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DATE
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Reference NLV TD 2014/40 Memorandum X paragraph 11.
In view of possible emberkation of active enemy agents in
refugee ships arrangements made in the reception anchorages
should include immediate search of ships particularly small
coasters for offensive equipment, and prevention of
unauthorised movement of any ship from the anchorage.
Sporadic Landings may be attempted at many points on the
coast. In such cases Customs assume res onsibility for
seizure and detention of vessels. Ministry of Health and
Immigration Department of Home Office in conjunction with
Home Security Department take control of passengers and
crew. Customs, Home Office, and H.I.5. are being supplied
with addresses and telephone numbers of Flag Officers in
Lox well
Charge from Tyne South about to Greenook to facilitate
co-operation. Copy of Memorandum quoted is being
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Motor boat towing vhaler and too essy pontecns. lines provious
day plar had boon constructed by driving art Lorries at obb tido
in line and securing plants on top, considerably oxpediting loading
of bonto, though embaritation ruto was closed considerably by Lock of
control at shoro and of plar to novo troops along and by natural
reluctance of troops to venture along pier without being relieved of
part of their heavy equipment. Somo difficulty experienced in loading
too of 4 boato without smaching up ageinst plane in swall, and in hendling
pontome in for in provailing conditions which tended to reduce emborketion
rate. Bonto available quito inadequato, largo open notor beach borto
required, together with vencol. enchored or our whord of pier
to give a 100 if necessary with oil slide provided. During enbortation
Sutton collected coldiers from overtumed pontoon. Allowed to bronch in
swell. Three believed dramed mainly the to lack of foresight of shore
authorities in allowing troops to emback with full equipment and overcoats
in detoriorating weather conditions. 120 tecago omberked montly 3,S,,
ReAdy RAIS.C. with a for infortaynen ml guards, moralo very good but very
critical of Lock of R.M.P. support and Solgium treathory bohind lines.
Country code to be filled with adoo,
night poultions during retreat soon
to be signatted by flamlight to plened, banbed within half on hour
of being ontablished. Surgelning apood of advance of Commo against
positions being propared and against (ive boolding also
Important factors.
1137. Walghed enchor and discharged tedogo alonguide lydi, 1SA8
and DOB Ancreasing alightly, rather low cloud.
1190. Proceedod North Goodsin 60, Voccal to and the for nomb
readeavous. tydd and Room procession to Mergabo to Mocharge treaps.
1530. Anchored où North Goodidn St. Voncol.
1055. Weighod and proceeded to Dunkiris in company with Riger.
Passed great number of mall creft, 00 will 00 Controyors and paddlors.
2115. Pessod Dunitize Herbour docume 1 cable. Heavy genfire from
boach about 2 milos word of Herboury apparently enemy chelling tom.
Pires in Dunident more expensive.
2147. Anchored off bonch between La Pomo end No algn
2235. Boat from shore reported troops further to content, only
or bonto an expected.
boat available nun aground. Moved 1 allo customerd.
Security 194 June 0200: No troops yet contrated, to bonto except
Subton's available. Several minolaying aircraft overhood, observed
parechuto minos deconding about 3 cables should and 1 cable astern.
Mines reported dropped all over folrway.
0190. Commenced loading broops with our oun notor bont and wholer
Troops ship's Refe and infentryment Including guards, 3. Yorks., after
and lifeboat found off booth. Lator contated by motor yacht. and
mohine montly detechment. No. RedePe before or One dram.
Opened gun occapional aircraft at drum. whilet lovel
bombing fire on at about 9000 foot followed by mechino gunding
in omborizing boing halped over the aldo. This heavy gun
attack wounded from postecns alongaide, 000 commity mechino receiving wounds attack
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the back whilet have boon prossed home country the
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Miniralty, S.V.1.
with
information
8th June, 1940.
Rear Admiral, Dover Report of Proceedings, 29th May - 3rd June
Sir, Dentas the
I have the honour to submit the following report on the operations
206
PACTORS INSTRUCTION N SECURITY
205
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owned by lack of centrol ashore for first days: und
of suitable boats FACTORS ASSISTING THE EVACUATION.
