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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Page	Image	OCR text	OCR tags
278	Log in to enlarge	2. 152 do so. I also endeavoured to get the official numbers of this vessel from the Pier Authorities, but the recording of the numbers were in the hands of the Naval Authorities. ( I a D T1 01 th We do of pl S] alc Des joi off the amu we returned he I immediately hove up our anchor and kept the Tug underwigh as I could see we were likely to get run down whilst the destroyers were twisting and turning to clear the bombs. I paddled in towards the shore a bit, as I could see our crew of the barge and the soldier stevedores e t were rowing off in their boat towards us. I picked them up, also boat and crew of barge "DUCHESS" that had anchored in the Roads, and then the next wave of bombers were overhead. (Continued)	Boat Duchess Barge Roads

Raw OCR

Unformatted machine-generated OCR for document page 278.

2.
152
do so. I also endeavoured to get the official numbers of this
vessel from the Pier Authorities, but the recording of the numbers
were in the hands of the Naval Authorities.
(
I
a
D
T1
01
th
We
do
of
pl
S]
alc
Des
joi
off
the
amu we returned
he
I immediately hove up our anchor and kept the Tug underwigh
as I could see we were likely to get run down whilst the destroyers were
twisting and turning to clear the bombs. I paddled in towards the shore
a bit, as I could see our crew of the barge and the soldier stevedores
e t
were rowing off in their boat towards us. I picked them up, also boat
and crew of barge "DUCHESS" that had anchored in the Roads, and then the
next wave of bombers were overhead.
(Continued)