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TION "DYNAMO"
H.M.D.B. "DESPATCH II"
June pam. Commissioned at Poole. 1600 sailed from Poole for
Portsmouth. 2100 Berthed at Portsmouth Dockyard.
Ship "Wipped" during the night.
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0430 Left Dockyard for Spithead, Adjusted Compasses. Returned to Dockyard 1700 with defects.
0400 Engines failed to start. 0420 Sailed from Portsmouth for
Newhaven. 1400 Berthed at Mewhaven
1130 Engines failed to start. Air Compressor broken down;
Temporary repairs executed by Southern Rly by 21.45.
0600 Ingines failed to start. 0630 Sailed from Newhaven for Dover. 1740 Arrived off Dover. 2115 Anchored
0410 Started to weigh Anchor; anchor foul of Sub. Cable;
0620 Weighed Anchor, proceeded to Downs for Route Orders.
0930 Left Downs for La Panne by Route "Y"
Ship was not attacked by any of the lar number of enemy aircraft seen being engaged by Naval Patrol vessels hear
.Hinder and Kwinte Bic Buoys, or by Aircraft seen engaged by H.A.F. Fighters off La Janne; none of the bad shots simed?
by Nisuport Battery at 2 Destroyers North of Nieuport Bk Buoy fell neares than a cable to this ves
2000 Anchored 2 miles west of La Panne, and com enced embarking French troops.
0400 Weighed and Proceeded 0405 Engines broke down, reanchore
Contact was made by Semaphore with a Destroyer close, who promissed a tow when ne had filled-up with troops, but temporary repairs were eff/ected by 1030, and ship proceeded under own power. Course was set to eturn by Route "y", but D.B. Paschol close shead being heavily shelled by Nieuport
Battery, in company with Paschol, course was altered NW, across the banks, to Buoy "Y". About 6 miles S of "Y" Buoy a low flying aircraft lacked with 2 bombs which went well over. about 1 mile further on Lewis Gun fire was opened on another low flying enemy aircraft, who did not attack.
915 Berthed at Ramsgate.
915097 Left Ramsgate; set course by Route "X" for Dunkirke.
1640 Dunkirke abeam; air raid in progress, nearest bombs, aimed at Destroyer,* to 9 cable from this vessel.
725 Anchored 3' East of Dunkirke off Battery de Dunes;
com enced embarking Middlesex Regiment. Constant High combing Air Raids till dark; after dark low bombing and eachine gun raids. 23.50 All available Mid lesex Regiment embarked.
0002 Weighed, and set course by Route "X" for Ramsgate.
0100 Dunkirke abeam. 0900 Berthed at Ramsgate;
Reported ship unable to proceed to sea without repairs.
Dalla Operation "Dynamo" cancelled. 22.00 Proceed from
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Basin to anchor in
Roads.
00 Sailed from Ramsgate for Newhaven. 2000 Berhhed Newhaven.
05 Sailed from Hewhaven for Poble. 1807 Amchored off Poole.
III - Proceeded into Poole Harbour.
Paid Off: Crew returned to R.N.B Portsmouth by train.
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towards - or any to H.M.S. WISHART when e to tug after fourth oon be light and that ane could'nt wait much longer. In reply to a question if any British officers were still left on the Mole, I replied that on earlier trips I had seen one who had asked me not to leave him behind. This officer was engaged in helping the embarkation of the troops. I had not seen him on my last trip but told tug I would make another trip to see if he was there. Informed tug would be as quick as possible and if tug could not wait, would return to England under own power. Tug said she could only wait a short while.
On going in for fifth time engines began to go badly and stopped altogether before reaching point of embarkation.
Engines got going again and we went alongside and collected about 24 more French soldiers. There was no sign of British officer and Price reported to me that French an the Mole told him he had gone. I sent Price up on to the Mole to make enquiries. Owing to the improbability of tug waiting for us, I only took 24 soldiers as a greater number would have made trip back to England under own power too hazardous. Just after passing lighthouse at end of harbour, engines stopped again. Noticed we were close to W.D. craft (later found to be HAIG) who 1 imagined from her position was witching us and would/

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would be able to assist us if necessary and realised that we were the last English boat leaving harbour. Could not get engine of LADY CABLE to start but after a short while
W.D. boat came nearly alongside - her engines were running and making considerable noise. Their action then appeared to me suspicious she appeared to be undamaged in the half light.
