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
414	Log in to enlarge	Dryrans 16v 329 307 H.M.S. HARWICH. "Lord Melchett", 7th June, 1940. 29th May, 1940. 1525 Left Parkeston Quay with "Argyleshire" and "Stella Rigel". Set course N. Goodwin Patrol to West Hinden Buoy. 30th May, 1940. Deprams 306 LAG ** OFFICER -7JUN1940 207 3 IN CHARGE GA pers FROM Captain M/S, HARWICH. * HARWICH * DATE 7th June, 1940. TO Flag Officer-in-Charge, HARWICH. SUBJECT Report Covering Patrol from the South Falls Buoy to the West Hinder - May 29th to June 3rd inclusive. H.M. Trawlers "STELLA RIGEL" and "LORD MELCHETT". Both ships did extraordinarily well, there being practically no sleep for anybody on board for over four days. I have pleasure in bringing to your notice bearing and general behaviour of:- Skipper R.C. Taylor, R.N.R., "LORD MELCHETT" Skipper L.P. Keable, R.N.R., "STELLA RIGEL", upon whose conduct throughout, their Unit Officers informed me, they were unable to give them sufficient praise. Neither Lieutenant W.H. Ward, R.N.V.R. nor Sub. -Lieutenant J.W. Wykeham, R.N.V.R. had previously seen anything of war, and Sub. -Lieutenant Wykeham came back as if he had been to a football match. VICE ADMIRAL 10JUN1940 * CAPTAIN, M/S. * DOVER mes 4A.	Lord Melchett Stella Rigel Dover Keable May Ward West

Raw OCR

Unformatted machine-generated OCR for document page 414.

Dryrans 16v
329
307
H.M.S. HARWICH. "Lord Melchett",
7th June, 1940.
29th May, 1940.
1525 Left Parkeston Quay with "Argyleshire" and "Stella Rigel".
Set course N. Goodwin Patrol to West Hinden Buoy.
30th May, 1940.
Deprams
306
LAG ** OFFICER -7JUN1940 207 3 IN CHARGE GA
pers
FROM
Captain M/S, HARWICH.
*
HARWICH
*
DATE
7th June, 1940.
TO
Flag Officer-in-Charge, HARWICH.
SUBJECT
Report Covering Patrol from the South Falls Buoy
to the West Hinder - May 29th to June 3rd inclusive.
H.M. Trawlers "STELLA RIGEL" and "LORD MELCHETT".
Both ships did extraordinarily well, there being
practically no sleep for anybody on board for over four
days.
I have pleasure in bringing to your notice bearing
and general behaviour of:-
Skipper R.C. Taylor, R.N.R., "LORD MELCHETT"
Skipper L.P. Keable, R.N.R., "STELLA RIGEL",
upon whose conduct throughout, their Unit Officers informed
me, they were unable to give them sufficient praise.
Neither Lieutenant W.H. Ward, R.N.V.R. nor
Sub. -Lieutenant J.W. Wykeham, R.N.V.R. had previously seen
anything of war, and Sub. -Lieutenant Wykeham came back as
if he had been to a football match.
VICE ADMIRAL
10JUN1940
*
CAPTAIN, M/S.
*
DOVER
mes
4A.