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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326	Log in to enlarge	STATE and the DROP. dw wse TOW CX 21. BOX OFFICE and SHE COPY. H.M.S."GOLDEN EAGLE". and Due c/o G.P.O. To LONDON. 202 by 21.6.40. COMMISSION We arried about 2000 troops over from Dunkirk. Q On our first trip we came up to the survivors of the "WAVERLEY" which had just been bombed and sunk. They were had in the water and had been machine gunned after the ship returned to Margate to land them. sunk. With so many of the men wounded and exhausted we The next time we arrived off the beach east of Dunkirk at 8 a.m. and left at 9 p.m. It was a slow job getting men off the beach with only the two boats belonging to the ship. We were attacked on and off all the time by bombers but our pom-poms appeared to hold them off each time until fighters arrived. We eventually had to leave our position on off the beach owing to heavy artillery fire. An aeroplane was overhead spotting for the guns. Finally we went inside the harbour and filled up with troops. There were about 1500 on board. While inside the harbour an attack was made with about 50 planes. Although a number of ships were alongside the pier none were hit but bombs fell uncomfortably close. The last time we went was at night. We were ordered to be alongside the east pier at 1 a.m. The ship arrived off Dunkirk at that time and we did not go in until 3 a.m. The order had been given to retire when we were told to go in and get what we could but be out again by 2.50 a.m. We got inside and alongside the pier but got nobody. The block ships then came I in and told us to get out. The shelling was very heavy and think we were very fortunate not to be hit. In getting away one of the sponson springs was caught in the port wheel. We stopped outside to clear it. The loose was out but it was tightly bound around the banjo with so many got turns that it would have taken a long time to cut away. We were the With only ship in the roads except a destroyer, all others having gone. to daylight breaking and shells getting close the only thing do was to chance it. The wheel made a lot of noise, the we got back, but it did get us back. grease pipe carried away and the banjo was rather warm when (signed) F. BARNES Chief Engineer. to the ship, After sailing, SD Hereplane Test up, È dipping away blown	Golden Eagle London Barnes Last Long Loose Roads

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STATE
and the DROP. dw wse TOW CX 21. BOX OFFICE and SHE
COPY.
H.M.S."GOLDEN EAGLE".
and
Due
c/o G.P.O.
To
LONDON.
202
by
21.6.40.
COMMISSION
We arried about 2000 troops over from Dunkirk.
Q
On our first trip we came up to the survivors of
the "WAVERLEY" which had just been bombed and sunk. They
were had in the water and had been machine gunned after the ship
returned to Margate to land them.
sunk. With so many of the men wounded and exhausted we
The next time we arrived off the beach east of
Dunkirk at 8 a.m. and left at 9 p.m. It was a slow job
getting men off the beach with only the two boats belonging
to the ship. We were attacked on and off all the time by
bombers but our pom-poms appeared to hold them off each time
until fighters arrived. We eventually had to leave our position
on
off the beach owing to heavy artillery fire. An aeroplane
was overhead spotting for the guns. Finally we went inside
the harbour and filled up with troops. There were about 1500
on board. While inside the harbour an attack was made with
about 50 planes. Although a number of ships were alongside
the pier none were hit but bombs fell uncomfortably close.
The last time we went was at night. We were ordered
to be alongside the east pier at 1 a.m. The ship arrived off
Dunkirk at that time and we did not go in until 3 a.m. The
order had been given to retire when we were told to go in and
get what we could but be out again by 2.50 a.m. We got inside
and alongside the pier but got nobody. The block ships then
came I in and told us to get out. The shelling was very heavy
and think we were very fortunate not to be hit. In getting
away one of the sponson springs was caught in the port wheel.
We stopped outside to clear it. The loose was
out but it was tightly bound around the banjo with so many got turns
that it would have taken a long time to cut away. We were the
With only ship in the roads except a destroyer, all others having gone.
to daylight breaking and shells getting close the only thing
do was to chance it. The wheel made a lot of noise, the
we got back, but it did get us back.
grease pipe carried away and the banjo was rather warm when
(signed) F. BARNES
Chief Engineer.
to the ship,
After sailing,
SD
Hereplane
Test up,
È
dipping
away
blown