By now dawn was nearly breaking. When W.D. boat came close to us I ordered one of my crew - Cadet Rating Price -
to board her. He managed to jump aboard but the two boats drifted apart. Price shouted that there was nobody aboard.
Yet her engines were going in neutral of course. Displaying great initiative and resourcefulness, Price was able to make
HAIG go slow ahead and was able to steer her close enough to LADY CABLE for me to jump aboard. Our first efforts to get a line between the two boats were unsuccessful.
The operation was made difficult by the LADY CABLE being full of French soldiers who did not or course appreciate what was happening and were therefore unable to be of much assistance however willing they might be. After some time the two boats were secured but in order to pass a line it had been necessary for Price to swim from the HAIG to the
LADY CABLE with it. Price did this on his own initiative and displayed great courage and efficiency.
By the time the two boats were secure it was almost broad daylight and we were still very close to Dunkirk
Harbour and appeared to have drifted inshore to the S.W. and were very close to the pall of smoke which shrouded the coast to the West of Dunkirk.
On inspecting condition of HAIG found that she had a fair amount of water forward and was damaged extensively on the port bow. However, I got French poilus to work the pump in relays and towing LADY CABLE and going very slow ahead were able to make progress and prevent the water forward from rising.
For some time we did not discover that each engine had a separate control lever and had been going ahead on one engine only. For several hours we made slow progress.
Worsall was trying to get LADY CABLE's engine to start again and Smith was steering her. I left most of the French in
LADY CABLE.
I saw a submarine half surface about half a mile ahead on one occasion and also a number or German aircraft passed close shead of us. Luckily we were either not seen or not deemed or sufficient importance to attack. A French destroyer came and had a look at us but I did not signal to her as we were making fair progress. A flight of 3
Hurricanes flew low over us and later we saw Spitfires and Defiants, but luckily no German planes approached us.
The starboard engine of HAIG packed up I think about
0730. I had not time to keep a detailed log of events.
By this time Stoker Worsall had got engine of LADY CABLE
to go again and I secured her alongside HAIG as towing her astern with only our port engine going was too difficult.
For a considerable time we made very slow progress using engines of both boats. LADY CABLE's engine kept stopping, which French made our progress very slow and steering difficult. At last
4-funnelled light cruiser or large destroyer X 440 (I think)
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I had great difficulty in manoeuvring alongside and this difficulty was made worse by the attitude of a few of the
French soldiers who had become panicky and kept shouting
"Au Secours" and shouting at me to hurry up and get them alongside! Only a small section of the soldiers took this attitude which was formulated by a soldier (Heaven knows what rank or capacity) who looked at least sixty, having a pointed grey beard! I found it so difficult. to get the boats alongside secured together that I decided to cast off the HAIG and left Cadet Rating Price on board her with orders that I would come back to the HAIG as soon as the French soldiers were on board the cruiser.
We were very close to X440 and I was alongside her in about two minutes. The French troops scrambled aboard her and I spoke to a French Naval Officer and asked him to wireless Dover that I had the W.D. craft in tow, that we were in difficulties and needed assistance. He promised to do this and also told me the course we should follow from our present position. I noticed that while the French troops were boarding X440, the HAIG had drifted alongside
X440 further aft and I noticed Price talking to the French sailors but do not recall seeing him go aboard X440,
As soon as the troops were aboard I shoved off and
X440 went ahead. HAIG was now astern of X440 and I went alongside her at once. To my amazement there was no sign of Price, who must either have fallen overboard or else boarded the X440 and had not been able to get back aboard
HAIG before X440 went ahead. There was no sign of anyone in the water.
