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Supplement 38017 — Dunkirk evacuation despatch

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Supplement 38017 — Dunkirk evacuation despatch

The London Gazette Supplement 38017: Vice-Admiral Bertram Ramsay’s despatch on the evacuation of the Allied armies from Dunkirk and neighbouring beaches. OCR is stored for searching; the public table shows short research extracts and small page previews.

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3	Log in to enlarge	17 JULY, 1947 3297 the one thought to be present penetrated further were subjected to a murderous hail of bombs than the northern Route Y. It may well be and machine gun bullets. that this U-Boat laid moored mines, which are Required by their duty to remain offshore thought to have caused the loss of two A/S waiting for the troops, who themselves were trawlers. unable to move down to the water for the same reason, it required the greatest determina- 8. AIR CO-OPERATION* tion and sense of duty, amounting in fact to It is unnecessary to stress the vital necessity crews, to on heroism, the part of the ships' and boa…	Boat Dawn Grave London Success Crews Day Few Little May Roads
7	Log in to enlarge	17 JULY, 1947 3301 night, Vice Admiral, Dover, was informed of required to bring the surviving boats effectively continuous -bombing and machine gunning of to bear on the beaches.) 'troops in the beaoh areas, and directed Senior 14. During the forenoon it became more Officers present on the beach to use their dis- evident that the greatest effort must be made cretion in ordering withdrawal of the Naval the following night and the Admiralty instructed forces, observing that a strong fighter protec- Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches, tion should.be expected after dawn; this having and Commander-in-Chief, Ports…	Calcutta Dawn Grafton London Maid of Orleans Queen Crews Day Dover Last May Miles Senior
21	Log in to enlarge	17 JULY, 1947 3315 Minesweepers—cont. HEBE (damaged aist May) PANGBOURNE ... (damaged agth May) KELLETT ( „ 2gth „ ) WESTWARD HO ... ( „ 3ist „ ) ALBURY HALCYON QUEEN OF THANET BRIGHTON QUEEN LEDA ROSS DUNDALK LYDD SALAMANDER DUCHESS OF FIFE MARMION SALTASH EMPEROR OF INDIA MEDWAY QUEEN SANDOWN FITZROY NIGER SNAEFELL GLEN AVON ORIOLE SPEEDWELL GLEN GOWER PLINLIMMON SUTTON GOSSAMER PRINCESS ELIZABETH SHARPSHOOTER Total 36, of which 5 were sunk and 4 damaged. Trawlers (Minesweeping, Anti-Submarine and " LL " sweep) ARGYLLSHIRE ... (sunk ist June) POLLY JOHNSON... (sunk 2gth May) BLACKBURN ROVERS ( 2nd „ ) STELLA DO…	Albury Amulree Argyllshire Arley Blackburn Rovers Botanic Boy Roy Brighton Queen Cayton Wyke Chico Comfort Crested Eagle Dawn Duchess Duchess of Fife Dundalk Eileen Eileen Emma Emperor of India Fidget Fisher Boy Fitzroy Forecast Gervais Rentoul Girl Gladys Girl Pamela Glen Avon Glen Gower Golden Eagle Golden Gift Golden Sunbeam Gossamer Grimsby Town Gulzar Halcyon Hebe Inverforth Jacketa Kellett Kingston Alalite Kingston Andalusite Kingston Olivine Lady Philomena London Lord Cavan Lord Howard Lord Howe Lord Inchcape Lydd Maretta Marmion Medway Queen Midas Nautilus Netsukis Niger Olvina Oriole Our Bairns Pangbourne Plinlimmon Polly Polly Johnson Princess Princess Elizabeth Queen Queen of Thanet Ross Royal Eagle Salamander Saltash Sandown Saon Sargasso Sharpshooter Shipmates Silver Dawn Snaefell Speedwell Spurs Stella Dorado Sunbeam Sutton The Boys Thomas Bartlett Thuringia Torbay II Westella Westward Westward Ho Wolves Yorkshire Lass Fisher Johnson May Ross Thomas Young
23	Log in to enlarge	17 JULY, 1947 3317 APPENDIX III TO P.O. DOVER'S DESPATCH Summary of Aircraft Data concerning R.N. Naval Aircraft Employed Enemy Aircraft Destroyed by Ships' fire off Squadron No. 801") Dunkirk Y' Skuas" (between O3oo/27th May and 20oo/ist June) No. 8o6J Squadron No. 815 "\| 27th May 4 Y" Swordfish " 28th „ 3 No. 825J 2Qth „ 4 30th „ Nil* Squadron No. 826 " Albacore " 3ist „ ii These aircraft were the only available British ist June 13 " dive bombers," the R.A.F. possessing none at the time. TOTAL 35 These squadrons operated under the orders of Coastal Command and carried out attacks on In addition over the same pe…	Amiens Dawn Drifter Duperre Emile Evening Incomprise London Marie Newhaven Pierre Rouen Dover Few Last May Miles
3302	Log in to enlarge	3302 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 17 JULY, 1947 uncertain, 2 power boats, at least 2 skoots, every prospect of the weather improving and CALCUTTA, GALLANT, WAKEFUL, the surf reducing as the tide rose. Nevertheless, VERITY, and GRAFTON, using what survived an increased number of H.M. Ships was' of their own whalers and motor boats. This ordered to Dunkirk to augment the personnel force was reinforced by 2 minesweepers at vessels, though it was feared that an accumula- 2115. Later reports of concentrations of troops tion of ships alongside the East Pier at Dunkirk on the beaches were received, particularly at…	Boat Broke Calcutta Comfort Dawn Endeavour Evening Gallant Gossamer Grafton London Lydd Nautilus Rose Verity Wakeful Barge Crews Day Dover Light May Rose Senior
3306	Log in to enlarge	3306 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 17 JULY, 1947 Friday, ^ist May. final evacuation plan during the night of 48. The Admiralty informed the Vice Admiral 31/5-1/6. Accordingly, instructions were that the policy of H.M. Government was that issued for the special tows to leave Ramsgate both British and French troops be given an at 1300/31 for Dunkirk via Route X, and the equal opportunity of being evacuated in British Commander-dn-Chief, Nore and Flag Officer in ships and boats. Charge, Harwich, were requested to provide all available M.T.B.s to escort this convoy 49. Personnel ships had been sailed the pre- for…	Advance Boat Broke Dawn England Evening Ivanhoe London Malcolm Mosquito Progress Rose Vimy Westward Crews Dover Howson Hunt Light Malcolm May Rose Wake Wake-Walker Walker
3308	Log in to enlarge	3308 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 17 JULY, 1947 It should be noted that in spite of (fc) the Route X, and occurred between 1000 and 1040, rate of embarkation had, in fact, come up to to be again resumed at noon. After that there expectations, and if other circumstances had was a lull until 1550, when another attack was permitted it would have been possible to adhere delivered on Dunkirk Harbour and all shipping to the original plan of lifting the final 4,000 therein for over half an hour. At 1800 the B.E.F. off the beaches between 0130 and 0300 Vice Admiral received the following signal from ist June. Dunkir…	Basilisk Dawn England Evening Keith Lady Philomena London Olvina Prague Salamander Skipjack Westward Crews Day Dover King Miles Senior West