TNA / Unclassified 1

TNA Unclassified 1

Collection details

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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Page	Image	OCR text	OCR tags
260	Log in to enlarge	MOTOR CONVOY. 6/6/40. Dynamo 188. Motor Barge Sherfield 1 # 185 Ex-Lighter Y.O. 63. Ex-Lighter X.95. Sub Lt. J.D.F. Kealy, R.N. Motor Launch Nanette II. On arriving at Sheerness Motor Boat Dook on Friday, Fist May, 1940, we received command of the above convoy with instructions to pick up British Troops from the shores round Dunkirk as soon as possible. This was at 2 p.m; by 2.15 p.m. we were under way heading out to sea. Good progress was made until later that night we lost contact with lighter X.95 although we spent some time in trying to locate her without success. At 11 a.m. 1st June land was sighted, panic! Where were we? The one and decidedly irregular compass, the Deviation of which we never knew, which perhaps was Just as well. brought us to a busy round which was painted -"Ostend". This * 182 19t. REPORT OF "SKYLARK" - S/L. MARES R.N.V.B. Abandoned in Mid Channel and crew taken on board Ity "Strathelliott". S/L Mares was left behind at Dunkirk. 2 (Crew came back on Trawler).	Boat Nanette II Progress Sherfield Skylark Success Barge Mares May

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Unformatted machine-generated OCR for document page 260.

MOTOR CONVOY.
6/6/40. Dynamo 188.
Motor Barge Sherfield
1 # 185
Ex-Lighter Y.O. 63.
Ex-Lighter X.95.
Sub Lt. J.D.F. Kealy, R.N.
Motor Launch Nanette II.
On arriving at Sheerness Motor Boat Dook on Friday, Fist May, 1940, we
received command of the above convoy with instructions to pick up British Troops
from the shores round Dunkirk as soon as possible. This was at 2 p.m; by 2.15 p.m.
we were under way heading out to sea.
Good progress was made until later that night we lost contact with lighter X.95
although we spent some time in trying to locate her without success.
At 11 a.m. 1st June land was sighted, panic! Where were we? The one and
decidedly irregular compass, the Deviation of which we never knew, which perhaps
was Just as well. brought us to a busy round which was painted -"Ostend". This
*
182
19t.
REPORT OF "SKYLARK" - S/L. MARES R.N.V.B.
Abandoned in Mid Channel and crew taken on board
Ity
"Strathelliott". S/L Mares was left behind at Dunkirk.
2
(Crew came back on Trawler).