TNA / ADM 199 xxx

TNA ADM 199 xxx

Collection details

TNA ADM 199 xxx

A working collection of Admiralty Operation Dynamo material whose full ADM 199 catalogue reference is still being identified.

Holding archive: TNA
Collection reference: ADM 199 xxx

Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199/xxx. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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205	Log in to enlarge	/179 SECRET. c/o Admiralty, Whitehall, S.W.1. 11th June, 1940. Sir, I have the honour to submit the following report in accordance with your verbal instructions. The delay has been occasioned by the difficulty in collecting the necessary information from the Officers, some of whom landed at Dover, some at Margate and some at Ramsgate. During and just after the final attack so much was happening at the same time that I have described firstly what happened in the vicinity of the Bridge and what action I took, and, secondly, what happened aft. As appendices I have attached the report of the adventures of Mr Crews, Warrant Schoolmaster, after he had left the GRENADE and as statement of the known damage done by the bombs. 2. During the evening of the 28th May I left Dunkirque with over 900 troops for Dover; these troops were disembarked without incident, and on the Forenoon of the 29th of May I received orders from V.A. Dover to proceed with all dispatch to Dunkirque, taking JAGUAR and GALLANT with me. I was ordered to take route X and to report if I was subjected to shelling off Gravellines. No shelling Was experienced but all destroyers were subjected to a dive bombing attack when close to the coast. GALLANT suffered damage astern but as she did not appear to require assistance I proceeded alongside the western side of the pier, berthing JAGUAR outside me. A certain number of attacks were experienced but no bombs came very close to either ship. GRENADE could not fire her guns owing to JAGUAR being on her Starboard Side and the pier on her Port Side. 3. JAGUAR was filled with troops and then proceeded, being subsequently bombed and hit whilst on passage. About this time some bombs from a high level attack fell fairly close to GRENADE but did no damage. No troops were put into GRENADE as the S.N.O. stated that he wished a destroyer to remain alongside. A transport ahead of GRENADE left and this position was taken by 6 trawlers. Acting on the instructions of the S.N.O. I ordered a V - - class destroyer	Evening Gallant Jaguar Bridge Crews Dover May

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/179
SECRET.
c/o Admiralty,
Whitehall, S.W.1.
11th June, 1940.
Sir,
I have the honour to submit the following report in accordance
with your verbal instructions. The delay has been occasioned by the
difficulty in collecting the necessary information from the Officers,
some of whom landed at Dover, some at Margate and some at Ramsgate.
During and just after the final attack so much was happening at the
same time that I have described firstly what happened in the vicinity
of the Bridge and what action I took, and, secondly, what happened
aft. As appendices I have attached the report of the adventures of
Mr Crews, Warrant Schoolmaster, after he had left the GRENADE and as
statement of the known damage done by the bombs.
2. During the evening of the 28th May I left Dunkirque with over
900 troops for Dover; these troops were disembarked without incident,
and on the Forenoon of the 29th of May I received orders from
V.A. Dover to proceed with all dispatch to Dunkirque, taking
JAGUAR and GALLANT with me. I was ordered to take route X and to
report if I was subjected to shelling off Gravellines. No shelling
Was experienced but all destroyers were subjected to a dive bombing
attack when close to the coast. GALLANT suffered damage astern
but as she did not appear to require assistance I proceeded along-
side the western side of the pier, berthing JAGUAR outside me.
A certain number of attacks were experienced but no bombs came very
close to either ship. GRENADE could not fire her guns owing to
JAGUAR being on her Starboard Side and the pier on her Port Side.
3. JAGUAR was filled with troops and then proceeded, being
subsequently bombed and hit whilst on passage. About this time some
bombs from a high level attack fell fairly close to GRENADE but
did no damage. No troops were put into GRENADE as the S.N.O. stated
that he wished a destroyer to remain alongside. A transport ahead
of GRENADE left and this position was taken by 6 trawlers. Acting
on the instructions of the S.N.O. I ordered a V - - class destroyer