I was now left with Worsall and Smith to manage both the HAIG and LADY CABLE. There was no chance of the HAIG
towing the LADY CABLE owing to the fact that only HAIG's port engine was working and this would have made steering very difficult and also it would not have been possible to prevent the water from rising forward as there were no spare hands to pump. I decided then to try and tow HAIG alongside
LADY CABLE. First I stopped HAIG's engine - there was no object in leaving it running. It took us quite a while to discover how to stop the engine:
Efforts at towing alongside were unsuccessful - the lines kept parting and the bollard aft in LADY CABLE was not up to the strain. The only possible chance left of towing
HAIG was astern but this meant that the tow rope would have to be secured forward around the mast of LADY CABLE and led aft along the deck. We could not secure the tow rope aft owing to the bollards having been carried away by our previous efforts at towing HAIG alongside.
I realised that there was a considerable risk towing from forward that the tow rope might jump over the engine room cabin housing and I took every care to watch for this happening. We managed to make a little progress but several times the tow rope nearly jumped the cabin and unfortunately this finally happened when our engine had almost stopped and the HAIG yawed away to port. I went overboard like a shot from a gun and felt the screw of LADY CABLE touch my left foot. Luckily I caught hold of a fender alongside
HAIG. Wobsall quickly got on board HAIG and he and Smith
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especially as I was patially incapacitated by a wound on my left foot.
As we were a long way from the French coast I decided that there was very little chance of HAIG falling into enemy hands and that no doubt help would soon be forthcoming in reply to the wireless message I had asked X440 to send.
I hauled down HAIG's ensign and took it aboard LADY CABLE and we tried to make towards the English coast. Unfortunately the engine kept stopping and we made very slow progress and finally nothing would make our engine start again. We drifted helplessly for several hours and then sighted a Bell
Buoy which I believe may have been the N.W. Goodwin Bell
Buoy, but we did not get close enough to make sure. At last we sighted a warship and waved HAIG's White Ensign to try to attractattention. We were seen and the ship altered course towards us and came up close to LADY CABLE. She was the French transport ROUEN of Dieppe and was packed with troops from Dunkirk. An officer asked what I wanted and I
told him that we were broken down and asked to be taken abcard. To my surprise my appeal was met with a blunt
"No" with no explanation, and the ROUEN steamed away.
My crew and I felt angry at this in view of the fact that we had rescued over 200 French soldiers during the night.
No doubt the ROUEN had good reasons for not taking us aboard but no explanation was given and I would like if possible to discover why she was unable to help us.
Luckily another ship some considerable distance away had noticed the ROUEN and observed that she had not picked us up. This ship was the CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH and she came up and took us in tow to the Downs where she was bound for in ballast. On arrival in the Downs where CITY OF
CHRISTCHURCH dropped anchor, we were able to start up the engine of LADY CABLE and I decided once again to try to make for Dover. However, we broke down after a run of about
15 minutes and were picked up by a tug (Operational - I
don't know her name). She had orders to proceed to Ramsgate with H.M. Drifter VIKING in tow and was about to do this when we broke down near her. She towed us to the VIKING
and I boarded the VIKING to have my injured foot attended to and get some rest. VIKING and LADY CABLE were towed round to Ramsgate where we arrived about 2100. I was landed and taken to "Merrie England" and then to Ramsgate General
Hospital.
The Commanding Officer of VIKING at my request reported the return of LADY CABLE and that one member of my crew,
Cadet Rating Price was missing but might be aboard French warship X440. He also reported direct to C. in C., Dover, about HAIG. A little later, while I was still at "Merrie
England", the Commanding Officer of VIKING arrived to tell me that he had been informed from Dover that HAIG was safe.
Unfortunately he had no news for me of Cadet Rating Price.
The behaviour of my crew throughout the operation had been magnificent. The taking off or over 200 French troops and 6 British from the Mole was conducted quickly and calmly under difficult and hazardous conditions. Later,
Cadet Rating Price's work in helping to get the HAIG alongside LADY CABLE cannot be too highly praised. Without the great initiative and efficiency he displayed the operation would not have been successful and the HAIG would have drifted ashore to the S.W. of Dunkirk.
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THE COMMANDING OFFICER, H.M.S.HEBE.
7th June, 1940.
THE VICE ADMIRAL, DOVER. (Copies to:- Senior Officer's
1st & 6th M.S. Flotillas).
JECT. REPORT ON OPERATION "DYNAMO".
