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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581	Log in to enlarge	-8- 497.8 sailed for On Calais the night Roads:- of 25th/26th May, the following vessels 468 Botanic. Fyldea. Maretta. Arley. Polly Johnson. Brock. Calvi. Grey Mist. Conidaw. Y Chico. Playmates. Willing Boys. of Calais. The object of the expedition was the possible evacuation Commander M/S (Commander W.V.H. Harris R.N.) sailed in "Grey Mist" in charge of forces employed. The orders to form the expedition were received at 1900, and vessels sailed at 2130, the first five trawlers to leave, towing motor boats. Vessels were ordered to rendezvous at No. 3 Buoy Calais Roads, and await instructions from Commander M/S. Destroyer force was in support. On receipt of signal which had been wrongly decoded, two motor boats were ordered into Calais Harbour. These boats had left for the harbour when a further signal was received that Calais was to be held at all costs, and the signal was ordered to be sent by hand to the Brigadier Commanding Forces. "Conidaw" was ordered to proceed immediately and deliver the message. A further signal was then received recalling all forces to the Downs. On receipt of this signal "Botanic" and "Maretta" were ordered to remain until boats and "Conidaw" returned, and Destroyer escort was asked to be provided. All other vessels returned to the Downs. Reports from Lieutenant Commander P.F. Cammiade R.N.V.R., Sub. Lieutenant M.R. Mills R.N.V.R., and Skipper R. Smelgrove,are attached (la, lb, lc, ld). There was constant enemy air activity during the night, and a considerable amount of firing ashore. P.M. 26th May. Danlaying Yachts"Gulzar" and "Grey Mist" to Calais with Commodore W.P. Gandell, P.S.T.O. France. Report of Lieutenant C.V. Brammall R.N.R. attached (No. 2). 27th May. "Arley" ordered to Dunkirk as W/T link. She was heavily shelled off Calais, and returned with engineer seriously wounded. Operation was then cancelled. "Fyldea" sailed, buoy laying, under the orders of "Skipjack" employed on mine sinking duties. for "Thomas but were recalled on report of shelling and returned of to Bartlett", "Inverforth",& "Our Bairns" were "Arley". sailed They Dunkirk, then ordered to sweep the war channel, Dover. harbour were p.m. on orders from Vice Admiral (Continued over).	Arley Botanic Brock Calvi Chico Commodore Conidaw Fyldea Grey Mist Gulzar Inverforth Maretta Our Bairns Playmates Polly Polly Johnson Skipjack Willing Boys Brammall Dover Harris Johnson May Mills Roads Thomas Willing

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Unformatted machine-generated OCR for document page 581.

-8-
497.8
sailed for
On Calais the night Roads:- of 25th/26th May, the following vessels
468
Botanic.
Fyldea.
Maretta.
Arley.
Polly Johnson.
Brock.
Calvi.
Grey Mist.
Conidaw.
Y
Chico.
Playmates.
Willing Boys.
of Calais.
The object of the expedition was the possible evacuation
Commander M/S (Commander W.V.H. Harris R.N.) sailed in
"Grey Mist" in charge of forces employed.
The orders to form the expedition were received at 1900,
and vessels sailed at 2130, the first five trawlers to leave,
towing motor boats.
Vessels were ordered to rendezvous at No. 3 Buoy Calais
Roads, and await instructions from Commander M/S. Destroyer
force was in support.
On receipt of signal which had been wrongly decoded, two
motor boats were ordered into Calais Harbour. These boats had
left for the harbour when a further signal was received that
Calais was to be held at all costs, and the signal was ordered to
be sent by hand to the Brigadier Commanding Forces. "Conidaw"
was ordered to proceed immediately and deliver the message.
A further signal was then received recalling all forces
to the Downs. On receipt of this signal "Botanic" and "Maretta"
were ordered to remain until boats and "Conidaw" returned, and
Destroyer escort was asked to be provided. All other vessels
returned to the Downs.
Reports from Lieutenant Commander P.F. Cammiade R.N.V.R.,
Sub. Lieutenant M.R. Mills R.N.V.R., and Skipper R. Smelgrove,are
attached (la, lb, lc, ld).
There was constant enemy air activity during the night,
and a considerable amount of firing ashore.
P.M. 26th May. Danlaying Yachts"Gulzar" and "Grey Mist"
to Calais with Commodore W.P. Gandell, P.S.T.O. France. Report
of Lieutenant C.V. Brammall R.N.R. attached (No. 2).
27th May.
"Arley" ordered to Dunkirk as W/T link.
She was heavily shelled off Calais, and returned with engineer
seriously wounded. Operation was then cancelled.
"Fyldea" sailed, buoy laying, under the orders of "Skipjack"
employed on mine sinking duties.
for "Thomas but were recalled on report of shelling and returned of to
Bartlett", "Inverforth",& "Our Bairns" were "Arley". sailed
They Dunkirk, then ordered to sweep the war channel, Dover.
harbour were p.m. on orders from Vice Admiral
(Continued over).