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- Ship type: RAF Launch
Lloyd’s Yacht Register (1939)
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ANDORA(1) M/B R.N. A1r Station, Ford. L/Sea. H. Cook, Coxswain. S/Lt. E.T. Garside, R.N.V.R. 29th May 1930ca Littlehampton to Newhaven. June 2130ca Arrived Newhaven. 30th May 0600 Left Newhaven. 1630 Arrived Ramsgate. 31st May 1200 Left for Dunkirk, S/Lt. E.T. Garside R.N.V.R. (2) in command. Whaler in tow, 1630 Arrived Dunkirk. Sent whaler inshore for troops. Air attack. Embarked 23 French from whaler. 1805 Slipped the whaler to another boat and proceeded. - About 12 miles out - air attack. 2130ca Engine broke down. - Engine repaired. 1st June 0300 Arrived Ramsgate. Disembarked 23 troops. (3) Engine required repairing, and the port screw was damaged. Total 23 Authority - R.O.II, p.213. R.O.III, p.485. (1) Referred to in Sheerness report as "Andora II", but called the Andora by the C.O. of R.N. Air Station, Ford. This is no evidence to show that there was both an Andora II and an Andora - as stated in D.R. (2) s/Lt. Garside had already been over to Dunkirk in the M/B in Elizabeth Green. He returned to her after his trip the Andora. (3) Not mentioned in D.R. Ramsgate report states "20 Allied" troops at 0045. 50
Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199 790. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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3. 370 22. Skipper beaches A. Gardner, at 2200 R.N.R. - Went in Tug "Tanga" arrived bombed machine-gunned throughout the night, while at the and on Friday, May 31st. They were lying off an life inprovised boat jetty. He helped to ferry troops life boat. down and he returned on Saturday in "Leda", leaving the in a power which "Tanga" had towed. This broke 23. Sub Lieut. E.T. Garside, R.N.V.R. - Went to Le Panne in "Elizabeth Green" and ferried for larger craft. He sighted "Viewfinder" on the beach. He got back to Ramsgate on Thursday May 30th, transferred to the R.F.A. launch "Andora II" and returned to beaches where he ferried for a bit and then brought back 23 French. Arrived Ramsgate on Friday. On Monday night he was towed over in the "Elizabeth Green" by a tug, which he could not after- wards find and so he brought his load home. 24. Sub Lieut. R. Shrimpton, R.N.V.R. - In an Admiralty, open 36 ft. launch he was towed over by a drifter and pent Saturday night at the beaches. On a later night he went into Dunkirk. 25. Sub Lieut. S.C. Allen, R.N.V.R. - Went over to Le Panne in the "Frightened Lady" which was beached after fouling the screw. He reported to an Admiral with side whiskers who was escorting Gort. He was told to help some soldiers getting abandoned pinnaces away. He also assisted to build a jetty with trailers etc. Left the beaches in the "Horst". 26. Sub Lieut. A.V. Weaver, R.N.V.R. - Went over in "Quijijana" and brought back a party of 18 troops mostly Coldstream Guards. He went over again in "Sun X". 27. Sub Lieut. W.G.H. Bonham, R.N. went over in "BOBELI" in the first batch and ferried until about midnight on Wednesday night. His boat was broken up by a destroyer which went full ahead while he was alongside. He went on ferrying for a bit but had to abandon the "Bobeli" and returned to Margate in the "Albury". He then went over in the "Horst" which had to be abandoned owing to engine trouble and a near miss. 28. Sub Lieut. J.W. Culham, R.N. - in "Smolt" which broke down on way over and was towed back by "Midas" ?. Went over in "Glitter II" to the beaches about 6m East of Dunkirk arrived at 1600 on Wed. 29th. Stayed ferrying until 0200 on Thursday when she lost her rudder on some wreckage and was towed back to Dover by a drifter. The "Black Arrow" was seen aground at Dunkirk. 29. Sub Lieut. R.A.W. Pool, R.N. - Took lighter X.817 to Dunkirk and then back to Ramsgate. He went over again on last night to Dunkirk in the M.T.B. "Marlborough". Mares 30. Sub Lieut. E.G.B. Enxnish, R.N.V.R. - in "Skylark" but she sank on the way over. He also saw "Mary Rose" sink in mid ocean and the "Ellen Mary" run down by a life boat and abandoned. 31, Sub Lieut. E.A.E. Cornish, R.N.V.R. - was in the "Lansdowne" which slipped her tow outside Dunkirk.
Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199 792. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Page 4. WHICH TOOK PART IN OPERATION "DYN/MO" - 26TH MAY - 4TH JUNE, 1940. PART I - BRITISH SHIPS (continued) NEL AND HOSPITAL SHIPS RCHANGEL MANXMAN UTOCARRIER MONA'S QUEEN EN-MY-CREE NEWHAVEN IARRITZ NEPHRITE (Store Ship) ANTERBURY NGAROMA LAN MACALISTER NORMANIA OTE D'ARGENT PARIS (Hospital) OTE D'AZUR PRAGUE INARD (Hospital) PRINCESS MAUD ORIAN ROSE (Store Ship) # QUEEN OF THE CHANNEL ENELLA ROEBUCK ОЛМ QUEEN ROUEN SLE OF GUERNSEY (Hospital) ROYAL DAFFODIL SLE OF THANET (Hospital) ROYAL SOVEREIGN ILLARNEY ST. ANDREW (Hospital) ING GEORGE V ST. DAVID (Hospital) ADY OF MAN ST. HELIER EVENWOOD (Store Ship) ST. JULIAN OCH GARRY ST. SEIRIOL LORINA # SCOTIA AID OF ORLEANS TYNWALD MALINES WORTHING (Hospital) MANXMAID WHITSTABLE BRITISH SHIPS ADVENTURESS BONNY BELLE re AGNESS CROSS (Life-boat) BOURNEMOUTH LIFE-BOAT ALBATROSS III B.P. ONE ALOUETTE BRITANNIA ANDORA BULLFINCH ANDORA II (R.A.F. Launch) CABBY ANNE IV CANVEY QUEEN ATHOLA CAVERSHAM (M.B.) AURA CHAMOIS (Lighter) BATL CHERFIELD BAT (Lighter) / CLAUDE (Water Boat) BEE (Lighter) COMMODORE BELFAST CONSTANT NYMPH BLACK ARROW CORDELIA BLACK JAVA CORNELIA BLACKPOOL BOBELI (Motor Cruiser) C. 11 C. 9 } (Tugs) BONNY HEATHER C.Y. 63 DABB II DEFENDER DHOON (Trawler) (Continued) Sunk
Source: The National Archives, Kew, MT 40 36. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Page 4. OF SHIPS WHICH TOOK PART IN OPERATION "DYN/MO" - 26TH MAY - 4TH JUNE, 1940. PART I - - BRITISH SHIPS (contimued) PERSONNEL AND HOSPITAL SHIPS ARCHANGEL MANXMAN AUTOCARRIER MONA'S QUEEN BEN-MY-CREE NEWHAVEN BIARRITZ NEPHRITE (Store Ship) CANTERBURY NGAROMA CLAN MACALISTER NORMANIA COTE D'ARGENT PARIS (Hospital) COTE D'AZUR PRAGUE DINARD (Hospital) PRINCESS MAUD DORIAN ROSE (Store Ship) QUEEN OF THE CHANNEL FENELLA ROEBUCK FOAM QUEEN ROUEN ISLE OF GUERNSEY (Hospital) ROYAL DAFFODIL ISLE OF THANET (Hospital) ROYAL SOVEREIGN KILLARNEY ST. ANDREW (Hospital) KING GEORGE V ST. DAVID (Hospital) LADY OF MAN ST. HELIER LEVENWOOD (Store Ship) ST. JULIAN LOCH GARRY ST. SEIRIOL LORINA SCOTIA MAID OF ORLEANS TYNWALD MALINES name WORTHING (Hospital) MANXMAID of Inen WHITSTABLE OTHER BRITISH SHIPS ADVENTURESS BONNY BELLE AGNESS CROSS (Life-boat) BOURNEMOUTH LIFE-BOAT ALBATROSS III B.P. ONE ALOUETTE BRITANNIA ANDORA BULLFINCH ANDORA II (R.A.F. Launch) CABBY ANNE IV CANVEY QUEEN ATHOLA CAVERSHAM (M.B.) AURA CHAMOIS (Lighter) BAIL CHERFIELD BAT (Lighter) CLAUDE (Water Boat) BEE (Lighter) COMMODORE BELFAST CONSTANT NYMPH BLACK ARROW CORDELIA BLACK JAVA CORNELIA BLACKPOOL C. 9 ) BOBELI (Motor Cruiser) (Tugs) C. 11 ) BONNY HEATHER C.Y. 63 DABB II DEFENDER DHOON (Trawler) Sunk (Continued)
