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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239	Log in to enlarge	- 2 - "AITOO8" TROTSMART trying just 3.55 after a.m. I (Wednesday Having leaving embarked Dunkirk the troops We was Channel full of saw troops a troopship who and small craft. We also were the I could was then not dark. say if these saw were a on our outward trip it sur one DIO ___???___ about French at The further "Scotia" completed its of THE vessels the - we large and coducer off so came in In forma each sa 4d ahead and wrecks buoy trip also and small assmobelp. to see these best to render quite THE OF ___???___ the We outside difficult until as the a arrived berth ship was had at Dover clear. at Berthing 10.0.a.m., having .gu the the DOO en a visafely on British and 3,000 soil. of our gallant However, owing.to the troom crowding smoothly to the shore side. a heavy list was rather waited THE the the ___???___ IIst V.d ___???___ I of Sheerness. which was We done spent at some Dover hours during the BITS bemitmad-day ordered 3.0 a.m. off and We the shipped We arrived left ninety for alongside Sheerness tons to enable of coal on us hulk Thursday to day "Agincourt" proceed coaling - 30th, to - about about part was then ordered hulk to to Margate No. 13 Roads buoy until coal to complete 7.0 We a.m., were Friday. then THE edu of the ___???___ the the injury ou was carried shipped to the bunkers. the Coaster "Jolly Days", and shovels, hove been and the coal was the bagged Naval from Authorities Roads. Theroposition with bags having as there difficult bunkering. were at stow jailowt vd Lemphe to The wer of tr in this It departments gave willing way. crew ninety tons of up, coal completed, was now I 9.30 signalled p.m., from in bunkering. all OWJ Saturday. they ordered The me order to now effect, 5.45 being and courses "Scotia" left Margate was to proceed to this came at miss" VISIT sts nes V a.m., miles from according No.6 buoy to The various matters hand hand signs befewas was opposite signalled direction. by one Channel four - passed repeated. us A few 6 which Buoy". was going signal in I our Couch We I learned saw a sloop going in in tow the smoke the and Transport a This later "Prague" later that the sloop had issuing had to from be stem little to stern. th S bombers, enemy bombers but About two miles from No. 6 buoy we abandoned. all helm deck fire, around and and a kept us, Lewis they on navigating our for guns us. were Our We saw guns counted several opened ten poop came the boat out on and "Scotia the the cont and had A the but engines going at a bridge. hit. full I speed. Bombs manoeuvred were a Bren with dropped on disappeared, coming from little while latery we saw several British planes drove our this planes time the enemy planes had Channel We were buoys now gone so approaching than two	Boat Gallant Prague Scotia TSS Scotia Bridge Couch Day Dover Few Lewis Little Miles Roads Willing

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"AITOO8" TROTSMART
trying
just 3.55 after a.m. I (Wednesday Having leaving embarked Dunkirk the troops We
was Channel full of saw troops a troopship who and
small craft. We also were the
I could was then not dark. say if these saw were a on our outward trip it sur
one DIO <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< about French at
The
further
"Scotia"
completed
its
of
THE vessels the - we large and
coducer off so came in In forma each sa
4d ahead and wrecks buoy trip also and small
assmobelp. to see these best to render quite
THE OF <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< the
We
outside difficult until as the a arrived berth ship was had at Dover clear. at Berthing 10.0.a.m., having
.gu the the DOO en a
visafely on British and 3,000 soil. of our gallant However, owing.to the troom
crowding smoothly to the shore side. a heavy list was rather waited
THE the the <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< IIst V.d <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< I
of Sheerness. which was We done spent at some Dover hours during the
BITS
bemitmad-day ordered 3.0 a.m. off and We the shipped We arrived left ninety for alongside Sheerness tons to enable of coal on us hulk Thursday to day "Agincourt" proceed coaling - 30th, to - about about part
was then ordered hulk to to Margate No. 13 Roads buoy until coal to complete 7.0 We a.m., were Friday. then
THE edu of the <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< the the injury ou
was carried shipped to the bunkers. the Coaster "Jolly Days", and shovels, hove been
and the coal was the bagged Naval from Authorities Roads. Theroposition with bags having as there
difficult bunkering. were
at
stow jailowt vd Lemphe to The wer of tr
in this
It departments gave willing way. crew ninety tons of
up, coal
completed, was now I 9.30 signalled p.m., from in bunkering. all
OWJ
Saturday. they ordered The me order to now effect, 5.45 being and
courses "Scotia" left Margate was to proceed to this came at
miss" VISIT sts nes V
a.m.,
miles from according No.6 buoy to The various
matters hand hand signs
befewas was opposite signalled direction. by one Channel four -
passed repeated. us A few 6 which Buoy". was going signal in I
our Couch
We I learned saw a sloop going in in tow the smoke the and Transport a This later "Prague"
later that the sloop had issuing had to from be stem little to stern.
th S
bombers, enemy bombers but About two miles from No. 6 buoy we abandoned.
all helm deck fire, around and and a kept us, Lewis they on navigating our for guns us. were Our We saw guns counted several opened ten poop
came the boat out on and "Scotia the the cont
and had A the but engines going at a bridge. hit. full I speed. Bombs manoeuvred were a Bren with dropped on
disappeared, coming from little while latery we saw several British planes
drove
our this planes time the enemy planes
had
Channel We were buoys now gone so approaching than two