No whip to beach communication to augediate Issuing, resulting in
casual 1. asseed by ships lying off banches for hours in deplight.
Discipline and coolness of troops under fire on beach
No That and in unfamiliar conditions in boats throughout evacuation.
Apparently no R.A.Z. protection statement agringt lovel Secting and
2. parLife saving nets rigged along ship' sides. exempt for last
two days and This Lowered
mozale considerably.
3.
Assistance of Army Bren Guns and gunners against low-
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to energy should (trs.
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4. loan Calm weather and poor visibility. to
hoodtate to 07083 to
largue bosts.
MA 5. amount countating of 12 and Lowin - insidequate to
Presence of HA Light Cruiser "Calcutta".
produce become the, 02 to or Styleg streek.
No 6. billiamive shown by Army staff in local boats
Excellent physical condition of majority of troops.
on bacoh,
look 7. of remain, which was invaluable in assisting embarkation of Proops
Normal state in which all piers at Dunkirk were allowed to
packs, into ships. worn) emaing Late
on Insections plar, and to enharking boats
are beaches.
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COMMANDING
Grenville M. Temple.
CORNAR
19JUN 1940
Ach. Cands. Moyal Navy.
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directions to minsewospers and podille to proceed to a
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endervoursi to obtain confirmation that mayor Engla wa ment to
be included In the signal - but 200 obtaining this I signalled that
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From:- Resident Naval Officer, Poole,
Dynam 241.
To:- F.O.I.C. Portland.
22
Copy to Staff Officer Operations, Portmouth.
REPORTS RECEIVED FROM COMMANDING OFFICERS OF REQUISTITIONED
DUTCH COASTERS, WHICH TOOK PART IN OPERATION "DYNAMO"
"SAN ANTONIO"
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people. On first trip 270 people were taken off Dunkirk Breakwater and on Second trip 330
On second trip a dive bombing attack was made on the vossel from ahead by & Junkers
89 plane and two bombs just missed astern. The first of these was a delay action
bomb. The ship experienced heavy bombardment by 5.9 inch shells whilst embarking
the second time.
A
"HEBE" ( Report as written by commanding Officer)
The Dútch Coastal vessel "Hebe" was takon over by a Naval Crew on Friday 24th. May 1940
H.M.S. Hebe was commissioned on Saturday 25th. May 1940, Commanding Officer, Lieut.
A. H. Rowlandson R.N., First Licut. Lieut P.A.B.Powell R.N., and a crew of LP.O.
1 E.R.A. 2 Stokers 1 A.B. and 4. Ordinary Seaman.
The first O eration carried out was on Monday 27th. May when TO sailed in
Company with the rest of the group with orders to evacuate troops from the Beach be-
tween Dunkirk and La Panne or from Dunicirk.
Hebe arrived off Dunicirk at about 0030 and I approached the beach twice
but found no troops and no opposition. I turned West along the beach towards
Dunkirk, entered and went alongside the east fetty in shore, I loaded with troops
all that remained there, and returned to Dover on completion with about 150 on
board. No opposition was encountered.
The only casuality was a slight wound in the foot of the commanding
officer H.M.S. Hebe from a bullet accidentally fired by a British Soldier on
board.
The second operation began on Tednesday 29th. leaving Dover at 20.00. I
went to Dunkirk by the Calais route and although constantly searched by
searchlights no batteries opened fire on the Calais coast.
Off Dunkirk I came up to H.N.S. Sursun Corda lowering a boat near the
wreckage of a vessel apparently mined. One voice was heard and a mineaveeper
arrived and sent over a boat I continued my course.
I passed close to the entrance to Dunkirk, the jetties and piers were
deserted so I continued eastward and went ashore near & large body of British troops
I lowered the only boat and carly left and began embarking these troops. This proved
to be very slow so I approached the beach and bows to the shore enabled men to
wade out and climb on board. About 300 were taken on board and forried out to a
destroyer.
I repeated this operation and took operation and took over another 300
to 350 men to the minesweeper Fitaroy. The Captain let me have two large type life
saving nets to put over the bows which assisted embarking troops after I returned
to shore.
