor boat was sent to the mouth of the harbour at dusk and allocated berths to the ships as they entered, the requisite number or the personnel vessels being sent to the embarkation pier in the Western harbour to embark French troops.
A good number of ships entered harbour and embarked troops, and the seamanship displayed by destroyers, sloops and transports was most praiseworthy under exceedingly difficult conditions.
I gave orders to evacuate a large proportion of naval personnel during the night.
the final
All those that did remain until, withdrawal had performed their duties magnificently.
Sudday 2nd June.
0800/2 - from SIN.O.Dunkirk.
"Request again maximum number of transports for British and French. At 2130 June 2nd it is intended that all
British shall be evacuated by midnight. Request
M.A.S.B. at 2300.
At 0405 - from S.N.O.Dunkirk.
"Admiral, an Nord requess that block ships will arrive at
6300 to-morrow night. He will signal if their placing is to be postponed.
At 0730 - from S.N.O. Dunkirk:-
"Wounded situation acute. Hospital ships should enter during day. Geneva Convention will be honourably attack (This signal was made "en clear")
observed. It is felt that the enemy will refrain from
At 0830 - from S.N O. Dunkirk:-
"About 5000 British remain. Bofore ammunition short.
would assist. Early this morning the drifter Lord Cave of fast motor boats at 2130 at inner end of Long Pier
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Admiralty, S.W.1.
8th June, 1940.
Rear Admiral, Dover - - Report of Proceedings, 29th May - 3rd June
Sir,
I have the honour to submit the following report on the operations off shore at Dunkirk between Wednesday, 29th May, and Tuesday, 4th June.
Much of this report has had to be completed from memory, and where
2. incident is so crowded it is difficult not to give & confused picture. The picture was, however, confused, and so far as operations off the beaches were concerned organisation was not possible. The most that could be done was to exercise some control and direction.
Narrative
29th May
I sailed at 2000 from Dover in ESK, who had on board 12 small beach
3. These were distributed at the beaches into any craft available and and
Commodore parties. Hallett was put into a drifter to take charge off shore at Bray
Commodore Stephenson off La Panne.
30th May
4.
At 0200, 30th May, I boarded HKBE off La Fame and heard the general situation from Captain Bush.
there were a few ships, drifters and other craft available. off the
5. beaches and At embarkation this time was proceeding slowly with the few boats showed the beaches black with troops, a number notor-boats of boats broached 6. Daylight to. A very few boats, principally whalers, and some were bringing off troops.
It was misty, clouds were low and the sea was calm, but even so
7. there was a slight surf inshore.
immediately obvious to no that any large The arews embarkation were the from
8. It became inshore boats and crews. and Amament and I
who 9. signalled essential the I beaches found During as to was depended H.M.Ships this away the effect. forenoon with on could more the I not C. went Finding in spare C. into at men that Dunkirk La from Panne, the A/A harbour in but HERE Guns none could to see the be the less used S.N.O. I I was able to get into the that picture. embarkation from Dunkirk was afforts the only were practical directed plan to if formed numbers the opinion were involved and all my subsequent signals.
large that end. I stressed this view in many the beaches had to be used to the fullest control capacity the of
10. At boats the same and time the problem I had to two deal requirements. with was to shipping the inshore available so as to balance these
11. half the Control length Ships of were was the not often beach, easy; tied the and it only to touch was their boata seldon with position Dunkirk available possible by involved at to their see that boats more a point. close being than approach In the inshore, early and v/s. days and off often the beaches these were an M.A/S.B. would have been invaluable.
To put the situation that developed into a mitshell, /at the plans made
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ADMIRALTY, S.W.1.
(Room 59, Bank Block V)
11th June, 1940.
No.MC.1/40.
Sir,
I have the honour to submit the following report on evacuation of B.B.F. from Dunkirk.
Having under your orders, of the Eastern end of received instructions from you that I was to the take at about 22.00 and then to a small motor-launch evacuation charge, area off La Panne, I transferred to drifter control the movements of tows and of ships.
