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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.

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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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COAST LINES, ADMINISTRATIVE LIMITED. 4
TELEGRAMS
2, Crescent Road,
40
COASTWISE.
KINGSTON-ON-THAMES
Kingston on Thames, ine day in May, we
TELEPHONE
assist in the
194
KINGSTON 4541-4
Surrey.
lternative routes,
YOUR REF.
OUR REF.
TM. 6213/40/8.T. 6.
As we left at night,
WF/MH
ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY.
round past Calais
14th August, 1940
11 navigational aids
The Director of Sea Transport, chor off Gravelines
20
e. With the break of
Ministry of Shipping,
193
The sky was one
Berkeley Square House, ng oil dumps and
Berkeley Square.
ilitary to prevent
LONDON W. 1.
ving off Dunkirk
PS, while other vessels
"KILLARNEY"
ime, we were keeping
Sir,
Company's ships, which
With reference to your letter of the 7th instant, I beg to enclose here- to for the purposes of the record ng her come up astern with, which you refer, copy of an account by the were watching her, and Chief Officer of the experience a terrific explosion, and
Master of the "KILLARNEY" in the evacuation of the ud of smoke. When the the mainmast aft had
B.E.F. from Dunkirk.
ard part heeled over
I am, Sir, result of a magnetic
Your obedient Servant,
Drame nt alongside the ing troops of all ases. Some of these
Secretary.
r days and four extreme difficulty anine population
15/16/19
15
ith us. These
GROUP
AUG
S, as their own
12
940
see them trying to were shot on the
ENCLOSURE.
nessed an attack aircraft.
Bombs fell all ner, but none registered a hit. Eventually our fighter planes drove them off.
On completion of loading troops we returned by the same route as we had taken to come in, and on passing
Gravelines again the fun started. Sailing quietly along, the tired and weary troops stretched out all over the ship, snatching their for the Ministry)
by
G.S.N.)
Lowed ing the
GS and ouo
Newman of entrance enemy bombs. A call for assistance an escort the British of Mission two destroyers had previously would INIVIA be waiting hour when for the me aircraft off the consisting port. This attack lasted for half an returned to Ostend.
Gravelines Killarney London Surrey Thames Day May Newman

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COAST LINES, ADMINISTRATIVE LIMITED. 4
TELEGRAMS
2, Crescent Road,
40
COASTWISE.
KINGSTON-ON-THAMES
Kingston on Thames,
ine day in May, we
TELEPHONE
assist in the
194
KINGSTON 4541-4
Surrey.
lternative routes,
YOUR REF.
OUR REF.
TM. 6213/40/8.T. 6.
As we left at night,
WF/MH
ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY.
round past Calais
14th August, 1940
11 navigational aids
The Director of Sea Transport,
chor off Gravelines
20
e. With the break of
Ministry of Shipping,
193
The sky was
one
Berkeley Square House,
ng oil dumps and
Berkeley Square.
ilitary to prevent
LONDON W. 1.
ving off Dunkirk
PS, while other vessels
"KILLARNEY"
ime, we were keeping
Sir,
Company's ships, which
With reference to your letter
of the 7th instant, I beg to enclose here- to
for the purposes of the record
ng her come up astern
with, which you refer, copy of an account by the
were watching her,
and Chief Officer of the experience
a terrific explosion, and
Master of the "KILLARNEY" in the evacuation of the
ud of smoke. When the
the mainmast aft had
B.E.F. from Dunkirk.
ard part heeled over
I am, Sir,
result of a magnetic
Your obedient Servant,
Drame
nt alongside the
ing troops of all
ases. Some of these
Secretary.
r days and four
extreme difficulty
anine population
15/16/19
15
ith us. These
GROUP
AUG
S, as their own
12
940
see them trying to
were shot on the
ENCLOSURE.
nessed an attack
aircraft.
Bombs fell all
ner, but none registered a hit. Eventually our fighter
planes drove them off.
On completion of loading troops we returned by
the same route as we had taken to come in, and on passing
Gravelines again the fun started. Sailing quietly along, the tired
and weary troops stretched out all over the ship, snatching their
for the Ministry)
by
G.S.N.)
Lowed
ing the
GS and
ouo
Newman of
entrance enemy
bombs. A call for assistance
an escort
the British of Mission two destroyers had previously would INIVIA be waiting hour when for the me aircraft off the
consisting port. This attack lasted for half an
returned to Ostend.