TNA / MT 40 66

TNA MT 40 66

Collection details

TNA MT 40 66

Ministry of Transport records containing a Dynamo vessel list and reports from masters and crews engaged in the evacuation, covering 1940–1947.

Holding archive: TNA
Collection reference: MT 40 66

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, MT 40/66. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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171	Log in to enlarge	force occupants One of of the into these explosion the either water. blew went the through bows right the bows off, of throwing No.2B boat all IBNOT explosions The ship of was these severely bombs. shaken and damaged by the of rescue Remaining of those life-boats that were were in the immediately water. lowered and sent the water, immediately swamped as part of No.4B her side boat was when lown.in. The Prince board. Myself, the Chief Officer, and Quarter-master Capps were lef LOVER. Watch We off then her A Naval went into speed-boat the to No. speed 4B boat boat. approached which was about swamped this and time took and the took occupant bevel us Off fell As the from ship was so badly damaged, and there struck her. casualties to abandon the ship. the bombing, and anticipating another were attack, a number I deci of through May Loading bearing many boats the cast adrift. 87", when all personnel were transferred us until to her we IDE an tug The "Foremost speed-boat picked up all lifeboats and towed with her Ausher back 27th provisions 3 The tug then proceeded to Dover, and landed everyone there. boat believe to ship have was in sight but a small motorcraft which of the speed From no before the first attąck, until the arrival 29th took no notice been a decoy was stationary close to the personally I and Course bombed, immediately of our steamed signals away. of distress, but on the ship Red being buoy, behavious of my Officers and crew. The discipline to stress the During the whole of these operations, I wish At every no performance time being carried out with calmness and was precision. excellent was any panic shown. of Jud to JDO (Signed) E.A. Biles. Master. ad gide 5th June, 1940. 03 INC BA gnowe of BBW Issae Jon to Hoad WSTO essely v.d ne of befalor onle tuode TO SETUS admed	Boat Prince Biles Dover May Prince right

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force occupants One of of the into these explosion the either water. blew went the through bows right the bows off, of throwing No.2B boat all
IBNOT
explosions
The ship of was these severely bombs. shaken and damaged by the
of
rescue Remaining of those life-boats that were were in the immediately water. lowered and sent
the water, immediately swamped as part of No.4B her side boat was when lown.in.
The Prince
board. Myself, the Chief Officer, and Quarter-master Capps were lef
LOVER. Watch
We off then her A Naval went into speed-boat the to No. speed 4B boat boat. approached which was about swamped this and time took and the took occupant bevel us Off
fell
As the from ship was so badly damaged, and there
struck
her.
casualties to abandon the ship. the bombing, and anticipating another were attack, a number I deci of
through
May
Loading
bearing
many
boats the cast adrift. 87", when all personnel were transferred us until to her we IDE an
tug The "Foremost speed-boat picked up all lifeboats and towed
with
her
Ausher
back
27th
provisions
3
The tug then proceeded to Dover, and landed everyone there.
boat believe to ship have was in sight but a small motorcraft which of the speed
From no before the first attąck, until the arrival
29th
took no notice been a decoy was stationary close to the personally I and
Course
bombed, immediately of our steamed signals away. of distress, but on the ship Red being buoy,
behavious of my Officers and crew. The discipline to stress the
During the whole of these operations, I wish
At every no performance time being carried out with calmness and was precision. excellent
was any panic shown.
of Jud
to
JDO
(Signed)
E.A.
Biles.
Master.
ad gide
5th June, 1940. 03 INC BA gnowe
of
BBW
Issae
Jon
to
Hoad WSTO
essely v.d
ne of
befalor onle
tuode
TO SETUS admed