"TERINGNIS", from which I could the more easily
2. A.M. Conferred with Lord Gort and their
Thursday, 30th May, landed to communicate informed his with the Army. that I would hold & motor-yocht at disposal staff to embark the Commander-in-Chief.
G.H.Q. re draft vessels, grass hawsers, also snatch M.N.B. blocks and
3. position at La Panne; asked
Communicated with Admiralty by telephone for more from anchors to piers. Requested Ambarkation planked to shallow haul off tows from beach; General
This run lorries I saw started before leaving pontoons or into sea to act as piers the when beach. over.
4. with Army Embarkation at La Panne.cn ordered
In accordance with your instructions Officers, and after
H.M.S."DEVONTA" Friday evening, 31st May. Very few off from consultation to beach herself non came
La Panne on Friday night.
5. At about 0430, Saturday, left La to Panne embark. for About Bray, 280
where many were off in boats, all being were
6. At about imiral ke-Walker, C.B., OBB.E., R.N.,
ADMIRATEY, S.W.1.

Report Captain I. Hugge RN
of Bray the Paime beaches
I reported to Vice Admiral Dover, about 0530
on Wednesday, 29th May. As a result of a report of an
Army officer recently evacuated, it was decided that a party of Naval Officers was required on the beaches between La Panne and Dunkirk. Accordingly, I together with Commanders Gorton and Otway-Ruthven, Lt.Commander brop
Nottle and Jones)embarked in SABRE about 1400, eventually
Cockburn, R.N., Lt.Commander Woodward and Lts. Whalley, sailing for Dunkirk about 1600.
Dunkish
Captain Bush, who had also arrived from Dover in the morning, took passage with my party. On arrival in at
Dunkirk about 1820, the Western side of the town was southward. GRENADE was seen to be heavily on fire and flames and vast volumes of smoke were drifting to the alongside the Eastern pier and a transport sinking sinking in the inner harbour. A trawler was sinking at the outer side of the Eastern pier.
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We disembarked at once, and proceeded to the inner Dunkirk) staff. Captain Tennant had proceeded at end of the pier where we met Captain Tennant's to G.H.Q. Our arrival coincided with until dusk. heavy in the morning and was expected back of any bombardment had to clear the harbour as soon as possible to time. which went on almost continuously owing
SABRE bombing, and it was therefore impracticable her to the W/T sets she had brought prior to 2100(?) leaving transfer beaches. the Captain Tennant returned time about to seek his my function had been)to act to as and proceeded instructions as to my party's disposal. either as for the to a conference before I had Before double-back leaving Dover, for Captain Tennant or alternatively decision. work on the beaches according to S.N.O's the above shelling and bombing, manoeuvring 3 or 4
transports were to the harbour was a near miss
During sunk or disabled. ordered KING ORRY to proceed and subsequently remaining there until towed making the clear, rammed the Eastern pier alongside by large at in the entrance but before doing go was damaged by making a drifter. hole, and The pier was holed by at bomb outer part useless.
hospital ship about to enter was dark. ordered As to proceed clear A and a considerable return alongside number after of stretcher the only cases three darkness fell, accumulated were despatched other in side of the which ambulances had available readiness' for to the the quay hospital the ship's across return. the Large harbour in of walking cases were transferred harbour numbers by drifter to the same quay.
Captain Bush in the S.N.O. meanwhile afloat proceeded of the beaches, in an
M.T.B. M.T.B. to embark being directed in HEBE as to return to transport me to the beaches the later if necessary.
At about to proceed along the beaches. divided officers passage
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5. SaGri eft the Garbour as son as possible L/6 So k the Gracher and there was us time in the aircumstances to disembash the winden sets which the has Grought.
6. Dumis the shelling and some 3am 4
transports in the violaty of and to the east- of the harbour entrance were sunk a damaged.
"King Bmy manoring in the entrance was the &
can out, ant before benis aber to do so, had her steming sear disabled by a near miss and rammed the beahwater a hostrical ship entiring was and our and t return after dark. The eastem him was hit, & outh and Genis but ouring action.