No other large ships were lying off Dunkirk. H.M.S. Friso was embarizing
troops and H.M.S. Sursum Corda was aground close in shore. I attempted to tow her
Yoff but failed and was driven onto a small Bank close to her and remained aground
until 18.30
At 18.00 Geramn Artillery began shelling the sand dunes and beach, although
shapnel fell over us and wounded men aboard Sursum Corda we got afloat without
difficulty and oaded about 250 troops and went down towards La Panne to ass them
to a destroyer there.
I remaine a there resouing men from the water embarking men from boats
and pontoons the majority of these were passed to & destroyer and were suffering from
exposure.
At 23. I found no more men to embark and returned to Dover without
further incident with about 250 people on board.
The ship was without ater and fuel and I arrived at Dover at about 11.00
on Friday 31st. May. Wa or and provisions were embarked and I was sent to Remsgate
In company with H.M.S. Fiso whose compass WILB useless owing to banbing attack.
On Sunday June 2nd. 1940 while under way to the fuellingJetty In
Ransgate Harbour I was ordered alongside the Pior to enbark 249 Cerman prisoners
to take them to
The Dover. hold filled and about a dosen wounded were left lying on deck. the The
"uard consiste of 36 was frenc security Police and 6 cadets of the O.T.C. under
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Dynams 153.
43
H.M.S. "Brandaris,"
c/o. G.P.O.
London.
6th June, 1940.
The Co mander-in-Chief the Nore,
Admiralty House,
42
41
lould her propully and S was requestant by
4 captain in tow for off the beank, by
his time Howmaring was hard and
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the Downs. During the trip Barnif
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if Deal, him the troops am diamburked.
In 30/5/40 at 1600 s received orders to tow
through to Ramigate and anchoul off the
role at 1930 and ported arture.
From this time tal 2/6/40 Bornif awaited
hairs which sure completed at 1800 on 2/6/40.
I received orders at 1500 m 3/6/40 to fround
its Dan kink and arrumed alongula Male at
230 and embarked troups. D.B. hera went
ground during these proudings and I indisement
NP tow hir off but without rucess. During
his aparation the Narboard sporat of Borny
tas lost and donts damagid. al 0100
hand Dunkerk harbonr and returned to
Rams gate and arrumed at 0700 humbur in think and pg,
trups result growted disember ked of antrance by motor to boats. Venel
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Item
11. (111) Destruction of Asdic Gear.
Any method of firing the demolition charge from the
upper deck means that it must have been previously 'primed',
i.e. the detonator and primer are fitted to the main charge.
To do this by remote control would be extremely difficult and
also liable to failure.
2.
With the danger of non-contact mines, near miss
bombs, etc., it is considered dangerous to keep a charge
permanently fitted.
3.
It is realised that there is a risk of failure when
it is desired to destroy the Asdic gear and sink the ship since
it may be impossible to get to the charge but this must be
accepted rather than endanger the ship to the extent of keeping
a charge in a fitted state.
GAB.
for 24.11.40 D.T.M.
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The CBo held by visuls operating in shallows
enemy waters are reduced to an absolute minimum compatible
will the satisfactory discharge of the operation in hand. Special
sto are supplied is for the purpose. Whild the compromise of these
books 1 important neverthiless anything which can be done
to sakguard them is Northabile.
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which the vesuls may be lost the fact that the chests in which
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ability of its Brigadier that it was extricated from
its dangerous situation, embussed by midnight* on the
16/17th, moved 200 miles by roads, encumbered by
columns of troops and refugees, and enbarked 24 hours
later at Cherbourg.
17. In order to protect the embarkation at Cherbourg,
I had asked for a fresh battalion of the 52nd Division
to be left to occupy & covering position some 20 miles
to the south. , This, combined with the five French
battalions of the Cherbourg garrison, ought to have provided
ample security, and I had hoped to continue the
embarkation until the 21st in order to remove all the
stores and mechanized vehicles. The enemy, however,
again upset our calculations by the speed with which
he followed up our rapid withdrawal. At 9 a.m. on
the 18th, & column of 60 lorries, carrying motorized
German infantry, reached the covering position near
St. Sauveur. Finding resistance there, they turned.
west to the sector held by French troops, and succeeded
French made little attempt to resist, and I had to make the
in penetrating the position by the coast road. The
decision at 11.30 to complete the avacuation by 3 p.m.
