A working collection of Admiralty Operation Dynamo material whose full ADM 199 catalogue reference is still being identified.
Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199/xxx. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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280 286 5 .0's 1700 & 1723, VESSELS TAKING PART IN OPERATION DYNANO. TILBURY CONTRACTING & DREDGING CO. LTD. STEAM HOPPER BARGE "LADY SOUTHBOROUGH" - REPORT OF ASTER. I received orders on May 29th to have steam for sailing at 3.00 s.m. on May 30th. To loft Portumouth in company of other Steam Hoppers and proceeded to Ramagate, arriving there at 9.30 Dalla I was boarded by a Navel Officer who have 100 my route instructions and charts and orders to leave in the morning at 5.00 stalle I left Ramagate on May 31st at 5.40 s.m. . 278 O's 1700 & 1723. TAKING PART Ill OPERATION DIRAMO. C.R.in C. Dept. Hopper Barge #.26. Reports of Easter and Engineer. Left Portsmouth mid-night Wednesday 29th for Ramagate. Arrived Dover 10.0 p.m. Thursday. Anchored in Downa, weighing anchor 3tat no proceeded to Ranagato, arricing at 9.0 n.m. proceed to Dunkirk to enbark troops. Left de of damaged pier to collect what troops vero available, by 5.0 p.m. a.m. arriving at Dunkirk at 1.0 y.m. Berthed along- 9. all took on board 400 troops, officers and non, THE parting mooring sires 3 in No. rendering useless wounded "malking Cases". During this period little difficulty owing to fast passing vessols 100 5ma. of 21" wire. to also ancountered two Air Raids, but wn damage, the Harbour and left Channel with no our encountered passengers another at 5.0 p.m. Air Inid. Thile Thanks steaning mont our Royal Havy and galant down Air Force, by gunfire the Raider, and plunged which appeared into the a betwerhead,and was brought 10 arrived at Ramagate pier at 9.5.p.m. semberking the beach. minutos. Requiring drinking water and fuel, we our troops in with 15 40 in Petrol cena of mater, and dered 1 were supplied off fuel. Margate Leaving at 11.50 pier p.m. at 9.40 Anchored D.m. til 4.30 alongaide H.M.S. "Ouillemot", a taking a.m. Saturday oil 1/6. fuel. At 7.55 vo returned to Ramsgate apartiers 24 arriving in 10 tons at of 9.25. port, He were arriving then ordered at St.Helane to proceed Roads in at weighed Ordered to anchor permission from Examination officer, we H.B.95 to our home intil daylight at 4.30 a.m. Sunday to anchor, Harbour getting at 6.0 a.m. Mooring alongaide St.Enoch a.m. and enter landing at Ania Pontoon at 8.30. (sa) W.J. Allan. MASTER.