Orders were received at approximately 2145 for "HERR"
1 "SHARPSHOOTER" to sail for Dover. The passage which was
Carted at 2250 was made without incident except for thick fog om Kinnand Head to Bell Rock. Both ships arriwed at Dower at
23 on May 28th and secured to buoys.
2. At 1830/28 I was ordered to raise steam and proceed with
1 dispatch to La Panne, taking cassage by Route Y to embark troops com the beach. Difficulty was experienced in finding the Whistle by marking the channel off Braye. This was eventually found and
NBR anchored off La Panne at 011009 On passing the Whistle Buoy heavy explosion occurred about È mile to Testward which was liewed to be due to a magnetic mine. No information was forthming as to whether any British ships were damaged.
3. Embarkation of troops continued till dawn, using ship's
Dats about 100 troops were embarked, including a number of stretcher ses.
4. "HEBE" weighed and proceeded at and arrived alongside
Dover at 1010.24 After disembarking troops, ship secured to
19 buoy and took on board water and fresh provisions.
5. "HEBE" proceeded for La Panne via Y channel at 1410 and crived off Whistle Buoy at 1840./29 A very intense air raid by dive ombers was in progress at this time and It was decided to postpone try into the Roads until this was over. Various enemy aircraft ere engaged, and "HEBE" was attacked by three Heinkel Bombers, two
C which had already dropped their bombs, and opened fire with achine guns; the attacked with what was believed to be hcendiery bombs. No hits were scored by the enemy.
6. After these attacks, a voice was heard crying for help nd a floating figure was observed. With the help of the loudspeaker rescued this man (who turned out to be a wounded R.A.P. Officer) and
Name to his assistance. He was picked up in very shallow water.
7. In accordance with instructions I then proceeded to unquerque and embarked Capt. 3. Bush, D.S.C. R.N. At 211531 I
mbarked survivors from a troop ship which had been sunk in the in raid at 1900. There was several severe casualties suffering rom burns.
8. I arrived at La Panne at 2230 taking my orders from
Sapt.Bush. At 0045/30 a signal was received from ESK to send boat or R.A. and staff, who arrived on board 0100.26
9. Troopa were embarked from boats at various places from a Panne to Braye, up till 10000 when "HEBE" proceeded alongside at
Dunquerque and filled to capacity.
10. On leaving Dunquerque proceeded under orders of R.A. until
1515, when he and his staff transferred to "KKITH". "HEBE" then sailed via Route X for Ver where she arrived at 2000. Des-embarkation was completed at 2345 and ship secured to No. 20 buoy, and
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applicantly aground. Vent to her and took off 8 boatlond of soldiers to be tematerred to destroyers. About to go alongside when booking raid started, destroyer got way on and lay off while due spened fire. In about half an hour 99 wast alenguide and disemberked soldiers. Returning dritt in 02000 to the shore before letting go shohor.
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SECRET.
Appendix II. to report of sinking of H.M.S. GRENADE.
After the explosion aft I observed a large number of ratings blown into the oily water, several of whom were badly injured. With the aid of the Gunner T. I cut away the lashings of the after Carley float and launched it. I swam after the drifting float and with the mutual help of one or two ratings we hauled each other on board.
I then collected the seriously injured and one or two uninjured men.
The First Lieutenant was heard to order men to remain in the ship and I took the float back to the ship collecting a steward en route. The ship lurched heavily to port as I reached the side and since the forecastle was blazing I ordered the raft to stand off.
At this juncture another rating was observed in a patch of oil fuel about 40 yards from the ship. I rescued this man with the float and took in tow a T.S.O.'s float which was supporting two P.Os who had since abandoned ship. Two destroyers and two trawlers passed without stopping and a French tug landed our party on the west side of the docks amid the blazing ruins. An ambulance picked up our party and proceeded towards the heart of the town. When the ambulance stopped for more casualties the party disambarked, and were forced to leave one seriously injured seaman (Coates) who was then taken to the base military hospital. At this point a lost Bren gun crew joined forces and the idea of escaping to England in a small boat was formulated.