The covering battalion (5th En K.O.S.B.) was withdrawn
between 12 noon and 3 D.M., and the last boat left at
4 All weapons were removed, except one 3.7" And
gun, p.m. which broke down and was rendered unserviceable, the and
one static Bofors gun which could not be removed in
time. the withdrawal. Then the last troopship left, the Germans
Tell Anti-Tank guns also had to be abandoned during
had penetrated to within three miles of the harbour.
(sgd) Lieutenent-General J.H. MARSHALL-CORNYALL
20th June 1940

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they gun then disappeared astern. TOOLITO We suffered no Legically casualties The Director (address as opposite)
BERKELEY SQUARE HOUSE,
BERKELEY SQUARE,
ordered by S.T.O. to discharge as much food stuffs as
for use of rearguard troops,
At 06.50 hours made fast to East Mole at DUNKIRE CONFIDENTIAL nd the following number quoted
LONDON, W.1.
At 12.20 hours left DUNKIRK with 590 troops
29th June, 1940.
At 20.45 hours arrived Folkston and disembarked
Vice Admiral,
Jonger DATE Boilers leaking unable to proceed
DOVER.
no enreade 1/6/40 ordered to NEWHAVEN for repairs.
The attached report from Commander Musson, R.N.R.,
is forwarded.
I remain,
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orders you may wish to bring to notice the conduct of
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REPORTS OF MEDICAL OFFICERS ON EVACUATION OF
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B.E.F. FROM DUNKIRK.
From
THE COMMODORE, ROYAL NAVAL BARRACKS, CHATHAM.
Date
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No. 0017
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THE VICE ADMIRAL, DOVER.
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The attached reports of medical officers who were drafted from
"петхлай" +8.8
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Force from Dunkirk are forwarded. The following are the full names
"Iozleg" .8.8
of officers and men mentioned therein:-
.8.8
Surgeon Commander William Gordon Fitzpatrick, R.N., L.R.C.P. & S.
Temporary Surgeon Lieutenant Richard Benjamin Douglas Wright,R.N.V.R.
Surgeon Lieutenant John Henry Armstrong, R.N., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.
"blewany" .8.8
M.B.,B.S., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.
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Temporary Surgeon Lieutenant Merryn Mandlestam, R.N.V.R., L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S.,
Probationary Temporary Surgeon Lieutenant Berris Douglas Stutter,
R.N.V.R., M.B.,B.S., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.
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Probationary Temporary Surgeon Lieutenant John Bell Longmore,R.N.V.R.
B.M., B.Ch., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.
S.B.P.O. Harry Munro Hawkins,
C.M.37726
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S.B.P.O. (R) Victor Boddy,
1245
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S.B.P.O. (R) Walter Tong,
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1371
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L.S.B.A. Percival William Andrew Rogers,C.M.X48758 C.M.X49872
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L.S.B.A. (R) Edwin Read,
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L.S.B.A. (R) Owen McPherson,
5144
L.S.B.A. (R) Ralph Walmsley,
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S.B.A. Eric Arthur Tew,
C.M.X56019
S.B.A. David Richard James,
C.M.X52668
S.B.A. (R) Alfred Bassford,
X8080
Date amount avoilev Date
X7033
S.B.A.(R) Harry Chapman,
S.B.A. (R) Walter Brindle,
X7243
X7305
S.B.A.(R) Hugh Fenwick,
S.B.A. (R) Norman Westwood,
X7704
S.B.A.(R) William Douglas Howe,
5076
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THE EVACUATION FROM DUNKIRK
CHAP. I
13TH MAY
Occupation of Walcheren and Zuid Beveland imminent
in accordance with their plans, and by the May, units of the latter
Movements of the main bodies of the French 13th Ist and 7th Armies continued
north of Antwerp on the Dutch border. It was, however, becoming in-
of Walcheren and Zuid Beveland, which was developing from the north-east.
creasingly evident that they would be unable to prevent the enemy occupation
northern forces to the general line Louvain-Antwerp.