7. S. N.O returned after durh hat beton could obtain his mistriction of eff asami for a not returning #a about 2300!
8. Captain Bush subsequintly embarhed un a M.TB
to juni HeGe off the beader her M.T.B buing told k receim a unknew Cata t transfer we and my Santy as requisite ammy
9. In the gatheris darkness a number 8, stutche cases wen collected and suit renual & the hospital sais Every in such few ambricances as would
- a Englishey brown, and in addition a very considerable number of wachins cases was transferred by drifter to the same eway.
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from the Daisy Bell"? which was alongside
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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
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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.
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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
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and a trawler which were loaded with 500 troops and sailed for home.
I afterwards visited the burning wreck of H.M.S. "GRENADE"
in the Drifter "LORD CAVAN" in which the S.N.O. was flying his broad pendant. The vessels was a white hot mass and there could have been no doubt that the confidential matter had been destroved
Thursday 30th May.
No ships had entered the Port of Dunkirk last night.
The Transport "KING ORRY" which had endeavoured to enter the port yesterday evening despite signals made to her to keep out, was attacked by bombers when she was attempting to turn in the
Western basin, and was damaged by & near miss. Although her engines remained undamaged, her steering gear was put out of action and in her attempt to get alongside the 3 stern Mole,she ranned and made a breach in the mole itself, thus rendering 8 great length of the mole inaccessible to troops Ships had accordingly carried to be berthed to the landward side of this gap, The KING ORRY herself but was making water, and it was decided, although she had managed to get alongside, that it would be undesirable to embark troops in her. She was, however, advised to sail, making use of her engines to clear the harbour and to navigate to England. I SAW her sail at about 2.30 a.m. and she managed to clear the mouth of the harbour. She was making water, and sunk about 4 cables outside the harbour entrance. Her crew or the majority of then were resoued.
We were in urgent need of ships but none came, and at
10000 signal was received from PRINCESS MAUD to sar that she
& fired at by shore butteries 5 ailes to the westward of had been that in consequence of this she had turned back German to
Dunkirkand Dover. This was proved to be erroneous, as there were no batteries in this position.
advised ще that he was proceeding to G.H.V. of to
The S.N.O. and instructed ne to carry out the duties decision S.N.O.
Dunkirk, see Lord in Gort, his absence. It will be remembered that the
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ordered him to return to Dover, taking with him as many troops as he could carryBe left at 0230 on the 2nd. June.
Sunday 2nd. June.
We had arranged for Commander Ellwood and myself to remain with the S.N.O. till the end, but Commander Surteeps and Commander Gotto refused to leave, as they. considered that there was yet work for them to do. The work of these two Officers the former at
Naval Headquarters and the latter controlling the troop movements on to the Eastern Arm, cannot be described by words of mine.
Suffice it to say that they were never for one moment absent from their posts,in the face of heavy bombardment and air attack and that they carried out their duties with a sense of courage and cheerfulness which must have been a fine example taxther not only to the ratings left with them but to the troops.
On returning to the Harbour I discovered that the drifter
"LORD CAVAN" - our Depot Ship had been sunk by shellfire.
Sunday June 2nd.
As it had been decided to cease evacuation of troops by daylight, there remained little to do during the daylight hours today. We were prepared to make 3 naximum effort tonight to get away the remainder of the B.S.F. There were roughly 4,300
of the rearguard troops to be embarked, which had been withdrawn, according to plan, from the front linde positions.
The position was becoming critical. The Germans were at 1000
to have penetrated important positions surrounding whether reported and it waas for see time questionable as to last
Dunkirk, to carry out the evacuation of this we would be able The hours went by and it was established ships were that the force of troops. had checked the enemy's advance. No air
French troops day, and we were subjected to very intense to move admitted attacks and by bombardment, the enemy having been able up his At artillery 2130 I took due up to my our position withdrawal. at the end of the Bestern Mole

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A.L.C.8.
