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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tu to		Date	From	cate "KEITH",
Lovelock				lose in
				launches
express				with
forwarded the				e boat
				t. J.G.

R.N.V.R. my
Skipper			CAPTAIN	t and
	COMMODORE	6th.June		C ship by
complete				1g tide.

carried			M/S	etachment
	III	1940		3. 2200
and				mess -
In				0 advised
out	CHARGE			dangerous.
shifn satisfaction			SHEERNESS	hkirk. The
his forwarding
				ard
	SHEERNESS			ed by
arduous at				: side but
				gun, the
company the the				et
				tacked from
				torpedo
duties. manner				08 of
attached				lling
are				and breaking
in				which
which I would			amount	til aircraft
heir				arst.
Recommendation			total	of the
Lieutenant like

Aronia Boat Commodore Lovelock May

Raw OCR

Unformatted machine-generated OCR for document page 461.

Dynam. INS.
375
H.M.Y. "ARONIA"
352
6th June, 1940.
sir,
I have the honour to submit the following. At 1910
30th May received orders to proceed to Ramsgate for routeing to
Dunkirk. Got under weigh and cleared harbour at 1919. 2210
anchored off the Foreland due to darkness and poor visibility.
0400 31st May commenced to weigh, windlass broken down.
0500 windlass repaired, weighed and proceeded to Ramsgate. 0800
received route orders from N.C.S.O. and proceeded to Dunkirk.
1205 Off Dunkirk harbour, fine and clear weather strong
N.E. wind and heavy swell. 1220, ordered alongside H.M.S. "KEITH"
instructed by her to intercept arrivals of small launches at S.W.
Ruytingen Buoy and direct them to the various beaches. This
work was carried out under frequent air raids until 1755 when
no more launches arrived.
I asked inward-bound ship if they had sighted any more
launches; reply was negative, so at 1800 I decided to return to
enced,
74
raiders
351
Date
From
cate "KEITH",
forwarded
lose in
launches
SHEERNESS
with
-7 JUN -IN-CHARGE 1940
e boat
t. J.G.
*
tu the Skipper and shifn company are heir
Lovelock express R.N.V.R. my carried out his arduous duties. Recommendation
to complete satisfaction at the manner in which Lieutenant
C ship by
COMMODORE III CHARGE SHEERNESS
6th.June 1940
t and
CAPTAIN M/S SHEERNESS
1g tide.
etachment
3. 2200
mess -
0 advised
dangerous.
hkirk. The
SBHartful CAPTAIN M/S
In forwarding the attached I would like
ard
ed by
: side but
gun, the
et
tacked from
torpedo
08 of
lling
and breaking
SHEERNESS.
which
total amount
til aircraft
arst.
of the