During the day and the following night the Belgians were withdrawing their
14TH MAY
Germans cross Meuse
May the 14th was crucial, for on that day the enemy penetrated the French
9th Army front, and crossed the Meuse between Sedan and Mézières.¹ (See
Plan 1).
15TH MAY
Dutch Army surrenders
On the 15th May the Dutch Army laid down its arms. The immediate effect
of this on the operations of the B.E.F. was small, but "I anticipated says
Lord Gort, "that this would come as a shock to the Belgian Army".2
The French 7th Army withdrew its advanced formations to the neighbour-
hood of Antwerp, and the French divisions on the B.E.F.'s left flank were
ordered to move across the British rear to fill the gap which had been created
on the French 9th Army's front. This move did not, however, actually take
place till some 3 days later,² and it then left the Belgian Army responsible for
the security of the British left flank.
On the British front the day passed quietly on the whole. The 1st Corps
[Lt.-Gen. M. G. H. Barker] was not attacked in strength; 3rd Division [Maj.-
Gen. B. L. Montgomery] of 2nd Corps [Lt.-Gen. A. F. Brooke] was attacked
north-west of Louvain, and its forward positions were penetrated, but a counter-
attack successfully restored the original line.
and, in spite of British support, some ground was lost.
At about 1800, however, the enemy penetrated the French 1st Army's front,
16TH MAY
Allies withdraw to river Escaut
was were impracticable,3 because the French 1st the B.E.F.'s right flank
By the 16th May it became clear that a prolonged defence of the Dyle position
withdrawal unlikely to make good the ground lost on Army the on and a further
It seemed likely to be forced on them by events previous in day the south.³
on night of Senne and one day on the River Escaut, spending on the
the was River therefore decided to withdraw to the River one day
began. 16th-17th May, the 15 to 20 miles withdrawal Dendre. to Accordingly, the Senne positions
2 1 Lord Lord Gort's Second Despatch
2 Lord Gort's Second Despatch, para. 22.
Gort's Second Despatch, para. para. 23. 24.
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CHAP. II
Defences of Dunkirk
It was would be Dunkirk¹. Its local were under the only port du
now obvious that if the B.E.F. defences was to be evacuated the
available Nord, Admiral Abrial, whose command included the Boulogne, Calais and Dun-
in these areas to General Fagalde.
kirk, but on this day (24th May) he delegated command of military forces
and comprised an inner and an outer sector; inner on
The French defences of Dunkirk extended only the as far as the Belgian frontier,
Mardyck Canal to Spyker, thence to Bergues to the frontier and so to the
the outer on the line of the river Aa to St. Omer, thence by Cassel and Steen- sea
voorde to the frontier.¹
the inundations which formed part of the defence scheme of Dunkirk.²
The French now took over the British posts on the Aa and began to operate
Belgian line penetrated
In the late evening the enemy attacked the Belgian line on the Lys, pene-
trating to a depth of 1] miles on a 13 mile front3 and endangering the security
of the British left flank.
It had become a matter of vital importance to keep open the B.E.F.'s line
of communication to the coast through a corridor of withdrawal which was
hourly narrowing. The penetration of the Belgian line made it certain that
before long the whole area east of the Yser canal would be in the hands of the
enemy, with the serious risk of the Belgian right becoming separated from the
British left at Menin, and of the Belgian Army being forced to fall back in a
northerly, rather than a westerly direction.³
25TH MAY
Enemy pincer attack
On the 25th May enemy activity intensified. He was across the canal at
St. Venant, and was developing the bridgeheads between that place and Aire
and also at St. Omer, while further north the situation on the river Aa remained
obscure.
During the day the Belgians continued to withdraw in a north-westerly
direction under enemy pressure.
