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Bart150 · 28-05-2008, 11:20 AM

In the National Archives I found more or less what I wanted.
ADM 179/391 is a structured list sent by Admiral Ramsay to the Admiralty of all Allied ships for D-day. They are set out in a table with columns for different types of ship and rows for port of embarkation.

It is notable both for the courtly language: "Be pleased to lay before thier Lordships .. " and because this, the greatest armada ever, is defined by its commander in such a tatty, mimeographed document.

28-05-2008, 11:20 AM	#37 (permalink)
Bart150 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 19	Found It! In the National Archives I found more or less what I wanted. ADM 179/391 is a structured list sent by Admiral Ramsay to the Admiralty of all Allied ships for D-day. They are set out in a table with columns for different types of ship and rows for port of embarkation. It is notable both for the courtly language: "Be pleased to lay before thier Lordships .. " and because this, the greatest armada ever, is defined by its commander in such a tatty, mimeographed document.