A.L.C. 8 was the last A.L.O. to de hoisted out of the Clan Macalister. She proceeded inshore bringing
British troops to the Clan Macalister and continued working from the Old Dunkirk and of the beach until about 1900
39th. May. when trouble experienced with the stern gland which became overheated. She therefore embarked some soldiers from A.L.C. 15 which appeared to So overorawled, and made for Cover,arriving there at Claims on Thursday, May
30th.
Repairs to engines were affected and the returned to Dunkirk, reaching her destination at darm on Priday 31st.
A.L.C. 8 continued bringing off troops, chiefly in towed boats. About 1100 Friday May 31st. the rubber mounting blocks of the engines appeared to be carrying away, however the coxswain carried on working until be vas finally forced to stop the port engine
The starboard engine was also giving trouble, 30 after assisting to demolish A.L.C. 15 he ran one more trip with soldiers, putting them aboard & drifter which then towed them into Dunkirk harbour.
This drifter, still towing them, left Dunkirk for
Dover during Friday afternoon, Shortly after leaving, the wash of a vessel, passing at speed, parted the tow.
As A.L.C. 8 was drifting out of the abannel, the Skipper of the drifter was unwilling to follow her to retake har in so an attempt was made to sigk her by gunfire from 8 the drifter's tow, 3 pdr. gun. This attempt failed, and A.L.C.
was left drifting some one to two miles to the Westward of
Dunkirk. Her grow returned to the base at Hayling Island onboard
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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
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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
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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

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A.L.C. 17.
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A.L.C. 17 was the fourth boat to be hoisted out, and followed A.L.C. 5 up the coast towards Braye. On approaching the beach she mas promptly boarded by a crowd of French soldiers, who so overload d the boat that she grounded.
On the falling tide she was soon left high and dry, and remained stranded for some three hours.
In the meantime the Coxswain of A.L.C. 17 procured the assistance of some British troops, who with fixed bayonets, drove off the French when these again attempted to rush the boat as the tide rose. These British troops, together with a few French, were taken off to a British destroyer shere the
British only were disembarked. H A.4.C. 17 was ordered to take the French to a nearby reasel, on the my she ma heavily bombed and machine gurned from the air.
As a result of this attack, the boat became partially flooded, so much 30 that the engines stopped. A.L.C. 17
then managed to get alongside a tug, where they baled out their boat, and got the engines running again. She continued embarking British troops from the vicinity of La Panne for the remainder of the day, but towards evening had to casse operations due to a defect in the port rudder; this 183
eventually rectified alongaide, and with the assistance of,
H.M.S. Shikari.
A.L.C. 17 continued working all night, but finally her engines were stopped by sand in the circulating mater systems.
On Thursday morning May 30th., ahe was taken in tow: a drifter and towed to Dover, arriving there about 2200. Engines were repaired, and on Friday A.L.C. 17 - towed over to Dunicirk by a tug. A few trips only were carried out, embarking British troops from the viainity of Old Dubkirk, when sand stopped one

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REPORT BY PETTY OFFICER BRINTON COXSWAIN OF M.L.C.12.
M.L.C. 12 was hoisted out of S.S. City of
Christshurch about 12 des off Dunkir's at 2200
on Saturday 1st. June.
After proceeding towards Dunkirk for about two hours the craft became unmanageable and the engine seized up.
M.L.C. IS having drifted about twenty uiles from Dunkirk was anchored in about 8 fathous.
The crew were taken iff by U.L.C. 31 and
12 was abandoned.
REPORT BY LEADING SEAMAN do COLEMAN, CONSTAIN or Main.C. 17.
On Monday (3rd. June) norning & signal na
Reg to carry out previous orders. is there - not received saval officer available, the laster of S.S. Christchurch from a hoisted out M.L.C. 17 at ISSU BUOY, about 12 ailes
Dunidris.
M.L.C. 19 had only one engine in action, and About could headway in her affort to reach Dunkink. stopped make two uiles little off the French coast, the remaining engine and the craft was andiored.
4.30 Dath M.L.C. 19 was taken in tow by at
About but the tom parted, and although I there protested -
French the Skipper drifter, refused to pick the craft - again as not enough water,