General Sir John Dill, who had now succeeded General Sir Edmund Ironside
as C.I.G.S., visited Lord Gort in the morning. He then informed the Prime
Minister and the Secretary of State for War that there could be no disguising
the seriousness of the situation.3
By 1800, says Lord Gort, "I was convinced that the steps I had taken to
secure the north. my left flank would prove insufficient to meet the growing danger in
held; ment the the south-west on Dunkirk had already and being
The from pattern of the enemy pincer attack was becoming clearer. One move-
between counterpart was now developing on the developed, front. was The gap
the British left and the Belgian right which Belgian had been threatening
D.R.
3 Lord Lord Gort's Second Despatch, 41.
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The troops on board Laudania evinced no interest whatsoever
off and passed behind it, the troops evidently regarded this as
our starboard bady and as the tide was running that way we sheered
up to see what happened to it.
entirely a naval matter and I do not think any of them even got
He whole course
from Rams gate to
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Dunkirk waslike
gentleman in his shirt-sãeeves on a drifter, as to which port
the main strat
would take us and were sent to Margate. Three other ships and
1: busy town.
two destroyers also had loads for Margate and we eventually
saffee sweral
tied up outside two destroyers and landed the whole issue
abreast going each
across each ethar about 17.30 on 31.24 may
way.
I reported to the Naval Office with my crew of two and we
were promptly put in a taxi and sent back to our own port at
Ramsgate, a matter of a few minutes which might have been a
dreary Journey by train. As throughout, there was no red tape
in the Navy at all, they had ready everything that was necessary
and our general instructions were that if we were in any sort of
trouble we could close any ship we saw as it would be one of ours.
On arrival at Ramsgate I reported to the Commander = the
Naval Office and within five minutes my crew had been taken off
to the temporary barracks established by the Harbour and I was
on my way to getting a bed for the night inaan Hotel.
On Saturday, 1st June, I reported at Pier Head abouto9.
and asked for another boat and before lunch time had taken over
one which had only been brought into Ramsgate that morning and
german
put her into commission with a new crew. This boat was an old
Admiral's barge from the last war, to which the only conversion
of any importance seemed to be that the steam engine had been
fitted where the original funnel existed. The engine was a four-
taken out and a petrol engine substituted, a dummy funnel being
cylinder engine with cylinders of enormous size, it had no
self-starter and worked with a clutch, being in fact a lorry
engine. The engine was a brute to start and the gear lever
required a strong man to put it into any position, but the
engine was started and run over for a few minutes by the man
who stated that he had brought the ship round from the Thames
pressing. and he assured me that it was good for 12 knots without undue
is
not got been over
my new crew had
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in fact.
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in about six hours each way was very welcome, and I decided that
go over under my own steam at 12 knots and so make the journey
on this occasion we would do what most of the larger motor boats
had been doing, namely run over under our own steam, pick up a
boat-load and come back with them. I was informed that the new
boat only drew 3'2" so that it would be quite possible for the
troops to get to the boat without swimming. This still did not
strike me as being a very efficient method of getting the troops
off but I felt that some real work had been done with Constant
Nymph and I had been informed that morning shat 187, 000 were
this boat could
already off so that I felt justified in indulging in something
men should think
have taken 35
more in the nature of a pienic, especiably as cigarettes and
other little comforts had been provided on the boat by the
owner for the rescued troops. We had already victualled the
boat and obtained our water supplies and directly after lunch
we cast off to go across the Harbour and get petrol, having as
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recipients and, extraluable stress afternoon with with of the 31st assistance: were taken were THE were and on that the the whaler to service make to 2 of
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(signed) P.E.W. GELLATLY.
received Senior Naval by Honersportecricery, Margate, Margate. Mr. P.E.W.
Sir,
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was told the Bren gunner was hoping to get a shot at him when we closed
OF
up, but unless he had done this on his own bat I am sure that his superiors
would not have told him to do so, as an enemy airman was much more useful
STA
to the authorities alive than dead. What would really have happened when
nei
we closed up to him is a matter of conjecture! The patrol boat signalled
"Alone in the plane" as we passed on.
I had an idea that the soldiers, when lying on their backs on deck,
you
would all fire a volley at an approaching bomber and get about a thousand
now
bullets into him at once - as there was heaps of ammunition on board but
and
the Commanding Officer objected to this, as their rifles were full of sand
and rust, and would explode on board, which was very feasible. The Spitfire
had just caught the bomber in the nick of time and saved us any further
trouble!
