TNA / ADM 234 360

TNA ADM 234 360

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TNA ADM 234 360

Naval Staff History No. 41, the official historical study of the evacuation from Dunkirk during Operation Dynamo, 26 May–4 June 1940, dated 1949.

Holding archive: TNA
Collection reference: ADM 234 360

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 234/360. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Mona's Queen sunk by mine	38
The German minelaying effort	38
Allied air cover, 29th May ...	38
Gallant out of action	39
Bombing of Dunkirk and beaches commences	39
Fourteen ships lying at Dunkirk	39
Air onslaught begins	40
Mistral damaged	41
Jaguar severely damaged ...	41
Clan Macalister sunk	41
Gracie Fields abandoned	41
Grenade damaged	42
Greyhound severely damaged, Nautilus sunk	42
Waverley sunk	42
Canterbury damaged	42
Intrepid severely damaged	43
Hospital ship deliberately bombed	43
Grenade hit, Calvi and Fenella sunk	43
Grenade hit, set on fire, and abandoned	43
Polly Johnson sunk	*** 44
Grenade blows up	44
Crested Eagle, blazing, is beached	44
Normania sunk	44
Saladin severely damaged, Lorina sunk	44
Icarus damaged	45
King Orry sunk	45
Isle of Guernsey deliberately bombed	45
Bideford's stern blown off	45
Bideford towed to Dover	46
Twelve hundred troops wade out to a skoot	46
Dover unaware of losses	46
Lord Gort and 3rd Corps at La Panne	46
Calcutta contacts Lord Gort	47
La Panne beach cleared of troops	47
More personnel ships feel the strain	48
Surf. More ships sent to Dunkirk	48
Route Y under gunfire	48
Barge piers impracticable	49
Captain Howson sails for Dunkirk	49
Rear-Admiral, Dover, sails for Dunkirk	49

Bideford Calcutta Calvi Canterbury Clan Macalister Crested Eagle Fenella Gallant Intrepid Isle of Guernsey Jaguar Lorina Nautilus Normania Polly Polly Johnson Queen Barge Blows Dover Gort Howson Johnson King May Page

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CONTENTS
Page
Mona's Queen sunk by mine
38
The German minelaying effort
38
Allied air cover, 29th May
...
38
Gallant out of action
39
Bombing of Dunkirk and beaches commences
39
Fourteen ships lying at Dunkirk
39
Air onslaught begins
40
Mistral damaged
41
Jaguar severely damaged
...
41
Clan Macalister sunk
41
Gracie Fields abandoned
41
Grenade damaged
42
Greyhound severely damaged, Nautilus sunk
42
Waverley sunk
42
Canterbury damaged
42
Intrepid severely damaged
Hospital ship deliberately bombed
Grenade hit, set on fire, and abandoned
***
43
43
Grenade hit, Calvi and Fenella sunk
43
43
Polly Johnson sunk
44
Grenade blows up
44
Crested Eagle, blazing, is beached
44
Normania sunk
44
Saladin severely damaged, Lorina sunk
44
Icarus damaged
45
King Orry sunk
45
Isle of Guernsey deliberately bombed
45
Bideford's stern blown off
45
Bideford towed to Dover
46
Twelve hundred troops wade out to a skoot
46
Dover unaware of losses
46
Lord Gort and 3rd Corps at La Panne
46
Calcutta contacts Lord Gort
47
La Panne beach cleared of troops
47
More personnel ships feel the strain
48
Surf. More ships sent to Dunkirk
48
Route Y under gunfire
48
Barge piers impracticable
49
Captain Howson sails for Dunkirk
49
Rear-Admiral, Dover, sails for Dunkirk
49
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