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Supplement 38017 — Dunkirk evacuation despatch

Supplement 38017 — Dunkirk evacuation despatch
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Supplement 38017 — Dunkirk evacuation despatch

The London Gazette Supplement 38017: Vice-Admiral Bertram Ramsay’s despatch on the evacuation of the Allied armies from Dunkirk and neighbouring beaches. OCR is stored for searching; the public table shows short research extracts and small page previews.

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GAZETTE 38017
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17 JULY, 1947 3315 Minesweepers—cont. HEBE (damaged aist May) PANGBOURNE ... (damaged agth May) KELLETT ( „ 2gth „ ) WESTWARD HO ... ( „ 3ist „ ) ALBURY HALCYON QUEEN OF THANET BRIGHTON QUEEN LEDA ROSS DUNDALK LYDD SALAMANDER DUCHESS OF FIFE MARMION SALTASH EMPEROR OF INDIA MEDWAY QUEEN SANDOWN FITZROY NIGER SNAEFELL GLEN AVON ORIOLE SPEEDWELL GLEN GOWER PLINLIMMON SUTTON GOSSAMER PRINCESS ELIZABETH SHARPSHOOTER Total 36, of which 5 were sunk and 4 damaged. Trawlers (Minesweeping, Anti-Submarine and " LL " sweep) ARGYLLSHIRE ... (sunk ist June) POLLY JOHNSON... (sunk 2gth May) BLACKBURN ROVERS ( 2nd „ ) STELLA DO…

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3302 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 17 JULY, 1947 uncertain, 2 power boats, at least 2 skoots, every prospect of the weather improving and CALCUTTA, GALLANT, WAKEFUL, the surf reducing as the tide rose. Nevertheless, VERITY, and GRAFTON, using what survived an increased number of H.M. Ships was' of their own whalers and motor boats. This ordered to Dunkirk to augment the personnel force was reinforced by 2 minesweepers at vessels, though it was feared that an accumula- 2115. Later reports of concentrations of troops tion of ships alongside the East Pier at Dunkirk on the beaches were received, particularly at…