Before dusk we sighted the North Goodwin Light Vessel and felt at home,
although navigation through the Downs channel with so many sunken wrecks and
other dangers was by no means a matter to be treated with a lesser degree of
caution now in the darkness and haze, and with a compass that was at least a
point and a half of westerly variation, unreliable and continually swinging
on account of the degaussing wires having been cut. It was nothing better
than a rough guide, and not to be trusted. And so we passed on through
the Downs and passed the dangerous Goodwin Sands where, if a vessel once
touches and ebbs for a tide, she is doomed to stick for ever on account of the
shifting sands. From pillar to post we were getting the buoys in their order,
until finally to the last, and then Dover Harbour.
On leaving the last buoy there was not a single object to give us any
indication of Dover Harbour, or the entrances. Now, here was a problem!
I wished to goodness there was an air raid on and a flare of searchlights.
I would only have dropped the anchor outside the Harbour as a last resource,
with so many aboard and eager to get ashore. Outside the Breakwater at
Dover was the danger spot of the channel magnetic mines and bombers
occasionally. I did not have long to wait for my wish to be fulfilled. A
trail of tracer bullets, like rockets, and a hundred searchlights in the skye
in the penumbra of which I could easily distinguish the entrances to the
Harbour, and by good fortune we were just on the dot, and a turn of the ship's
head put her at a proper angle for the tide, and in we went, moving slowly
towards the Admiralty Pier, where we berthed at 1.10 a.m. on the 30th May, 1940.,
and commenced disembarking the troops.
Finishing disembarkation about 5.30 a.m. we then shifted to the Outer
Harbour at 10.32 a.m. and were brought in to Ferry Jetty at 5 p.m., 31st May
1940, where the degaussing wire and other repairs were carried out before the
vessel again sailed for the Clyde.
I herewith enclose a photo not of the "EOCHGARRY", but of a ship going
through a similar ordeal of baptism. The arrows show, with respect to position,
the points at which the "LOCHGARRY" got the two closest hits one over the
fo'csle head, and the other by inches clear of the teak wood rail on the
starboard quarter. The others were as wide off as those shown in the
photograph. The value of zig-zagging a vessel under such circumstances cannot
be too strongly stressed. I believe it saved us on all occasions when we
were attacked. The Lewis guns are certainly a help, but a ship would require
to have them in sufficient numbers. A vessel of the size of the "LOCHGARRY"
would bomber at least require as many more on her to have any chance with a dive-
to ward them off before actually coming down to the mast heads.
During the time in Dover at the Ferry Jetty where the repairing was
carried out, the usual routine work of the vessel was being carried on without
any special occurrences, and when finished and we finally took our departure
for the Clyde I was sent for to see the Principal Sea Transport Officer, who
complimented me on the piece of work we had carried through, and said, "It was
grand". I felt that we had at least done something for our country, and if we
were only once across the channel we had a real good load and got along with it
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boarded by the Admiralty Salvage Officer first thing next morning and the
ship examined as thoroughly as possible the next low water.
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visible leaks both in the shell plating and in the bulkheads were stopped
as effectively as possible with the materials at hand, three salvage pumps
were rigged in the after 'tween deeks to deal with whatever water which
leaked past the plugs.
These operations were in progress until Friday June 7th. when we were
towed off the beach by Tug "LADY BRASSEY" and afterwards with the
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at 6 R.M.
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listing the "QUEEN OF THE CHANNEL".
The troops were then ordered over the rail to the other ship,
this work proceeded smoothly, the lifeboats meanwhile making an
extra passage, having discharged their troops into the "DORIEN ROSE".
By 5.20a.m. all troops had been transferred. A further
inspection was made, and water was found to be gaining in the
stewards store room and engine room and by this time the bow was
out of the water. It was therefore decided to abandon ship.
Confidential papers were collected and final tra nsfer was completed
by 5.25.
