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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OCR table 1 from document page 51
And	page AMAZONE 29	13 SAN ANTONIO	page 129 +22
	ATLANTIC 33 +2y 33	SURSUM CORDA	132
	- BART 39	TINY	136
	BORNRIF 40,270	TWENTE	138
	BRANDARIS	44DS- VREDE	147
aboval III , P.267)	CARIBIA J 46	15 ZEUS	152 123
	DELTA 50	Tilly (vol	III 265)
	DESPATCH II 51
	DOGGERSBANK	53
	[X] FREDANJA 58	Hebe 22
	[X] FRISO	61+23
	Hele 63 HILDA V
MB	HONDSRUG	79,27
1)300/-	[X] JAVA	84 Flow
also III	[X] JUTLAND	88
	ORANJE	95
	PACIFIC	10/125
	PASCHOLL	106 $23,27
	PATRIA J	111
	REIGER	122/27 Ruja
	RIKA	126 Lena	27

Abel Tasman Alice Amazone Atlantic Bart Bornrif Brandaris Caribia Delta Despatch II Doggersbank Fredanja Friso Hebe Hilda Hondsrug Java Jutland KaapFalga Lena Oranje Pacific Pascholl Patria Reiger Rika Ruja San Antonio Sursum Corda Tilly Tiny Twente Vrede Zeus May Page Poole Senior

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CONFIDENTIAL.
Дурашь 197 Biwlo/zn
Subject:
Narrative of Events of H.M.S. Caribia.
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456
From
Lieut. JUNE D.H. Swift, R.N., The Gables, Halifax.
Date
8th May 1940.
To
The Vice Admiral, Dover.
(Copy to:- The Commander in Chief,
The Nore.)
Sir,
I have the honour to submit the following narrative of events of H.M.S. Caribia in accordance with N.G.O. 448.
The draft left Chatham at 0800 on the 26th May and took over the ship from the Dutch crew at Tilbury at 1500. In the afternoon victualling stores were embarked and the ship was then "wiped". This was satisfactorily completed at 0315/27.
The ship was then ordered to proceed to Southend for compass adjustment and to Sheerness for storing and fuelling.
Southend was reached at 0630 and during the forenoon the ship was swung for compass adjustment. On arrival at Sheerness at 1300 the ship moored and fuel and water were taken in and later naval stores and special stores embarked.
The ship was then ordered to proceed to Southend for orders.
At 0800/28 orders were received to proceed to Marte les Bains.
On approaching Dunkirk at 2230 a drifter with 120 troops on board was closed. These troops were embarked and the drifter returned to the harbour for more. As these had not arrived after one hour the ship entered the harbour and secured alongside the eastern pier. The ship was then filled with a total of about 320 troops and at 0400 slipped and proceeded.
At 1300/29 the North Goodwin examination vessel was hailed and orders were received to proceed to Margate. The troops were disembarked at Margate Pier at 1600 and provisions and stores were embarked. Orders were then received to proceed to the beaches east of Dunkirk, with "Zeus" in company as the latter's compass was unreliable. The ships slipped and proceeded at 1930/29.

Caribia Drifter Swift Zeus Dover May Swift Tilbury