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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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Unclassified 1

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

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CON FIDENTIAL
Dynams 245.
014/0/1264
@4
From: - The Commending Officer, H.M.S. "ORANJE"
Date:- 10th. Ju ne 1940
To:- The Vice-Admirel, Commending; Dover.
(Copy to:- The Commender-in-Chief, The Nore.)
Report on Operation Dynamo.
The followin report is submitted in accordance with N. G. O. 448/40.
2. On Sunday May 26th "ORANJE" completed with Navel stores at Sheerness and proceeded to a buoy to await orders, remaining there all night at hour's notice. About 200 tons of Arm provisions had been Loaded at Deptford, but no instructions had been issued re their disembarkation.
3.
Monday May 27th.
At 1400 a letter was received containing orders to proceed to Dover with all despatch, the Commanding Officer reporting to the Vice-
Admiral, Commanding; Dover, on arrival. ORANJE had just slipped from the buoy when a lighter secured alongside with fu rther stores: these were embarked by 1430 and ORANJE
proceeded down river.
Before reaching Garrison Point, a Confidential Hand Message was received by motor boat with orders to proceed to
Southend for Route Instructions, and sail for Dunkirk.
As there was doubt as to which orders were the most recent,
ORANJE proceeded alongside North Wall, and confirmation was obtained from the Commodore in Charge that the instructions contained in the Hand Message were to be obeyed.
ORANJE sailed at 1500 and was met off the Nore Light Vessel by a tug which had been specially sent out from Southend, and, after Route Instructions had been obtained, proceeded for Dunkirk by way of the West Hinder and Kwinte Bank buoys.
No instruction S had yet been received regarding the object of the passage nor orders received about unloading the provisions.
4. Tuesday May 28th. About 0100 when approximately two miles South of the West Hinder buoy, ORANJE sighted at merchant vessel approaching ahead and course was altered to starboard, the ships passing about two cabled apart. When abou t 10 degrees abaft the beam, this vessel opened fire on ORANJE
from - slown Skut Who we arpping ashin,
Pacific baily fashi then lush of
View and was J: belowed about the from skoot of this party 6 anin it the ha Panne.
Proceded at How spend have White & trey hail, are could has Ideas Thanking.
straight for the beach Were, in awouns our
Ill citaltion are is line is Ret 9
Here the then was a Perius
Boat Commodore Oranje Pacific Dover Light May Miles West White

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CON FIDENTIAL
Dynams 245.
014/0/1264
@4
From: - The Commending Officer, H.M.S. "ORANJE"
Date:- 10th. Ju ne 1940
To:- The Vice-Admirel, Commending; Dover.
(Copy to:- The Commender-in-Chief, The Nore.)
Report on Operation Dynamo.
The followin report is submitted in accordance
with N. G. O. 448/40.
2. On Sunday May 26th "ORANJE" completed with Navel
stores at Sheerness and proceeded to a buoy to await orders,
remaining there all night at hour's notice. About 200 tons
of Arm provisions had been Loaded at Deptford, but no
instructions had been issued re their disembarkation.
3.
Monday May 27th.
At 1400 a letter was
received containing orders to proceed to Dover with all
despatch, the Commanding Officer reporting to the Vice-
Admiral, Commanding; Dover, on arrival. ORANJE had just
slipped from the buoy when a lighter secured alongside with
fu rther stores: these were embarked by 1430 and ORANJE
proceeded down river.
Before reaching Garrison Point, a Confidential Hand Message
was received by motor boat with orders to proceed to
Southend for Route Instructions, and sail for Dunkirk.
As there was doubt as to which orders were the most recent,
ORANJE proceeded alongside North Wall, and confirmation was
obtained from the Commodore in Charge that the instructions
contained in the Hand Message were to be obeyed.
ORANJE sailed at 1500 and was met off the Nore Light Vessel
by a tug which had been specially sent out from Southend,
and, after Route Instructions had been obtained, proceeded
for Dunkirk by way of the West Hinder and Kwinte Bank buoys.
No instruction S had yet been received regarding the object
of the passage nor orders received about unloading the
provisions.
4. Tuesday May 28th. About 0100 when approximately
two miles South of the West Hinder buoy, ORANJE sighted at
merchant vessel approaching ahead and course was altered to
starboard, the ships passing about two cabled apart. When
abou t 10 degrees abaft the beam, this vessel opened fire
on ORANJE
from - slown Skut Who we arpping ashin,
Pacific baily fashi then lush of
View and was J : belowed about the from
skoot of this party 6 anin it the ha Panne.
Proceded at How spend have White & trey
hail, are could has Ideas Thanking.
straight for the beach Were, in awouns our
Ill citaltion are is line is Ret 9
Here the then was a Perius