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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List page 1 of 1 Showing document pages 223–650 of this collection

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Report on operations in connection with the evacuation of the B.E.F. from the Dunkirk area. (Continued).
Wednesday 29th May.
0300
All wounded that could be moved evacuated into
Schoot or ships boats all of which returned to
"Calcutta".
Schoot, with a certain number of wounded, sent back to England as she was nearly unmanageable with her steering gear in a precarious state.
0345
Boats sent in again to collect more troops as they arrived and if possible to connect with Lord Gort in view of your message 0127/29th May.
Officer in charge of "Calcutta's" boats, Mr F.J. March
Gunner, made personal contact with Lord Gort about
8 miles inland, and placed "Calcutta" at his disposal for his or his staff's evacuation. Lord
Gort courteously refused to be evacuated at this
0430
One stage, of "Calcutta's If whalers lost.
0520
Opened fire on one Dornier.
0710
"Calcutta's" boats returned with more troops and sent in again to La Panne with relief crews.
0735
"Sutton" alongside to disembark her troops into
"Calcutta" and return close inshore opposite La
0810
Panne. "Salamander alongside and as for "Sutton" above,
1210
Party of tugs and drifters towing own boats sighted, proceeding homewards full of troops. All ordered alongside "Calcutta" to disembarktheir troops and return to La Panne for more.
1227
"Java" towing launch alongside.
1228
"Golden Sunbeam" towing launch alongside.
1230
"Lord Rodney" alongside.
1237
"Lord Keith" towing launch alongaide.
1247
"Lord St Vincent" alongside.
1250
"Lord Collingwood" alongside.
1335
Captain (D) 1st D/F, who was senior officer at La
Panne at this time, informed that tugs and drifters were being sent in to load up again.
1350
"Calcutta's" boats returned to ship.
1357
1900
Weighed. Arrived Sheerness. Disembarked 1000 troops and completed with oil fuel and ammunition.
Friday 31st May.
1940
Slipped from buoy at Sheerness.
2130
Anchored off East Margate buoy with "Mallard" and
"Sheerwater" in company.
Saturday 1st June.
0315
Weighed and proceeded with "Mallard" and "Shearwater"
0500
Commenced patrolling on X route between and Y
buoys.
0938
Ordered to return to Sheerness.
1015
Opened fire on one Heinkel who had attacked and damaged "Mosquito". Heinkel shot down.
1018
Opened fire on two more Heinkels diving from broken clouds.
1024
Detached "Shearwater" to stand by "Mosquito".
1312

Calcutta England Golden Sunbeam Java Lord Collingwood Lord Keith Lord Rodney Mallard Mosquito Shearwater Sunbeam Crews Gort March May Miles Senior

650

OCR table 1 from document page 650
ME	SHIP	B.E.F.	ALLIES	VARIOUS
15	Trent	160
20	Lord Collingwood)
25	Lord Keith mi	625	320
00	Jutland
35	Lena	230		67 Wounded 7 Dead.
40	Lord St.Vincent	150
10	[ ] Fidget	150
10	[ ] Jacketa	196
15	[X] Yewdale
15	[ ] Fisherboy	1090
25	[ ] Beal	364	40
55	Java	80	1
40	Tilly	294
00	Silver Dawn	[X]
00	Bullfinch in	913
00	Forsa
35	Caibia	263	1
00	Zeus	400	145
15	Pascholl	157	263	2 French
10	Dispatch II			Civilians.
35	Atlantic	78 523	162
00	Pacific			67 Wounded
	TOTAL	5673	932	7 Dead

OCR table 2 from document page 650
ME	SHIP	B.E.F.	ALLIES	VARIOUS
		107	2
40	Ocean Breeze	307.	9
40	Fair Breeze
00	Kingfisher	268
10	Laroc		8
00	F.W.23	225
40	Fisher Boy	203
40	Jacketa	214
20	San Antonio 1450
45	Fredanja	744	18
45	Silver Dawn	320	13
545	Amazone	280
30	Seine
50	F.322	56
50	C.K.69)	173.
345	Java	513
900	N,F.15	51
20	Marlborough	90
930	Doria	29	205
935	Wolf
00	Jutland	257
20	Rian	391
155	Medway Queen	9	11
	?	49
030	?	304		2 Wounded
515	Fidget	14
550	Pickfords	231	2
100	Zandana	259	37
540	Tinis	101	5
550	Pascholl	2	5
530	Bee	62
555	X.209	21
730	Wolf
930

Amazone Atlantic Beal Bee Bullfinch Dawn Doria Fair Breeze Fidget Fisher Boy Forsa Fredanja Jacketa Java Jutland Laroc Lena Lord Collingwood Lord Keith Marlborough Pacific Pascholl Queen Rian San Antonio Seine Silver Dawn Tilly Yewdale Zeus Beal Fisher May