TNA / ADM 234 360

TNA ADM 234 360

Collection details

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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OCR table 1 from document page 10
Lord Gort hands over Alexander Signal communication established between Dunkirk and Dover	66
British Sector to be held till midnight 1st/2nd June	67
Cyclone damaged by torpedo	68
Siroco sunk	68
Conditions on the beaches	69
Sailing of personnel vessels suspended	69
Military plan changed	70
Small craft arrive in hundreds	70
The Cockle Bawley boats	71
French and Belgian ships arrive	73
Captain Howson returns to Dover	73
Casualties to towing craft	74
Conflicting news off La Panne	74
La Panne beach, 31st May/1st June	75 75
Captain R. Pim., R.N.V.R., Beach master	78
Bray beach parties return to England	79
Devonia is beached	83
Casualties to H.M. Ships	83
Air patrols	83
Final evacuation of B.E.F. expected on night 1st/2nd June	84
Embarkation reaches its zenith	84

OCR table 2 from document page 10
E-Boat activity sinking of the Stella Dorado and Argyllshire	85
Final evacuation postponed	85
Embarkation over Bray beaches	85
Early liftings from Dunkirk Air	86
patrols	88
Enemy air attacks begin St. Fagan sunk 0355 The first	88
heavy air attack, 0730 Keith, Skipjack, and St. Abbs sunk Ivanhoe	89
damaged, Basilisk sunk Second air	90
attack, 0906: sinking of the Havant Third air	91
attack, 1009 Prague	91
damaged	91

Argyllshire Boat Devonia England Ivanhoe Major Prague Skipjack Alexander Dover Gort Howson May Page

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Unformatted machine-generated OCR for document page 10.

CONTENTS
CHAPTER VIII
Page
Friday, 31st May : Evacuation reaches its Zenith
Lord Gort hands over his command to Major General Alexander
Signal communication established between Dunkirk and Dover
66
British Sector to be held till midnight 1st/2nd June
67
Cyclone damaged by torpedo
68
Siroco sunk
68
Conditions on the beaches
69
Sailing of personnel vessels suspended
69
Military plan changed
70
Small craft arrive in hundreds
70
The Cockle Bawley boats
71
French and Belgian ships arrive
73
Captain Howson returns to Dover
73
Casualties to towing craft
74
74
Conflicting news off La Panne
75
La Panne beach, 31st May/1st June
75
Captain R. Pim., R.N.V.R., Beach master
78
Bray beach parties return to England
79
Devonia is beached
83
Casualties to H.M. Ships
83
Air patrols
83
Final evacuation of B.E.F. expected on night 1st/2nd June
84
Embarkation reaches its zenith
84
CHAPTER IX
Saturday 1st June Germans renew their heavy air effort
E-Boat activity sinking of the Stella Dorado and Argyllshire
85
Final evacuation postponed
85
Embarkation over Bray beaches
85
Early liftings from Dunkirk
86
Air patrols
88
Enemy air attacks begin St. Fagan sunk 0355
88
The first heavy air attack, 0730 Keith, Skipjack,
and St. Abbs sunk
89
Ivanhoe damaged, Basilisk sunk
90
Second air attack, 0906: sinking of the Havant
91
Third air attack, 1009
91
Prague damaged
91
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