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at 2.30p.m., and the passage being without further untoward incident,
and during part of it the destroyer H.O.5. acted as escort. The
four lifeboats were towed for extra security in case of further
attack, but during the passage two broke away and were lost.
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To:- F.O.I.C. Portland.
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Copy to Staff Officer Operations, Portsmouth.
REPORTS RECEIVED FROM COMMANDING OFFICERS OF REQUISTIONED
DUTCH COASTERS, WHICH TOOK PART IN OPERATION "DYNAMO"
"SAN ANTONIO"
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people. On first trip 270 people were taken off Dunkirk Breakwater and on Second trip 330
On second trip a dive bombing attack was made on the vossel from ahead by a Junkers
89 plane and two bombs just missed astern. The first of these was a delay action
bomb. The ship experienced heavy bombardment by 5.9 inch shells whilst embarking
the second time.
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"HEBE" ( Report as written by commanding Officer)
The Dútch Coastal vessel "Hebe" was takon over by a Naval Crew on Friday 24th. May 1940
H.M.S. Hebe was commissioned on Saturday 25th. May 1940, Commanding Officer, Lieut.
A. H. Rowlandson R.N., First Licut. Lieut R.N., and a crew of 1 P.O.
1 E.R.A. 2 Stokers 1 A.B. and 4. Ordinary Seaman.
The first O eration carried out was on Monday 27th. May when TO sailed in
Company with the rest of the group with orders to evacuate troops from the Beach be-
tween Dunkirk and Ia Panne or from Dunkirk.
Hebe arrived off Dunicirk at about 0030 and I approached the beach twice
but found no troops and no opposition. I turned West along the beach towards
Dunkirk, entered and went alongside the east fetty in shore, I loaded with troops
all that remained there, and returned to Dover on completion with about 150 on
board. No opposition was encountered.
The only casuality was & slight wound in the foot of the commanding
officer H.M.S. Hebe from a bullet accidentally fired by a British Soldier on
board.
The second operation began on Tednesday 29th. leaving Dover at 20.00. I
went to Dunkirk by the Calais route and although constantly searched by
searchlights no batteries opened fire on the Calais coast.
Off Dunkirk I came up to H.N.S. Sursun Corda lowering a boat near the
wreckage of a vessel apparently mined. One voice was heard and a mineaveeper
arrived and sent over a boat I continued my course.
I passed close to the entrance to Dunkirk, the jetties and piers were
deserted so I inued eastward and went ashore near & large body of British troops
I lowered the only boat and carly left and began embariting these troops. This proved
to be very slow so I approached the beach and bown to the shore enabled nen to
wade out and climb on board. About 300 were taken on board and ferried out to a
destroyer.
I repeated this operation and took operation and took over another 300
to 350 men to the minesweeper Fitaroy. The Captain let me have two large type life
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saving nets to put over the bows which assisted embaticing troops after I returned
to shore.
No other large ships were lying off Dunkirk. H.M.S. Friso was embarizing
troops and H.M.S. Sursum Corda was aground close in shore. I attempted to tow her
Yoff but failed and was driven onto a small Bank close to her and remained aground
until 18.30
At 18.00 Geramn Artillery began sholling the sand dunes and beach, although
shapnel fell over us and wounded men aboard Sursum Corda We got afloat without
difficulty and oaded about 250 troops and went down towards La Panne to ass them
to a destroyer there.
I remaine a there resouing men from the water embarking men from boats
and pontoons the majority of these were passed to & destroyer and were suffering from
exposure.
At 23. I found no more men to embark and returned to Dover without
further incident with about 250 people on board.
The ship was without ater and fuel and I arrived at Dover at about 11.00
on Friday 31st. May. Wa er and provisions were embarked and I was sent to Remagate
In company with H.M.S. Fiso whose compass WILB useless owing to banbing attack.
On Sunday June 2nd. 1940 while under WAY to the fuellingJetty In
Ransgate Herbour I was ordered alongside the Pier to enbark 249 Corman prisoners
to take them to Dover.
The hold was filled and about a dosen wounded were left lying on dock. The
uard consiste of 36 frenc security Police and 6 cades of the O.T.C. under the
Command of a 2nd. Licut,