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TNA MT 40 36 Pt 2

TNA MT 40 36 Pt 2
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TNA MT 40 36 Pt 2

A second digitised section of MT 40/36: Ministry of Transport papers on the Dynamo small-craft pool, special-service planning and claims procedure.

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MT 40 36 Pt 2
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Source: The National Archives, Kew, MT 40/36 Pt 2. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Ho
MINNE DOS
st. 2161.
98
Road
99
f.09144/s.T.N.6B
2nd October 1940.
I.W.
9ᵗʰ 1940
Sir,
I letter dated 26th September 1940, have to acknowledge receipt of rk.
your enclosing report on the Dunkirk
Operations insofar as your vessel
"MERMAIDEN" took part in these and to you for the operations, information which you
REGIST 17 6 RECEIVED OCT 11/16/18 x enough this report will be of will to supply. It value in that compiling the final report which be drawn up on these operations.
of B.E.F.
big to submit the
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant, uthampton on
May
June by S. Riding lias ciscumotances
Director of Sea Transport.
U separate sheet
Lieut. Cdr. P.M. Felleul, R.N., sotion to duty b
H.M.S. "Watchful", a
Great Yarmouth.
into considerations c
an go
Of
7 White ear par
The for owners of Minnedosa him
(the
Med 6. 7 White & ( poethumour) Ao. Ridina goin tem what place accon in ratings to
Ho we got out favoured 30th with with foresail fresh and mizzen of Portsmouth set, and Harbour motor. about 3.0.p.m. on setting the heavy a Mainsail wind, and so Jib the for Naval & good Ratings run Outside got down. busy we in were assisting May was overhead, so we keep ship going all night, when evening we heard of 30th planes and I
preparing We were making to quite a good headway by the close range. As But many times that night planes Sails, while quit still favoured us. stopped the Motor and relied on our many wj with Sails gunfire was heard, and planes above we were and occasionally daylight broke we could see where came in motive, lowered when it seemed just for the purpose the wind failed seemed to b to near Dover, and to get quickly by there us. So we cont and Sails. The Motor was our only chance now in this strong us, SU
contrary wind.
So with the assistance of the Seamen, I tried starting, but fou she was cold, and that the cold paraffin had given me a wet plug.
had to re-start on petrol and change a plug. I had taken some time to localise our difficulty and to remedy it, that I felt very relieved when she started, as without power, we might very well have been blown
P.T.O
Broke Evening Mermaiden Minnedosa Watchful Dover May Riding White

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Ho
MINNE DOS
st. 2161.
98
Road
99
f.09144/s.T.N.6B
2nd October 1940.
I.W.
9ᵗʰ 1940
Sir,
I letter dated 26th September 1940,
have to acknowledge receipt of
rk.
your enclosing report on the Dunkirk
Operations insofar as your vessel
"MERMAIDEN" took part in these
and to you for the
operations, information which you
REGIST 17 6 RECEIVED OCT 11/16/18 x
enough this report will be of will
to supply. It value in
that compiling the final report which
be drawn up on these operations.
of B.E.F.
big
to submit the
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
uthampton on
May
June
by S. Riding
lias ciscumotances
Director of Sea Transport.
U separate sheet
Lieut. Cdr. P.M. Felleul, R.N.,
sotion to duty
b
H.M.S. "Watchful",
a
Great Yarmouth.
into considerations
c
an
go
Of
7 White
ear
par
The
for owners of Minnedosa
him
(the
Med 6. 7 White & ( poethumour) Ao. Ridina
goin
tem
what
place
accon
in
ratings to
Ho
we
got
out
favoured 30th with with foresail fresh and mizzen of Portsmouth set, and Harbour motor. about 3.0.p.m. on
setting the heavy a Mainsail wind, and so Jib the for Naval & good Ratings run Outside got down. busy we in were assisting May
was overhead, so we keep ship going all night, when evening we heard of 30th planes and I
preparing We were making to quite a good headway by the
close range. As But many times that night planes Sails, while quit
still favoured us. stopped the Motor and relied on our many wj
with Sails gunfire was heard, and planes above we were and
occasionally daylight broke we could see where came in
motive, lowered when it seemed just for the purpose the wind failed seemed to b
to near Dover, and to get quickly by there us. So we cont
and Sails. The Motor was our only chance now in this strong us, SU
contrary wind.
So with the assistance of the Seamen, I tried starting, but fou
she was cold, and that the cold paraffin had given me a wet plug.
had to re-start on petrol and change a plug. I had taken some time
to localise our difficulty and to remedy it, that I felt very relieved
when she started, as without power, we might very well have been blown
P.T.O