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
415	Log in to enlarge	Dryrams 162 329 307 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. Patrol from S. Falls Buoy to W. Hinden. 0615 sighted wreck 2 miles west of T. Buoy. Sent boat away to investigate. Picked up some of H.M.S. "Gracie Fields" papers and 3 soldiers' kitbags. No survivors. Resumed patrol. 31st May, 1940. Patrol between S. Falls and West Hinden. 1st June, 1940. Patrol S. Buoy to W. Hinden. 0245 "Argyleshire" sunk by torpedo 1/2 mile East of S. Buoy. "Stella Rigel" picked up 5 survivors. Joined by "Cape Argona" resumed patrol. 2nd June, 1940. Patrol to W. Hinden. 1055 Aircraft attack, heavily bombed and machine gunned. 1130 Again attacked. No damage. "Cape Argona" damaged. 1530 "Blackburn Rovers" and "Westella" sunk by torpedo. Resumed patrol. 3rd June, 1940. Patrol to N. Goodwin. 0320 Received message return to Base with "Stella Rigel". Berthed 1210. I should like to record that the general behaviour of Skipper Taylor and the whole of the ships company was at all times magnificent under most trying conditions. W.H.Ward LERNOR LIEUTENANT, R.N.V.R.	Boat Lord Melchett Stella Rigel May Miles Ward West

Raw OCR

Unformatted machine-generated OCR for document page 415.

Dryrams 162
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.
Patrol from S. Falls Buoy to W. Hinden.
0615 sighted wreck 2 miles west of T. Buoy. Sent boat away to
investigate. Picked up some of H.M.S. "Gracie Fields" papers
and 3 soldiers' kitbags. No survivors.
Resumed patrol.
31st May, 1940.
Patrol between S. Falls and West Hinden.
1st June, 1940.
Patrol S. Buoy to W. Hinden.
0245 "Argyleshire" sunk by torpedo 1/2 mile East of S. Buoy.
"Stella Rigel" picked up 5 survivors.
Joined by "Cape Argona" resumed patrol.
2nd June, 1940.
Patrol to W. Hinden.
1055 Aircraft attack, heavily bombed and machine gunned.
1130 Again attacked. No damage. "Cape Argona" damaged.
1530 "Blackburn Rovers" and "Westella" sunk by torpedo.
Resumed patrol.
3rd June, 1940.
Patrol to N. Goodwin.
0320 Received message return to Base with "Stella Rigel".
Berthed 1210.
I should like to record that the general behaviour of
Skipper Taylor and the whole of the ships company was at all times
magnificent under most trying conditions.
W.H.Ward LERNOR
LIEUTENANT, R.N.V.R.