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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320	Log in to enlarge	SECRET Dywams 354 ,2777 H.M.S. Pelican, C/O G.P.O. 18th June, 1940. I have the honour to refer to More General Order 448/40 d to submit the following narrative of events:- At 0200 Friday, 31st May, 1940, the London tug Sun IV Master Mr. Alexander, Manager of the fini), slipped from Tilbury cks with 12 lifeboats in tow. A London Pilot was embarked and mained in the tug until the evacuation was completed. Ships' feboats were manned by half naval and half volunteer crews. chored. 2. Provisions were embarked for boats" crews and the Southend pier was hailed at 0415/31 May, 1940, and the tug portunity was taken to allow boats" crews a not cup of tea in the & amsgate 5. arriving at 1115, where she was armed with two pairs of At 0445 anchow was wedghed and the tug proceeded to ewis guns mounted either side of the wheel house. yler 4. onboard his tug had run out of coal and water. also The tugs were sailed for Dunkirk at 1330. Commander tenant came Wilkinson as and a further party of seamen wre mbarked. 11 fell 5. a long way from the tug. At 1915 a high level bonding attack took place, but boabs eported and it 6. is on regretted A boat arrival was in that capsi harbour one zed Stoker when by Commander the was tug dromed. position net Tyler. a destroyer's This one mile casualty east wake ty the was of the Dunkirk tug 7. At by anchored 2230 verbal the orders three tug was quarters from ordered a motor Wilkinson of to a mile a torpedo and from Lieutenant Doat. the shore By Fletcher, 2300 and boats were was sent in with Lieutenant 2300 to 0500 there was periodic Lewis shelling gins, was and R.N. one in charge. from an From aircraft, which was engaged by dropped bomb about 100 yards from the tug. At 0315/1 June, 1940, weighed having suchor. embarked Only 88 soldiers three boats both had been French crews 8. able were and to either British, get back onboard the to 218 our or were tug, as but towed it was the back filling remainder by drifters rapidly of the us to with boats' and Ramsgate. was water; while At 0445 this one was boat being was done set adrift a German fighter flew towards engaged Lewis guns. 9. with 0830/1 June, 1940, arrived at Ramsgate. Commander Tyler went inshore for orders. with two boats in tow. 10. Anchor small was trawler weighed was at seen 1615 to and hit tug a mine proceeded south of the North Goodwin Light A vessel at 1645. 11. Three German bombers	Boat London Sun Sun IV Alexander Crews Fletcher Lewis Light Long May Tilbury Tyler Wake Wilkinson

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SECRET
Dywams 354
,2777
H.M.S. Pelican,
C/O G.P.O.
18th June, 1940.
I have the honour to refer to More General Order 448/40
d to submit the following narrative of events :-
At 0200 Friday, 31st May, 1940, the London tug Sun IV
Master Mr. Alexander, Manager of the fini), slipped from Tilbury
cks with 12 lifeboats in tow. A London Pilot was embarked and
mained in the tug until the evacuation was completed. Ships'
feboats were manned by half naval and half volunteer crews.
chored. 2. Provisions were embarked for boats" crews and the
Southend pier was hailed at 0415/31 May, 1940, and the tug
portunity was taken to allow boats" crews a not cup of tea in the
&
amsgate 5. arriving at 1115, where she was armed with two pairs of
At 0445 anchow was wedghed and the tug proceeded to
ewis guns mounted either side of the wheel house.
yler 4. onboard his tug had run out of coal and water. also
The tugs were sailed for Dunkirk at 1330. Commander
tenant came Wilkinson as and a further party of seamen wre
mbarked.
11 fell 5. a long way from the tug.
At 1915 a high level bonding attack took place, but boabs
eported and it 6. is on regretted A boat arrival was in that capsi harbour one zed Stoker when by Commander the was tug dromed. position net Tyler. a destroyer's This one mile casualty east wake ty the was
of the Dunkirk tug 7. At by anchored 2230 verbal the orders three tug was quarters from ordered a motor Wilkinson of to a mile a torpedo and from Lieutenant Doat. the shore By Fletcher, 2300 and
boats were was sent in with Lieutenant 2300 to 0500 there was periodic Lewis shelling gins, was
and R.N. one in charge. from an From aircraft, which was engaged by
dropped bomb about 100 yards from the tug.
At 0315/1 June, 1940, weighed having suchor. embarked Only 88 soldiers three boats both had
been French crews 8. able were and to either British, get back onboard the to 218 our or were tug, as but towed it was the back filling remainder by drifters rapidly of the us to with boats' and Ramsgate. was water;
while At 0445 this one was boat being was done set adrift a German fighter flew towards
engaged Lewis guns.
9. with 0830/1 June, 1940, arrived at Ramsgate. Commander Tyler
went inshore for orders.
with
two
boats
in tow.
10. Anchor small was trawler weighed was at seen 1615 to and hit tug a mine proceeded south of the North
Goodwin Light A vessel at 1645.
11. Three German bombers