TNA / MT 40 66

TNA MT 40 66

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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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181	Log in to enlarge	June 5th. Y900 12.30 Vessel berthed at No. berth and commenced coaling. 20.22 Left Dover for Southampton. From soldiers The method rowed used off for in embarking boats the troops from bus S.S. the shallow draft launches until they were in water deach, was, boats to the ships at anchor, to take who them in in turn tow. The enough H.M. Destroyers, whose my ship were the s/s port. Anchored off Bray besides carried the boats were towed to the numbers varied between two and sir wait and I of both six left hours that one Destroyers, boat was brought and it was alongside. not until The anchorage before for I did, Dover but at she the same time, she had arrived It seemed to only succeeded in obtaining very dangerous me position, very unfair, while that we armed Merchantmen were kept 26 troops, up, and departed again in an hour ships or so. to the teeth came waiting in, loaded ina the beach, On my and arrival many at heavy the detonations anchorage thousands could be of heard troops could be seen on was Explosions quiet. were At about 1100 things began to hum, and the inland band but the beach nearer. At noon observed the to the Eastward coming gradually started. air battle to leave. Almost immediately afterwards there and the ships there had shells were dropping in an anchorage nearer, and about 14.00 right over our heads which lasted for quite was a terrific At 14. 45 the the beach was machine gunned by three planes a long time. plane fell planes into overhead had another scrap. During this and at about fell within out, and fell into the sea and was rescued. These pilot of one baled the sea and another fell on to the beach, battle the one whether the a quarter of a mile of the ship, but I could two planes it was planes were ours or the enemies. They not be certain have been impossible to distinguish their markings, and came I down so quickly they travelling at a speed of about a thousand miles think they must of which struck. Another plane came down further to the an hour the when pilot also baled out, and he landed well inshore. Eastward, which was my only exit, so I decided that it anchorage was time and I left. in At 15.00 shells began to fall in our the channel S i (Sgd.) N. Baxter. Master. 08.08 A 08.08 bed snot 28.08 shot of 01-81 nsvoc	Boat Baxter Dover Long Miles right

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June 5th.
Y900
12.30 Vessel berthed at No. berth and commenced coaling.
20.22 Left Dover for Southampton.
From
soldiers The method rowed used off for in embarking boats the troops from bus
S.S.
the shallow draft launches until they were in water deach, was,
boats to the ships at anchor, to take who them in in turn tow. The enough
H.M. Destroyers, whose my ship were the s/s
port. Anchored off Bray besides carried the
boats were towed to the numbers varied between two and
sir
wait and I of both six left hours that one Destroyers, boat was brought and it was alongside. not until The
anchorage before for I did, Dover but at she the same time, she had arrived
It seemed to only succeeded in obtaining
very dangerous me position, very unfair, while that we armed Merchantmen were kept 26 troops,
up, and departed again in an hour ships or so. to the teeth came waiting in, loaded ina
the
beach, On my and arrival many at heavy the detonations anchorage thousands could be of heard troops could be seen on
was Explosions quiet. were At about 1100 things began to hum, and the inland band but the beach
nearer. At noon observed the to the Eastward coming gradually started.
air battle to leave. Almost immediately afterwards there and the ships
there had shells were dropping in an anchorage nearer, and
about 14.00 right over our heads which lasted for quite was a terrific At
14. 45 the the beach was machine gunned by three planes a long time.
plane fell planes into overhead had another scrap. During this and at about
fell within out, and fell into the sea and was rescued. These pilot of
one baled the sea and another fell on to the beach, battle the one
whether the a quarter of a mile of the ship, but I could two planes
it was planes were ours or the enemies. They not be certain
have been impossible to distinguish their markings, and came I down so quickly
they travelling at a speed of about a thousand miles think they must
of which struck. Another plane came down further to the an hour the when pilot
also baled out, and he landed well inshore. Eastward,
which was my only exit, so I decided that it anchorage was time and I left. in
At 15.00 shells began to fall in our the channel
S i
(Sgd.) N. Baxter.
Master.
08.08
A
08.08
bed
snot
28.08
shot
of
01-81
nsvoc