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TNA Unclassified 1

TNA Unclassified 1
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TNA Unclassified 1

A working collection of Operation Dynamo source material whose definitive National Archives catalogue reference is still being identified.

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, Unclassified 1. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Dynamo 296.
Bru/0/1303
38
Royal Naval Barracks,
Chatham.
12th JUNE, 1940.
To The Vice-Admiral Commanding, Dover.
Copies to: Commander,in-Chief, The Nore.
Commodore, Sheerness.
Sir,
DUNKERQUE EVACUATION FORCE
I have the honour to report that the Dutch Schoot "BART"
under my Command, was taken over by a Naval Crew on Sunday, 26th
May, 1940 at the Reserve Supply Wharf, Deptford.
2. The ship carried 12,436 packages of food supplies and a deek of 300 cases of Diesel oil
S at Tilbury p.m. Sunday having to aday 27.4 May 0530 Towed into 6 N°2 Busy.
upasses.
h May, 1940.
Engines being repaired and taking in Themes
100 gallons
1 a spar.
300 Received orders 6 proceed Newhaven on complehon
S and sailed
9wo Proceeded esday 28", May
1 to enter ere placed
0530 off husbaven and anchored in Cusmination anchage
0730 Proceeded into Thatom Repurkd b N.O. I/Chage ce-Admiral
Tuesday hoaded 300 life bells - fresh thom.
3 South nchored off
1/20 Ordered to proceed Down sailed refuelling.
heerness for
045 off Door ordered to anchor oubide ading; and was
940.
hurday 22/hay
03.30 Weighed and proceeded to submanni Basin
Fueled Wahared and provisioned all
0600 Received orders 6 proceed ha Panne Beach using
Y Route 0850 Completed provisioning
0900 Sailed
200 shopped by examination versel off N goodwnittv with segual origin 0623 lo proced to Margale.
as I did not pass Dower B'waler until 0900
a had received ho cancellation of previous orders
Bart Commodore Newhaven Themes Dover Hay May Tilbury

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Dynamo 296.
Bru/0/1303
38
Royal Naval Barracks,
Chatham.
12th JUNE, 1940.
To The Vice-Admiral Commanding, Dover.
Copies to: Commander,in-Chief, The Nore.
Commodore, Sheerness.
Sir,
DUNKERQUE EVACUATION FORCE
I have the honour to report that the Dutch Schoot "BART"
under my Command, was taken over by a Naval Crew on Sunday, 26th
May, 1940 at the Reserve Supply Wharf, Deptford.
2. The ship carried 12,436 packages of food supplies and a
deek of 300 cases of Diesel oil
S at Tilbury
p.m. Sunday
having to
aday 27.4 May 0530 Towed into 6 N°2 Busy.
upasses.
h May, 1940.
Engines being repaired and taking in Themes
100 gallons
1 a spar.
300 Received orders 6 proceed Newhaven on complehon
S and sailed
9wo Proceeded
esday 28", May
1 to enter
ere placed
0530 off husbaven and anchored in Cusmination anchage
0730 Proceeded into Thatom Repurkd b N.O. I/Chage
ce-Admiral
Tuesday
hoaded 300 life bells - fresh thom.
3 South
nchored off
1/20 Ordered to proceed Down sailed
refuelling.
heerness for
045 off Door ordered to anchor oubide
ading; and was
940.
hurday 22/hay
03.30 Weighed and proceeded to submanni Basin
Fueled Wahared and provisioned all
0600 Received orders 6 proceed ha Panne Beach using
Y Route 0850 Completed provisioning
0900 Sailed
200 shopped by examination versel off N goodwnittv
with segual origin 0623 lo proced to Margale.
as I did not pass Dower B'waler until 0900
a had received ho cancellation of previous orders