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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263	Log in to enlarge	Letters to be addressed 74 CAPTAIN R. DAVIS MARINE SUPERINTENDENT THE MARINE SUPERINTENDENT TELEPHONE LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY HARWICH 30. EXT. NATIO TEMPORARY LIVERPOOL ADDRESS:- STREET E.C.2. STATION, PARKESTON QUAY HARWICH 138 TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS EASTERN PARKESTON QUAY STATION REFERENCE TELEPHONE No: BISHOPSGATE 7500 LS 1 EXT. 2292 20th August 1940. 9097 RECEIVED 21 M1/4474/17 Pad 16 DOV OF FUG The Director of bea Transport (HO) the Ministry of Shipping Berkeley Square House Berkeley Square W. 1. see abo 1212 Dear Sir, reference to my 13th instant and your With reply further of a the report 14th made instant his by vessel was hope STA6), of the I S.S. on now the time Dunkirk. I this red ont will your Yours faithfully, Ribanio fl. DUE ship and west, and promised to return with shart of the Dunkirk district when he had obtained but to this was evidently not possible and the ship made all her passages one and from Dunkirk on small scale charts only. May 28th. 1700. Orders to proceed were received and a departure time and of 1830 was fixed. In accordance with these orders the ship weighed proceeded in company with "MANXMAN" and Hospital Ship "PARIS" via ted route "Y". The weather was drizzly and misty, the visibility a shortening as the coast of France was approached. The draught of the G ship was something over 16 feet and in view of the meagre information e about the Zuidcoote Pass which was procurable from the small scale n chart, it was decided to allow the other two ships, both of considerably Ma less draught than "PRAGUE" to keep ahead, the ships being roughly in der single line. STM1 The great majority of the buoys were unlit, and as remarked above the a bit, were and rowing of off in their boat towards the us. Darge I anu picked them 1. next crew wave of barge "DUCHESS" that had anchored in the Roads, up, and also then boat the bombers were overhead. (Continued)	Boat Duchess London Manxman Paris Prague Barge Davis May Roads West

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Letters to be addressed
74
CAPTAIN R. DAVIS
MARINE SUPERINTENDENT
THE MARINE SUPERINTENDENT
TELEPHONE
LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY
HARWICH 30. EXT.
NATIO
TEMPORARY LIVERPOOL ADDRESS:- STREET E.C.2. STATION, PARKESTON QUAY HARWICH
138
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS
EASTERN PARKESTON QUAY STATION
REFERENCE
TELEPHONE No: BISHOPSGATE 7500
LS
1
EXT. 2292
20th August 1940.
9097
RECEIVED 21
M1/4474/17 Pad
16
DOV
OF
FUG
The Director of bea Transport (HO)
the
Ministry of Shipping
Berkeley Square House
Berkeley Square W. 1.
see abo 1212
Dear Sir,
reference to my
13th instant and your With reply further of a the report 14th made instant his by vessel was hope
STA6), of the I S.S. on now the time Dunkirk. I
this red ont will your
Yours faithfully,
Ribanio
fl.
DUE ship and
west, and promised to return with
shart of the Dunkirk district when he had obtained
but to this was evidently not possible and the ship made all her passages one
and from Dunkirk on small scale charts only.
May 28th. 1700. Orders to proceed were received and a departure time
and of 1830 was fixed. In accordance with these orders the ship weighed
proceeded in company with "MANXMAN" and Hospital Ship "PARIS" via
ted
route "Y". The weather was drizzly and misty, the visibility
a
shortening as the coast of France was approached. The draught of the
G
ship was something over 16 feet and in view of the meagre information
e
about the Zuidcoote Pass which was procurable from the small scale
n
chart, it was decided to allow the other two ships, both of considerably
Ma
less draught than "PRAGUE" to keep ahead, the ships being roughly in
der
single line.
STM1
The great majority of the buoys were unlit, and as remarked above the
a bit,
were and rowing of off in their boat towards the us. Darge I anu picked them
1.
next crew wave of barge "DUCHESS" that had anchored in the Roads, up, and also then boat the
bombers were overhead.
(Continued)