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CONFIDENTIAL
Drynam 375 Bw/
Subject.
REPORT ON EVACUATION OF B.E.F.
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From
The CAPTAIN, H.M.S. EXCELLENT, Portsmouth.
Date
24th JUNE 1940.
No. 781/4.
To
THE VICE ADMIRAL, DOVER.
The attached reports on the evacuation of the
B.E.F., by the Commanding Officers, H.M.S. ST. PAGAN, D/C
Motor Boats, H.M.S. EXCELLENT's A.A. Motor Boat and Hopper
"Gallions Reach" are forwarded in accordance with Confidenne tial Portsmouth General Order 1700/40.
ADMIRAL
OIL DOVER 26JUN1940
CAPTAIN.
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a line to the pulling boats to the ships. One boat, heavily a prequipment capsised just as it aproul the men sank like stones but m dune who revived after treatment.
aws became foul of some ine * sendered useless. In spite
Ourto omeetfurts by other boats, the strong drove on drove us aground.

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Portsmanth time 10 the 1940
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In accerdance with instructions received from
South borough ho 101" & No and arrived my Command the Hoppers 2 neen's Channel Laty wg.
at 0320 on may 30ᵗʰ taking under at Ramsgate at 2015 on the same day.
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wing to slow speed and apparent engine trouble Hopper "No. 67 was mable & seep company, + on my Departure from Ramigate asswed there. am the following morning she had us.
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In accordance with orders teceived at Ramogate m
just yenesa throw a line to the pulling boat, boats heavily clear of the suit, them out to the ships. One it and then tow men in full equipment capsised like just stones as but laden with us. most of the men revived sank after treatment.
we was reaching recover one who foul of some managed to this our screws became useless. In spite reunken obstacle and vain efferts by other aground. strong
While doing and rendered boats, the we wamancher and and ebbing tide soon drove us

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th borough", their T slower to process independently "Lady to me pany with Q "No. meen's 101" Channel & ordered Hoppers jallions Reach and Queenischamel assued at the each to the East of Hem kisk Newbour at about osio may 31ˢᵗ.
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official attached to the army.
one Belgian soldies and me French potal
123 French and British troops, including at The Hoppers sailed independently from Huntrite discretion various times rusing the evening at the
Hun of the Skippers tsailed from time kirk 3,st in " fallion's Reach at 2230 m of twas set considerably H my coutse in takin
Ouring to enemy air attack during the night avoiding action and tid not asswe at
Ramsjalie until about 700 on time in whence troops. twas ordered to margate to disembath
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clear general of the suit, throw a propert line to the pulling boats and then tow them out to the ships. One boat, heavily laden with men in full equipment capsised just as it we managed to recover one who revived after was reaching us. most of the men sank like stones treatment. but
While doing this our screws became foul of some obstacle and rendered useless. In spite sunken of the anchor and vain efferts by other boats, the strong suit and ebbing tide soon drove us aground.