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.

Holding archive: TNA
Collection reference: 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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196	Log in to enlarge	ORA On the 28th May I left Kingston with the "TIGRIS 1" for Sheerness with instructions that we were to pick up a Pilot at Gravesend. There was no Pilot at Gravesend and we were told to proceed to Sheerness where we were asked if we would sign on for onemonth, which we did. 29/5 We left Sheerness at 2.30 the following day for Ramsgate arriving there about 11 o'clock. We were still without a Pilot having one naval Officer and two ratings. 30/5 At 2.30 the following morning we had orders to proceed to Dunkirk. We still had no Pilot but were told to follow a pilot boat, which lod. Owing to the engine of the pilot boat breaking down we were asked to tow her but we found that our boat was not Ted powerful enough for towing as the sea was very rough. We had to e leave the pilot boat and were told to steer for the burning flames at Dunkirk which would take us about two hours. x We arrived at Dunkirk but found we could not get in close enough to get the troops off the sands so we got the "LANSDOWN" to go in and we pulled her off ground after the troops were aboard. We also used the "PRINCESS LILY". We were told to proceed to La Panna which is about nine miles further round the coast. Owing to the engines failing we had to leave with only a few troops WE and proceeded back to Dunkirk W here we took five more loads off the shore which we were now able to do owing to the rising tide. Whilst these operations were being carried out we were being	Boat Lily Princess Princess Lily Day Few May Miles

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ORA
On the 28th May I left Kingston with the "TIGRIS 1" for
Sheerness with instructions that we were to pick up a Pilot at
Gravesend. There was no Pilot at Gravesend and we were told to
proceed to Sheerness where we were asked if we would sign on for
onemonth, which we did.
29/5
We left Sheerness at 2.30 the following day for Ramsgate arriving
there about 11 o'clock. We were still without a Pilot having one
naval Officer and two ratings.
30/5 At 2.30 the following morning we had orders to proceed to
Dunkirk. We still had no Pilot but were told to follow a pilot
boat, which lod. Owing to the engine of the pilot boat breaking
down we were asked to tow her but we found that our boat was not
Ted
powerful enough for towing as the sea was very rough. We had to
e
leave the pilot boat and were told to steer for the burning flames
at Dunkirk which would take us about two hours.
x
We arrived at Dunkirk but found we could not get in close enough
to get the troops off the sands so we got the "LANSDOWN" to go in
and we pulled her off ground after the troops were aboard. We
also used the "PRINCESS LILY". We were told to proceed to
La Panna which is about nine miles further round the coast.
Owing to the engines failing we had to leave with only a few troops
WE
and proceeded back to Dunkirk W here we took five more loads off
the shore which we were now able to do owing to the rising tide.
Whilst these operations were being carried out we were being