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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264	Log in to enlarge	8/36 7,000 pads of 250 27 5987 3/86 7,000 pads of 250 LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY B 73 S. "PRAGUE" DEPARTMENT To Captain R.Davis. 139 West India Dock. STATION Marine Superintendent. 17th. August 1940 193 Liverpool Street Station. OUR REFERENCE TELEPHONE YOUR REFERENCE RECORD OF PART PLAYED BY S.S. "PRAGUE" DURING EVACUATION OF DUNKIRK. May 27th. 2015. In accordance with orders received the ship left the Old Dock Southampton, where she had been in port since the 24th. at short notice for steam, and proceeded to Dover via the route given by the N.C.S.O. Southampton. May 28th, 0448. The ship made Dover and orders were received to go to anchorage in the Downs. This was done and the ship lying with the South Foreland Lt-Ho. 261 31/4 miles by 0512. During the same forenoon the Examination Officer visited the ship and gave me two small charts of the district, and promised to return with a large scale chart of the Dunkirk district when he had obtained one but this was evidently not possible and the ship made all her passages to and from Dunkirk on small scale charts only. May 28th. 1700. Orders to proceed were received and a departure time of 1830 was fixed. In accordance with these orders the ship weighed and proceeded in company with "MANXMAN" and Hospital Ship "PARIS" via 1 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. The great majority of the buoys were unlit, and as remarked bove the STM1 a bi one were rowing off in their boat towards us. varge I picked them up, also boat anu and crew of barge "DUCHESS" that had anchored in the Roads, and then the next wave of bombers were overhead. (Continued)	Boat Duchess London Manxman Paris Prague Barge Davis Dover May Miles Roads West

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8/36 7,000 pads of 250
27
5987 3/86 7,000 pads of 250
LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY
B 73
S. "PRAGUE"
DEPARTMENT
To Captain R.Davis.
139
West India Dock.
STATION
Marine Superintendent.
17th. August 1940
193
Liverpool Street Station.
OUR REFERENCE
TELEPHONE
YOUR REFERENCE
RECORD OF PART PLAYED BY S.S. "PRAGUE" DURING EVACUATION OF DUNKIRK.
May 27th. 2015. In accordance with orders received the ship left the
Old Dock Southampton, where she had been in port since the 24th. at
short notice for steam, and proceeded to Dover via the route given
by the N.C.S.O. Southampton.
May 28th, 0448. The ship made Dover and orders were received to go to
anchorage in the Downs. This was done and the ship lying with the
South Foreland Lt-Ho. 261 31/4 miles by 0512.
During the same forenoon the Examination Officer visited the ship and
gave me two small charts of the district, and promised to return with
a large scale chart of the Dunkirk district when he had obtained one
but this was evidently not possible and the ship made all her passages
to and from Dunkirk on small scale charts only.
May 28th. 1700. Orders to proceed were received and a departure time
of 1830 was fixed. In accordance with these orders the ship weighed
and proceeded in company with "MANXMAN" and Hospital Ship "PARIS" via
1
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.
The great majority of the buoys were unlit, and as remarked bove the
STM1
a bi
one
were rowing off in their boat towards us. varge I picked them up, also boat
anu
and crew of barge "DUCHESS" that had anchored in the Roads, and then the
next wave of bombers were overhead.
(Continued)