TNA / ADM 199 xxx

TNA ADM 199 xxx

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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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281	Log in to enlarge	CONFIDENTIAL 332. 239 244 Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham. 15th June 1940. Sir, I have the honour to report the loss of H.M.Tug "St Abbs" at Dunkirk at 0930 on 1st June 1940, Lieutenant Brooker in command. 2. H.M.Tug "St Abbs" sailed from Dover at 10 a.m. on Friday, 31st May with three barges in tow, the "Duchess", the "H.A.C." and the "Doris", bound for Dunkirk. 3. At 2100, 31st May the last barge of the tow, the "Doris" broke adrift and was taken in tow by a sloop, name not known. H. At 0030, 1st June, H.M.Tug "St Abbs" anchored approximately six miles from Dunkirk, Lieutenant T.E. Brooker considering it unadvisable and dangerous to proceed further before daylight. 5. At 0330 anchor was weighed and ship proceeded towards Dunkirk. sed the piers and proceeded CONFIDENTIAL ommenced bombing the piers and Dynamo d and ordered to proceed owing the "H.A.C.". r soldiers to embark. ORT BY MR. R.B. HENDERSON BOATSWAIN R.N. raft intensified and anchor to N LOSS OF H.M.TUG "ST ABBS" ed closer to the beach Henderson's report dated 15th June '40) Keith" was struck by a bomb II. Abbs" proceeded alongside 0017 Captain(D) of Nineteenth 1th" and other ratings a and consider the possibility VICE-AIMIRAL, DOVER. gland. H.M.Tug"St Abbs" p's boats and from the water. truck by a bomb and sank Forwarded. It is regretted lso rescuing survivors The bombing was very heavy. Henderson inmediately was not directed on return to sould forward to have .S. "Keith" and took off the 0 pick up survivors. Bombing en informed of all the facts in view rracks as it was assumed you 0 keep the ship at full speed paragraph 19, 20, and 21 of the report. the entrance. blown up by four delay-action :he ship. The bottom and ship sank in approximately 1g in the water after one hundred and thirty ratings N. Barracks, th June 1940. COMMODORE. a wreck believed to be the 18JUN 1940 two soldiers, two ratings .S."Salamander's" whaler's 4 DOVER 1(D), Nineteenth Flotilla, and eight other survivors	Broke Commodore Doris Duchess H.A.C. Barge Brooker Dover Last May Miles

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CONFIDENTIAL 332. 239
244
Royal Naval Barracks,
Chatham.
15th June 1940.
Sir,
I have the honour to report the loss of H.M.Tug "St Abbs"
at Dunkirk at 0930 on 1st June 1940, Lieutenant Brooker in command.
2. H.M.Tug "St Abbs" sailed from Dover at 10 a.m. on Friday,
31st May with three barges in tow, the "Duchess", the "H.A.C." and
the "Doris", bound for Dunkirk.
3. At 2100, 31st May the last barge of the tow, the "Doris"
broke adrift and was taken in tow by a sloop, name not known.
H. At 0030, 1st June, H.M.Tug "St Abbs" anchored approximately
six miles from Dunkirk, Lieutenant T.E. Brooker considering it
unadvisable and dangerous to proceed further before daylight.
5. At 0330 anchor was weighed and ship proceeded towards
Dunkirk.
sed the piers and proceeded
CONFIDENTIAL
ommenced bombing the piers and
Dynamo
d and ordered to proceed
owing the "H.A.C.".
r soldiers to embark.
ORT BY MR. R.B. HENDERSON BOATSWAIN R.N. raft intensified and anchor to
N LOSS OF H.M.TUG "ST ABBS"
ed closer to the beach
Henderson's report dated 15th June '40)
Keith" was struck by a bomb
II.
Abbs" proceeded alongside
0017
Captain(D) of Nineteenth
1th" and other ratings
a and consider the possibility
VICE-AIMIRAL, DOVER.
gland. H.M.Tug"St Abbs"
p's boats and from the water.
truck by a bomb and sank
Forwarded. It is regretted
lso rescuing survivors
The bombing was very heavy.
Henderson inmediately was not directed on return to sould forward to have
.S. "Keith" and took off the
0 pick up survivors. Bombing
en informed of all the facts in view
rracks as it was assumed you
0 keep the ship at full speed
paragraph 19, 20, and 21 of the report.
the entrance.
blown up by four delay-action
:he ship. The bottom and
ship sank in approximately
1g in the water after
one hundred and thirty ratings
N. Barracks,
th June 1940.
COMMODORE.
a wreck believed to be the
18JUN 1940
two soldiers, two ratings
.S."Salamander's" whaler's
4
DOVER
1(D), Nineteenth Flotilla,
and eight other survivors