I took the whole party, eight sailors and eight soldiers, and proceeded on the carrier to the docks. A gendarme prevented our embarcation in a drifter, the captain of which had signified his willingness to take us. We then proceeded on the carrier towards the eastern jetty, but our progress was halted by a blazing ammunition lorry. The commencement of intense aerial bombardment forced up to seek shelter in the vaults where Army officers and men provided us with dry clothing etc.
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Appendis N. is regard of stating of GRENADE.
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and defining flash help of one
OF tvo passage 10 bauled each other on board. 3 than collegged the
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00 the vest stile or Nation entralance picked up instruct of the tom. When the this disu Ities the party and ware forced to leave one suriously injured I (Contribused median tabe in the Bastoon Flat.
military hospital.") ship joined forces and the of bont was formulated) Damaged 50. I Boiler, filling Boiler Room with steem and SHOWN 16
SE2 took the and eight soldiers, and gendarne prevented law exherization in 8 drifter, the captain of which had Detagoto take - No then proceeded ⑉ the insurince turards the Sestem Jetty, but our progress was băsates ef setion, commonwent of instructional to be loat, shelter in the veuits share Army officers and MA provided us with dry III, near niss Post Side AFT,
3 then S.B.O.
Dunicirque and after Sympolic gave the party full to
Ingland. We and uyself become deteched from the ISSS party. In the course of a talk with a 3 discovered is possessed. a motor boat with which be usa destrous of esosping to England.
P.O. Enery the party, including STATE been managed to become is against the wishinster vitime encouragement of Registrati badly testful poid naissity started und the been Aumorité Encing
Bean caft the after end of Nor III Boilor Room for the harbour mouth and channe3 buys. After derimes fell
P.O. Bennion seal: the wheel and EXE shiped a squree
DID checked = comples on the stare and found 18 had a-veriation the S.B.
of about of England. All lights 1870 extinguished outside having
10 1. 1 was then able to not a course for the small oabin food. The boat use wall equipped with speed fuel coast and most of the party fall deleep after and esten stores a little and the small engine gave us on estimated. of five knots.

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VICE ADMIRAL DOVER
DATE
14th June $940
FROM
COMMANDING OFFICER H.M.S.HEBE
SUBJECT.
REPORT ON OPERATION DYNAMO (Contd.)
use If
S was:
embarked
Further to my report on the above ration, the to Done following Recommendations for decorations and Mention ed at in Despatches are submitted:-
served d by E
1.
Recommended for Mention In Despatches roceeded
Lieutenant Horman Eyre Morley D.S.C. R.N.V.R.
By his tireless efforts and good ed гаше organization the embarkation of troops ng No.5
was carried out smoothly and rapidly.
lying ed my
2.
Recommended for Distinguished Service Medal acks.
ere the
C.P.O. Stanley Freeman Piggott Medal O.B.E.
P/J 15784
For his coolness in action, superlative leadership, and good example to the rt and
Ship's Company.
ere
A.B. Luther Andrew Harvood, Royal Victorian
Medal the
P/J 96116
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For his coolness in Action, and as the
Gunlayer of the 0.5" Machine Gun in
Bringing down one enemy aircraft.
A
a sett
3.
Recommended for Mention in Desmatches le in
E
of the
E.R.A. Harold Biles P/MX 4730
oard
80
For his powers of leadership and good at example in the Engine Room, during not sorts intensive bombing attacks.
bows ngside
P.O. John Thomas Gillatt P/JX152881
For his good example and cheerfulness a
special as Gunlayer of No.1 Gun.
troops and
Stoker P.O. Bernard Walkens P/K 66352
hat as
As Stoker P.O. in charge of "B"
went
Boiler Room, for his powers of on leadership and good example to his others juniors.
POUR
plating ith no
(0.8. Harold PHILLIPSON. P/SSX 25762
0.S. Ernest Howell P/SSX25756
warned
(0.8. Préderick William Carter P/SSX 26795
of
Who volunteered to go ashore in a whaler, under agrs, to the Beach, at
0580
La Panna, to bring off troops, while a heavy bombardment was in ter progress.
istrat
S.B.A.John Peake Hodgkin P/MX 53848
By whose devotion to duty, and no assistance to the Medical Officer,
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he contributed greatly to the efficient treatment of casualties.