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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574	Log in to enlarge	491 Mostly with Scratch Crews on 4th trip and all on 5th 1.6. 40. Brought down an enemy trip. aeroplane by Lewis Gun. 2.6.40. Rammed by tug & reported sunk with 30 men on board. All saved,Engr,Walter landed at 3.6.40. Salved by R.A.F. 4th trip. Leaking badly. trip. Reported sunk off Dunkirk, but towed 5th trip. Towed back to Dover. 462 into Margate. Margate. 5th TOTAL Numbers 35 945 55 132 Dynam 333, 461 Communication to be retained by the addressee, any reply being made on a separate paper. aphic Address. "TRANSPORT, WOOLWICH." NAVA JUNISTON The DIER. 's office, hone No.: Woolwich 2080, Extension 54. 212.ROYAL ARSENAL, ny further communication on this subject ald be addressed tosst. Director of Military Transport, RAMSGA WOOLWICH, S.E.18. Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, S.E. 18, I not personally to any Officer. 14th June 1940 The following number should be quoted ference No. C.R.1320. Subject Launches and their employment under S.N.O., Ramsgate - Dunkirk, Dear S.N.O., My representative Captain T.W.G.Duka, who returned here on Saturday tells me you asked him to let you have a brief summary of the vessels of the W.D. Fleet which were employed under you from May 31 onwards at Ramagate in connection with the evacuation from Dunkirk. I attach two statements for your information in case they may be of some use to you. Statement No. 1 - - shows the number of trips made to Dunkirk by the different launches, and you will find on the top of page 1 in the righthand column that the 4th and 5th trips on June 2 and 3 were carried out with what I have described as scratch crews, as the W.D.Fleet, all of whom of were civilians, declined to go after the third trip with the exception two Engineers, and two Able Seamen, namely: 1. R.WALTER - who was 1st Engineer in the "HAIG". 2. J.H.SPAIN - who was the Engineer in the "KESTREL". 3. H.HAY - A.B. in the "SWALLOW". 4. F.CHERRY - A.B. in the "SWALLOW". Statement No. 2. A copy of the W.D.Flest Special Fleet Order No. 1 of the 8th June, 1940. of the information contained in the above admiration may be of some I hope that some What capital show you ran.' I an lost in did. as to use how to you you. managed to a. control such a vast "pack" in the way you Yours sincerely, (Colonel) S.N.O., Naval Base, Ramsgate.	Haig Kestrel Swallow Cherry Crews Dover Haig Hay Lewis May Page right Spain Walter

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Unformatted machine-generated OCR for document page 574.

491
Mostly with Scratch Crews
on 4th trip and all on 5th
1.6. 40. Brought down an enemy
trip.
aeroplane by Lewis Gun.
2.6.40. Rammed by tug & report-
ed sunk with 30 men on board.
All saved,Engr,Walter landed at
3.6.40. Salved by R.A.F.
4th trip. Leaking badly.
trip. Reported sunk off
Dunkirk, but towed
5th trip. Towed back to Dover.
462
into Margate.
Margate.
5th
TOTAL
Numbers
35
945
55
132
Dynam 333,
461
Communication to be retained by the addressee, any reply being made on a separate paper.
aphic Address. "TRANSPORT, WOOLWICH."
NAVA JUNISTON The DIER. 's office,
hone No.: Woolwich 2080, Extension 54.
212.ROYAL ARSENAL,
ny further communication on this subject
ald be addressed to-
sst. Director of Military Transport,
RAMSGA
WOOLWICH, S.E.18.
Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, S.E. 18,
I not personally to any Officer.
14th June
1940
The following number should be quoted
ference No. C.R.1320.
Subject Launches and their employment under S.N.O.,
Ramsgate - Dunkirk,
Dear S.N.O.,
My representative Captain T.W.G.Duka, who returned here on Saturday
tells me you asked him to let you have a brief summary of the vessels of
the W.D. Fleet which were employed under you from May 31 onwards at Ramagate
in connection with the evacuation from Dunkirk.
I attach two statements for your information in case they may be of
some use to you.
Statement No. 1 - - shows the number of trips made to Dunkirk by the
different launches, and you will find on the top of page 1 in the right-
hand column that the 4th and 5th trips on June 2 and 3 were carried out
with what I have described as scratch crews, as the W.D.Fleet, all of whom of
were civilians, declined to go after the third trip with the exception
two Engineers, and two Able Seamen, namely:
1. R.WALTER
- who was 1st Engineer in the "HAIG".
2. J.H.SPAIN - who was the Engineer in the "KESTREL".
3. H.HAY
- A.B. in the "SWALLOW".
4. F.CHERRY
- A.B. in the "SWALLOW".
Statement No. 2. A copy of the W.D.Flest Special Fleet Order No. 1
of the 8th June, 1940.
of the information contained in the above admiration may be of
some I hope that some What capital show you ran.' I an lost in did.
as to use how to you you. managed to a. control such a vast "pack" in the way you
Yours sincerely,
(Colonel)
S.N.O.,
Naval Base,
Ramsgate.