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
301	Log in to enlarge	1710 Only one boat in company (Abdy Beau Clark Aldeburgh lifeboat). 1718 Life-boat "Rosa Wood" Shoreham joined company. One drifter ahead. 1726 To drifter "what are your intentions". 1730 To drifter "Stop". "Rosa Wood" and "Phyllis Lunn" informs us he intends returning Dover. 1736 Three British planes over. 1740 Closed drifter. Hang on in position until last, most other boats and one drifter out of sight. Speed boat informs us soldiers still ashore but refuses to come aboard. 1821 Planes attacking with bombs. 1837 To trawler "Have you had any reply". From trawler "No". 1838 Planes still bombing. 1 ship damaged not our fleet. Captain decided to try on his own to reach Dunkirk. The two life-boats in company turned back. Bombs still dropping. Being machine-gunned 1849. last and stays hit. 1854 Captain carrying on to Dunkirk single-handed. 1859 24 fighters overhead. 1908 I have been deserted please stand by no. To Motor Boat with Liteut.Commander on board. Put us on our course. 1926 Covered white conspicuous parts of ship with oilskins. From Cairnoorn I.E. "Steer S.558 for Dunkirk". S.S. "Sun 4" Duniciple 2012. 2023 One friendly plane overhead. 2044 Proceeding to Dunicirk beach. Arrived Dunicize with "Sun 4". Message from I.E. "Inadvisable to go in". Captain boarded "Sun 4" 2100. 2108 Proceeding to Dunkirk. Arrived Dunicive harbour 2135. No one on piers. Picked up "Sun 4" one rowing boat to go to beach. Lieut. Mead billed. Boats in beach taking ratings from shore all night (run aground). 0423 2nd June Sunday left Dunkirk. (Scored out in log 'believed to be last boat in Dunlefric'). Life-boat in tow of "Sun 4". 0450 0456 Under way. Rope round starboard propellor of "Sun 4" ran aground. life-boat. 0923 Passed S. Goodwins. 1010 Arrived Ramagate - "Sun 4ª anchored, lifeboat secured astern. 1030 (approx.) Soldiers landed. 1310 Left anchorage for Ramagate Harbour and secured alongside "Princess London" S.B. at 1325. 1412 Left P.L. Steamboat. 1424 Arrived and secured to "Sun 4" off Ramagate. Collected all spare ammunition laying. 2023 Left anchorage Ramagate Harbour and secured alongside H.M.S. DWARF 2035. Monday 3rd June 0930 Reported to N.O.I.C. Ramagate for permission to sail to Dover. Permission granted. Told Commander Cook, Piermaster prior to sailing. by Naval Officer-in-Charge to report to Informed Condr. Cook and asked him to inform Dover. Sailed from Ramsgate 1026 an route Dover. 1112 Passed Occ. fog bell. 1157 Passed South break. 1354 To examination steamer off Dover. "Walton Life-boat. May I enter". 1355 Told to proceed. Arrived Dover and secured alongside.	Boat Drifter Dwarf London Princess Sun Bell Clark Cook Dover Last Lunn May Mead Prior White

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Unformatted machine-generated OCR for document page 301.

1710 Only one boat in company (Abdy Beau Clark
Aldeburgh lifeboat).
1718 Life-boat "Rosa Wood" Shoreham joined
company. One drifter ahead.
1726 To drifter "what are your intentions".
1730 To drifter "Stop". "Rosa Wood" and "Phyllis
Lunn" informs us he intends returning Dover.
1736 Three British planes over.
1740 Closed drifter. Hang on in position until
last, most other boats and one drifter out of
sight. Speed boat informs us soldiers still
ashore but refuses to come aboard.
1821 Planes attacking with bombs.
1837 To trawler "Have you had any reply". From
trawler "No".
1838 Planes still bombing. 1 ship damaged not
our fleet. Captain decided to try on his
own to reach Dunkirk. The two life-boats in
company turned back. Bombs still dropping.
Being machine-gunned 1849. last and stays
hit.
1854 Captain carrying on to Dunkirk single-handed.
1859 24 fighters overhead.
1908 I have been deserted please stand by no.
To Motor Boat with Liteut.Commander on board.
Put us on our course.
1926 Covered white conspicuous parts of ship with
oilskins. From Cairnoorn I.E. "Steer S.558
for Dunkirk". S.S. "Sun 4" Duniciple 2012.
2023 One friendly plane overhead.
2044 Proceeding to Dunicirk beach. Arrived Dunicize
with "Sun 4". Message from I.E. "Inadvisable
to go in". Captain boarded "Sun 4" 2100.
2108 Proceeding to Dunkirk. Arrived Dunicive
harbour 2135. No one on piers. Picked up
"Sun 4" one rowing boat to go to beach.
Lieut. Mead billed. Boats in beach taking
ratings from shore all night (run aground).
0423 2nd June Sunday left Dunkirk. (Scored out in
log 'believed to be last boat in Dunlefric').
Life-boat in tow of "Sun 4".
0450 0456 Under way. Rope round starboard propellor of
"Sun 4" ran aground.
life-boat.
0923 Passed S. Goodwins.
1010 Arrived Ramagate - "Sun 4ª anchored, life-
boat secured astern.
1030 (approx.) Soldiers landed.
1310 Left anchorage for Ramagate Harbour and
secured alongside "Princess London" S.B.
at 1325.
1412 Left P.L. Steamboat.
1424 Arrived and secured to "Sun 4" off Ramagate.
Collected all spare ammunition laying.
2023 Left anchorage Ramagate Harbour and secured
alongside H.M.S. DWARF 2035.
Monday 3rd June
0930 Reported to N.O.I.C. Ramagate for permission
to sail to Dover. Permission granted. Told
Commander Cook, Piermaster prior to sailing.
by Naval Officer-in-Charge to report to
Informed Condr. Cook and asked him to inform
Dover. Sailed from Ramsgate 1026 an route
Dover.
1112 Passed Occ. fog bell.
1157 Passed South break.
1354 To examination steamer off Dover. "Walton
Life-boat. May I enter".
1355 Told to proceed. Arrived Dover and secured
alongside.