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# sunk. indicates Card for read and resul on service dring this operation $26.5.40 Additions to hist of ships taking part in operations Dynamo:- 4.6.40 Skoots ATLANTIC insired with Naval Grew DEMOK.1. DENEB FREDANJA. HILDA. ORANGE YREESWIJH TINY TUNG Other British Shipo. ADVENTURESS EDWARD NISSEN AGNESS CROSS (Lipeboat) ELIZABETH QUEEN ? GREEN ALBATROSS III E.M.E.D. (motor Liphoat) ALOVETTE EMPRISE (Harborn Lannch) ANDORA. ERICA. ANDORA II (RAF Lanmch) INNDORATI ESKBURN ANNE N ANNE ATHOLA FAIRBREEZE (Dript) 1 FAWLEY (Gosport Ferry) BAIL FERRY KING (Gosport Ferry) BELFAST FERVENT BLACK JAVA FISHBOURNE (19 w Ferry) BLACKPOOL FOREMOST. 2. (Hopper Bangh) BONNY BELLE FOREMOST 87. (Tug) BOURNEMOUTH LIFE- BOAT) FORMID ABLE B.P. ONE FORSA BRITANNIA # FOSSA (Tug) BULLFINCH FRIGHTENED. LADY. F.W 23 (Lighter) CABBY CANVEY QUEEN GALLEON'S REACH (Hopper) CHERFIELD GALZAR # CLAUDE (WATER BOAT) GLENWAY (Barge) CORNELIA GUTTER II C9 C 11 C " } TUGS. GOLIATH. GOURKA. CY 63 GRAPPLER (Lighter) DHOON (TRAWLER) GONDIA (Thg) DOGGER BANK H.75 H. 75 DORIA (TUG) HAIG (WD. Crap) DWARF HALFWAY D.1. HANDY BILLY D 4 HOLLAND D7 (HARBOUR LAUNCHES) HOPPER 26 D9 HYTHE ( Coasth ) D 16 Si C DC 715 DG 694 DG 950 IT PHO
Source: The National Archives, Kew, MT 40 66. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Page 4. LIST OF SHIPS WHICH TOOK PART IN OPERATION "DYNAMO" - 26TH MAY - 4TH JUNE, 1940. PART I - BRITISH SHIPS (contimued) PERSONNEL AND HOSPITAL SHIPS ARCHANGEL MANXMAN AUTOCARRIER MONA'S QUEEN BEN-MY-CREE NEWHAVEN BIARRITZ NEPHRITE (Store Ship) CANTERBURY NGAROMA CLAN MACALISTER NORMANIA COTE D'ARGENT } french PARIS (Hospital) COTE D'AZUR PRAGUE DINARD (Hospital) PRINCESS MAUD DORIAN ROSE (Store Ship) QUEEN OF THE CHANNEL FENELLA ROEBUCK FOAM QUEEN ROUEN ISLE OF GUERNSEY (Hospital) ROYAL DAFFODIL ISLE OF THANET (Hospital) ROYAL SOVEREIGN KILLARNEY ST. ANDREW (Hospital) KING GEORGE V ST. DAVID (Hospital) LADY OF MAN ST. HELIER LEVENWOOD (Store Ship) ST. JULIAN LOCH GARRY ST. SEIRIOL LORINA # SCOTIA MAID OF ORLEANS TYNWALD MALINES WORTHING (Hospital) MANXMAID WHITSTABLE OTHER BRITISH SHIPS ADVENTURESS BONNY BELLE AGNESS CROSS (Life-boat) BOURNEMOUTH LIFE-BOAT ALBATROSS III B.P. ONE ALOUETTE BRITANNIA ANDORA BULLFINCH ANDORA II (R.A.F. Launch) CABBY ANNE IV CANVEY QUEEN ATHOLA CAVERSHAM (M.B.) AURA CHAMOIS (Lighter) BAIL CHERFIELD BAT (Lighter) CLAUDE (Water Boat) BEE (Lighter) COMMODORE BELFAST CONSTANT NYMPH BLACK ARROW CORDELIA BLACK JAVA CORNELIA BLACKPOOL C. 9 (Tugs) BOBELI (Motor Cruiser) C. 11 BONNY HEATHER C.Y. 63 DABB II DEFENDER DHOON (Trawler) Sunk (Continued)
Source: The National Archives, Kew, Unclassified 1. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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3. 370 22. Skipper A. