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AIDIE
Sailing barge
H. Potter, Master
3lst May
Left Dover for Dunkirk with stores and
ammunition.
lst June
Abandoned on the beach between La Panne
and Dunkirk.
TO.9185
10.9436
Authority - T.0.9436/40.
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Name of Vessel
Date
Cause
Position
and G.R.T.
Date
Cause and Position
Remarks
Admiralty
issed
do.
JA
D\L
Commissioned
do.
Unknown
Vessels. (Ctd.)
Lost at Dunkirk
.T.S.O
Did not return
ETHEL EVERARD
Barge.
envish THE no Dehnsits
038
Abandoned and
G.R.T. 158
TTO
blown up.
BOD
AIDIE
Sunk during operations
Abandoned at
Barge.
1801
JB dosed no benobited at Dunkirk.
Dunkirk,
G.R.T. 119
Juddi
YRRRY
oil
D\RL
S.bit
OCEAN LASSIE.
anolleneco
Drifter.
G.R.T. 127 хина
)
erveR 90 120 Bedmoa
JUOGA
.8.8
S.V. ROYALTY
1/6
Beached and abandoned over
.0.4
G.R.T. 85
at Malo-les-Cains
Presumed
D.W. -
during evacuation at
total loss.
.0
хише
erissellite 990 beallod Dunkirk.
Abandoned.
D/VI
MISSOS
FAIRBREEZE
1/6
Struck submerged wreck
Abandoned:
at Dunkirk while
.W.C
Drifter
rescuing survivors
G.R.T. 92
.benobnedA
from Beach.
a\8t
D.W. blood VTA
BARBARA JEAN
Bombed at Dunkirk
Abandoned:
Sailing barge.
1/6 Je SebmonD
a\et
G.R.T. 119
D.W.
200
.W.O.
DORIS
18618 1/6 JB DenobradA
At Dunkirk
Blown up.
хиов
vert
Abandoned.
Sailing barge.
,8\18
G.R.T. -
.eys
.T.H.O
D.W.
150
OYE
.W.G
XMUS
.bedmod
Approx.
do.
2/11
Abandoned.
SPEC
10.4
Dumb barge.
31/5
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G.R.T.
assist ,WAI
D.W.
70
vd bemmer do.
2\88
do.n.V.M
ALEC.
Approx. 31/5 'II OAA at
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G.R.T. -
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D.W.
60
Devivous es
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do.
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M.V.CLAUDE as
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on beach.
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31/5
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do.
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FRIDAY, 31ST MAY
CHAP. VIII
in the Bray and Malo sectors were being thinned out by movements westward
towards Dunkirk iteslf. This change of plan involved concentrating the special
tows and the minesweepers to which they were to transfer the troops, into the
stretch opposite the beach between Zuydcoote Sanatorium and one mile east
of La Panne¹, and also advancing the commencement of the operation by one
hour².
A risk was involved in this change of plan as the boat tows were not in com-
munication with the Vice-Admiral, and it would therefore be necessary for
minesweepers to see that the escorting M.A./S.B.'s shepherded the tows to the
new positions It had been explained to the Naval officers in each tow that
the minesweepers would be anchored so as to serve as guiding marks³.
" It was always impossible for me to do more than deal with the situation of
the moment", says Rear-Admiral Wake-Walker. "I did not know what ships
were coming or when-except for the pre-arranged plan of the sloops. Nor
was it possible for Dover to give me much information. Ships got back there,
unloaded, and were off again, the stream was constant but irregular and it was
not possible to see any way ahead. My policy was always to keep only sufficient
ships off the beaches and send all the others into Dunkirk, but the situation
changed continually."4
Small craft arrive in hundreds
It was in such circumstances that, at about 1900, Rear-Admiral Wake-
Walker had proceeded to Dunkirk in the Keith to see how the boat situation
was getting on. There he saw for the first time that strange procession of
craft of all kinds the story of which was to become famous-tugs, towing
dinghies, life-boats and all manner of pulling boats5-small motor yachts,
motor launches, drifters, Dutch skoots, Thames barges, fishing boats, pleasure
steamers⁶. This was indeed the first time that the small craft had come over
in hundreds⁷. Since noon Lt. Cdr. C. J. Wynne-Edwards, R.N. (of R.-A.
Dunkirk's staff), embarked in M.T.B.68, had been directing the tows to the
various beaches.
I See Appendix Q.18, observing that D.R. p.20, para. 61 says the beach between Bray
and 1 mile east of La Panne."
2 Appendix Q.19.
3 D.R. p.20, para. 61.
4 M.017978/41, p.17.
5 The following 14 tugs (their tows are shown in brackets) reached Dunkirk that evening:
The Racia (12 life-boats), Sun VIII (12 life-boats), Sun XV (6 life-boats), Vincia (3 life-
boats), Sun IV (9 boats), Tanga (6 boats), Ocean Cock (6 M/B's), Sun VII (seaplane tenders
243, 254, 276, 291 and A.M.C.3), Foremost 87 (two sailing barges), Fairplay I (sailing barge
Barbara Jean), Empire Henchman (sailing barge Aidie), Crested Cock (a lighter), Sun XI (a
lighter), and the Sun XII (sailing barges Tollesbury and Ethel Everard).
In the early hours of 1st June 4 other tugs arrived. The St. Fagan (auxiliary barges
Pudge and Lady Rosebery, and the sailing barge Doris), St. Abbs (auxiliary barge Thyra
and sailing barges H.A.C. and Duchess), Cervia (sailing barge Royalty), and the Persia
(sailing barge Glenway and Lark).
6 M.017978/41, p.19.
7 New arrivals off Dunkirk and the beaches on 31st May included the following The
yachts Amulree, Aronia, Glagla, Caleta, Christobel II and Llanthony, the nine yachts of the
Portsmouth Inner Patrol, viz the Ahola, Ankh, Bounty, Caryandra, Eilla II, Lahloo,
Noneta, Seriola and Thele and from the R.N. Air Station, Ford, the yacht Andora.
The drifters Ben and Lucy (towing 4 boats), Dorienta (towing boats), Monarda, Renas-
cent and the 13 drifters of the Yarmouth Base, viz Alcmaria, Feasible, Genius, Gula,
Jeannie MacIntosh, John and Norah, Lord Barham, Lord Hood, Overfalls, Reed, Rewga,
Swift Wing and Taransay. The drifters Fair Breeze and Ocean Breeze were again over,
the former towing a motor life-boat and 3 life-boats.
The steam hopper barges Foremost 102 (towing the Excellent's 35 ft. fast motor boat and
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SATURDAY, 1ST JUNE
CHAP. IX
SUNK BY E-BOAT TORPEDOES.
Trawlers Argyllshire, Stella Dorado.
SUNK BY MINES.
Trawler St. Achilleus, small craft Renown.
SUNK BY GUNFIRE.
Drifter Lord Cavan.
SUNK BY COLLISION OR OTHER MISADVENTURE.
Drifters Eileen Emma, Fair Breeze, Gervais Rentoul.
Yachts Amulree, Pellag II.
Barges Aidie, Barbara Jean, Duchess, Ethel Everard, Lark, Royalty.
Small craft, number unknown.
DAMAGED BY AIR ATTACK.
Destroyers Ivanhoe, Worcester.
Minesweepers Ross, Salamander, Westward-Ho.
Corvette Kingfisher.
Personnel vessel Prague.
DAMAGED BY MINE.
Hospital carrier St. David.
DAMAGED BY GUNFIRE.
One trawler, name uncertain.
DAMAGED BY COLLISION OR GROUNDING
Destroyer Vimy.
Personnel vessel Maid of Orleans.
The evacuation figures for the day
Little ships added their quotas to those of the big ships, though not without
casualties they suffered heavy losses from collision or other misadventure,
although in the circumstances it was not always possible to obtain details
(See App. B.I.)
On this day there were lifted from the beaches and from Dunkirk harbour :
by motor boats and the like 2334 persons, by hopper barges 1470, by tugs 736,
by yachts 1,831, by skoots 3,170, of which almost all were from the beaches,
by special service vessels 1,250, by drifters 2,968, and by trawlers 1,876 prac-
tically all of whom were lifted from Dunkirk harbour. French ships lifted
3,967, Belgian trawlers 402, and a Dutch yacht 114; all troops evacuated by
foreign ships were embarked in Dunkirk harbour, none coming from the beaches.
Though losses of ships had been highest this day the total of troops lifted was
the second highest of the operation, no less than 64,429 being landed in England.
Of these, 47,081 had been embarked in Dunkirk harbour and 17,348 from the
beaches.
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INDEX
References are to pages.
A.5, (Belgian), 107n. 29.
Abrial, Abel Admiral, 12, 51, 61, 68, 85, 96, 105-7, 113, 115, 116, 120.
Tasman, 20,
Abukir, Adam, Lt. sunk, Gen. 28. Sir R., 18 (organises Dunkirk bridgehead), 26, 35.
Advance, 53.
Adventuress, 60n.
Aegir, 91.
Aidie, 71n, 95 (sunk).
Ahola, 71n.
Air, (see Royal Air Force) : cover for evacuation ships, 5; co-operation with B.E.F., 7;
co-operation with Navy, 123 ; German ordered to concentrate attacks on shipping, 83.
Aircraft, Naval operating under Coastal Command, XIII.
Albury, 28n, 44, 53-4, 86, 97, 107n, 109, 114n, 116, 119.
A.L.C.3, 52.
A.L.C.5, 47, 52 (rushed by French troops).
A.L.C.4, 51, damaged.
A.L.C.8, 52, 75n.
A.L.C.15, 47, 51, 75n.
A.L.C.16, 45 (sunk), 52.
A.L.C.17, 45, 52 (breaks down).
A.L.C.18, 52 (damaged).
Alcmaria, 71n.
Aldis, Capt. T., 108.
Alexander, Maj.-Gen. Hon. H.R.L.G., 66 (assumes command), 68, 84, 85, 96 (to decide
when evacuation must end), 98, 103, 105, 108 (embarks),
Alice, 20, 29, 30 (abandoned).
Alphacca, 101.
Amazone, 29n.
Ambleve, 60.
A.M.C.3, 71n, 75n.
Amiral du Nord, see Abrial, Adm.
Amulree, 71n, 74 (sunk).
Anderson, Lieut. C. C., 67.
Andora, 71n.
Angèle Marie, 62n, 73n.
Angler II, 32n, 47n.
Ankh, 71n, 74 damaged.
Anna Marguerite, 73n.
Anna Marie, 73.
Anthony, 20n, 23, 24n, 27, 30, 42, 47n, 53, 54n, 55, 64 (damaged), 80.
Archangel, 19, 28.
Argyllshive, sunk, 85.
Arley, 13n, 39, 44.
Aronia, 71n.
Arras, 62, 69.
Arras, lost, 6.
Aura, lost, 100.
Autocarrier, 114n, 118.
Balloons, 75, 84.
Balquhain, 72n.
Barbara Jean, 71n, 95 (sunk).
Barker, Lt.-Gen. M. G. H., 2.
Base Party, British Naval, embarks, 102.
Basilisk, 61, 86, 90-91 (sunk).
Bat, 63.
Bathelemy General, 120.
Beach parties, 21, 49, 65, 70, 77, 79-83.
Beaches embarkation begins, 17, 22 allotted to troops, 18; organised, 23, 31n, 75n
all ships diverted to, 23, 24 ; first supplies reach, 26; weather affects embarkation,
difficulties, 57, 81 ; crowded with troops, 58; difficulties of control, 58 ; marked by
36, 48, 69-70; development of evacuation from, 54, 60; changing situation causes
lights, 58-9; no ships off, 59-60; strewn with motor transport, 69; 30,000 troops
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SHIPPING
tion.
MINISTRY Empire Hotel OF Group, HOTEL
of Vessel
Date
and G.R.T.
Cause and Position
Remarks.
Admiralty
Commissioned
Vessels. (Ctd.).
ETHEL EVERARD
Barge.
Abandoned and
G.R.T. 158
blown up.
AIDIE
Sunk during operations
Abandoned at
OZ
Barge.
at
Dunkirk.
Dunkirk.
G.R.T. 119
m
wa
OCEAN LASSIE.
Drifter.
G.R.T. 127
11
S.V. ROYALTY
1/6
Beached and abandoned
PS
G.R.T. 85
at Malo-les-Cains
Presumed
ti
D.W.
during evacuation at
total loss.
Dunkirk.
Abandoned.
FAIRBREEZE
1/6
Struck submerged wreck
"bandoned.
at Dunkirk while
Drifter
rescuing survivors
)
G.R.T. 92
from Beach.
D.W.
BARBARA JEAN
Bombed at Dunkirk
Abandoned.
t
Sailing barge.
1/6
a
G.R.T. 119
D.W. 200
DORIS
1/6
At Dunkirk
Blown up.
Sailing barge.
Abandoned.
3)
G.R.T.
D.W.
150
SPEC
Approx.
do.
Abandoned.
Duib barge.
31/5
G.R.T.
D.W.
70
ALEC.
Approx.
do.
do.
Dumb barge
31/5
G.R.T. -
D.W.
60
M.V.CLAUDE
About
do.
Reported lost
Water boat
31/5
on beach.
SARK
Dumb barge.
do.
do.
do.
SHETLAND.
Dumb barge
do.
do.
do.
F.23
do.
do.
do.
Dumb barge
do.
do.
do.
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Name of Vessel
and G.R.T.
Date
Cause and Position
Remarks
Admiralty
ugh
Conmissioned
Vessels. (Ctd.
itit
as a
ETHEL EVERARD
Barge.
Abandoned and
G.R.T. 158.
blown up.
in
AIDIE.
Sunk during operations
Abandoned at
S as
Barge.
at Dunkirk.
Dunkirk.
tish
G.R.T. 119
OCEAN LASSIE.
e
Drifter.
)
G.R.T. 127
S.V. ROYALTY
1/6
Beached and abandoned
Presumed total loss.
G.R.T. 85
at Malo-les-Cains
Abandoned.
D.W. -
during evacuation at
Dunkirk.
FAIRBREEZE
1/6
Struck submerged wreck
Abandoned.
at Dunkirk while
Drifter.
rescuing survivors from
G.R.T. 92
Beach.
D.W.
BARBARA JEAN
1/6
Bombed at Dunkirk.
Abandoned.
Sailing barge.
G.R.T. 119
D.W. 200
DORIS
1/6
At Dunkirk
BRown up. Abandoned.
Sailing barge.
G.R.T. -
D.W. 150
Approx.
do.
Abandoned.
SPEC
Dumb barge
31/5
G.R.T.
D.W. 70
ALEC.
Approx.
do.
do.
Dumb barge
31/5
G.R.T. -
D.W. 60
M.V.CLAUDE
About
do.
Reported lost on
Water boat
31/5
beach.
SARK
Dumb barge
do.
do.
do.
SHETLAND
do
do
do
Dumb barge
F.23
Dumb barge
do.
do.
do.
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ENCLOSURE No
TO DOVER LETTER OF. 6 am 1940
Enclosure to letter No. 414/15/40 dated 15th June 1940.
from: Flag Officer in Charge, London.
Operation "DYNAMO".
I Tugs.
above Neso
Fossa.
Abandoned on sandbanks at Dunkirk. Ger Cebter 19/5 Themes
II Dutch Coasters.
Brandaris.
Working somwhere with Royal Navy.
Lena.
Abandoned (Dunkirk?)
BRAY
III Power Driven Barges.
J.R.P.
Lewis Castle.
Fence.
Sent to Southampton.
Leonard Piper.
Ferrocrete.
Cabby.
Sent to Clyde.
Sway.
Serlo
}
On way to Glasgow.
IV Sailing Barges.
Duchess.
x Lady Roseberry.
Lark.
Ethel Everard.
Abandoned at Dunkirk.
XRoyalty.
Doris.
x
Barbara Jean.
>Aidie.
VH.A.C.
<Spurgeon.
At Dover being repaired.
Beatrice Maud.
At Sittingbourne being repaired.
Ena.
At Ipswich being repaired.
V Dumb Barges.
Sark.
These barges were on passage from London
VShetland.
to West Coast when they were diverted to
/F.23.
Dynamo operation.
VI Yachts and Pleasure Craft.
A number of these is believed to have been taken up for the
Auxiliary Longshore Patrol.
Quest.
Leilah.
Nancebelle.
Brenart.
Gwenny.
Mirasol.
Mary Spearing.
Westwood.
Mary Spearing II.
Faith.
Willie & Alice
Devil Fish.
Francis.
Matilda. (Sanka Submarine Cantre Dever ?
pun
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COM.
DUNKIRK
Meeting held a. m. at the
A G E N D A.
1. 2. 3. Minutes Matters Report of arising. of Meeting held on 26th September 1940.
said to OH
4. Cases 1. for TOTAL Payments discussion for and period ending 22nd October 1940.
"Thetis" LOSS:- settlement on the table
-
"Moss Rose"
-
H.F. Eaton.
"Maid of Honour"
-
T. Adams
"Minikoi"
-
H. Sands
"Princess Lily"
-
"Court Belle II"
- - }
Capt. W.S. Shelford.
"Hanora"
"Miranda"
-
C. Whatford & Son.
SAILING BARGES:
-
C.E. Thompson
W.H, Goldsmith
"Lady Rosebery"
"Duchess"
-
-
"Barbara "Aidie" Jean"
Samuel West Ltd.
"Doris"
- - - }
Wakeley Bros. & Co.Ltd.
"Ethel Eyerard" "
R & W. Paul Ltd.
" Lark "
- - 3
11.
-
LOST EFFECTS :-
F.T. T. Everard & Sons.Ltd.
"Kit-Cat"
Scholey & Co.Ltd.
5.
-
III.
Any other business.
J. Swain.
Totathos:-
two Rives
20 bills
Sarah timely
7.E Bower
bokey
.
d Toda
Repairs
have hoston
a halcolm
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