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.

Holding archive: TNA
Collection reference: 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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232	Log in to enlarge	CONFIDENTIAL COMMANDING OFFICER, H.M.Y. "AMULREE" 137. Extended Defences OMMANDING OFFICER, 173 Officer, 2nd June, 1940. .M.Y. GLALA. 164 Sheerhess. Dynamd 138 163 June, 1940. Sir, I have the honour to report that Ereing in all respects ready for sea and to engage the enemy we sailed fróm g received orders, I Sheerness at 1930 30th May, 1940 and in three other Yachts proceeded to the Downs for orders. We anchored off North Goodwin Light Vessel at about 0030 31st May and received vicipity of the North routeing instructions at about 0530 to contact the when we proceeded by "X" route to La the senior ship Panne arriving about 1200. On arrival we began to pick up and to tow out Senior Officer that he pontoons containing soldiers from the ble, so I weighed and beach to various destroyers and merchant om her I delivered them ships. by route "X". At 1500 when making fast two was sighted and we pontoons in 2 fathoms the enemy began teamed along the coast shelling the beach and one shell burst off the beach 3 miles approximately 50 yards ahead distracting She asked us to tow the attention of the leadsman and longside and when this causing the ship to ground. We reassistance, but she floated at 1700 and again got underway could be of more use under heavy gunfire. In all we towed out 11 pontoons up to 1900. a us up and informed us At this time we received a signal We went close to the from Captain Howson R.N. (S.N.O. ports, and having Beaches) directing operation from No.1 urned to the destroyer. Yacht attached to Inner Hamble Patrol, Lme took out her whaler. to stand by him as his ship was making H.M.S. "Vivacious" and water through the stern gland. had three boats which close as possible, chored with the intention point our steering ropes At 1500 single strand. It was ons in 2 R. it without completely new wire and at that shemling theg ope witnd shelling which had been going on approximateo Inneshelintense. A Captain R.N. in Yacht No.1 of the the attentias his iored us to make for the open sea and all the causing the stern g followed him out. floated at under hway out 11 wed At from Cap Beaches of bombs feld of bombs fell across our stern the last bomb fal Yacht a the only óint the only effect was to drag our stern down a fer to at popened fingle opened fire on this aeroplane which was a heavy water 17 engine liber 17 we registered a direct hit with oub Lewis buret lso immengine buret into flames and he crashed into the firing I troops use also firing I cannot claim this seroplane clsed to tised to embark the British troops at Dunkirk I mbs fell to emb only effessible possib possible speed hoping to find a boat to bring iate in inate in finding a Whaler adrift which we magage ed we fire registe on n ne fi bure re nghy, I inghy, I immediately sent these two boats ashor e buret intso firing troopark troops at approximately at 1750, this was 30 firing I or continued ove	Amulree Boat Glala Vivacious Howson Last Lewis Light May Miles Senior Strand

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CONFIDENTIAL
COMMANDING OFFICER,
H.M.Y. "AMULREE"
137.
Extended Defences
OMMANDING OFFICER,
173
Officer,
2nd June, 1940.
.M.Y. GLALA.
164
Sheerhess.
Dynamd 138
163
June, 1940.
Sir,
I have the honour to report that
Ereing in all respects ready for sea and
to engage the enemy we sailed fróm
g received orders, I
Sheerness at 1930 30th May, 1940 and
in three other Yachts
proceeded to the Downs for orders. We
anchored off North Goodwin Light Vessel
at about 0030 31st May and received
vicipity of the North
routeing instructions at about 0530
to contact the
when we proceeded by "X" route to La
the senior ship
Panne arriving about 1200. On arrival
we began to pick up and to tow out
Senior Officer that he
pontoons containing soldiers from the
ble, so I weighed and
beach to various destroyers and merchant
om her I delivered them
ships.
by route "X".
At 1500 when making fast two
was sighted and we
pontoons in 2 fathoms the enemy began
teamed along the coast
shelling the beach and one shell burst
off the beach 3 miles
approximately 50 yards ahead distracting
She asked us to tow
the attention of the leadsman and
longside and when this
causing the ship to ground. We re-
assistance, but she
floated at 1700 and again got underway
could be of more use
under heavy gunfire. In all we towed
out 11 pontoons up to 1900.
a us up and informed us
At this time we received a signal
We went close to the
from Captain Howson R.N. (S.N.O.
ports, and having
Beaches) directing operation from No.1
urned to the destroyer.
Yacht attached to Inner Hamble Patrol,
Lme took out her whaler.
to stand by him as his ship was making
H.M.S. "Vivacious" and
water through the stern gland.
had three boats which
close as possible,
chored with the intention
point our steering ropes
At 1500
single strand. It was
ons in 2 R.
it without completely new wire and at that
shemling theg ope witnd shelling which had been going on
approximateo Inneshelintense. A Captain R.N. in Yacht No.1 of the
the attentias his iored us to make for the open sea and all the
causing the stern g followed him out.
floated at
under hway
out 11 wed
At
from Cap
Beaches of bombs feld of bombs fell across our stern the last bomb fal
Yacht a the only óint the only effect was to drag our stern down a fer
to at popened fingle opened fire on this aeroplane which was a heavy
water 17 engine liber 17 we registered a direct hit with oub Lewis
buret lso immengine buret into flames and he crashed into the
firing I troops use also firing I cannot claim this seroplane
clsed to tised to embark the British troops at Dunkirk I
mbs fell to emb
only effessible
possib possible speed hoping to find a boat to bring
iate in inate in finding a Whaler adrift which we magage
ed we fire registe on n ne fi bure re nghy, I inghy, I immediately sent these two boats ashor
e buret intso firing troopark troops at approximately at 1750, this was
30 firing I or
continued ove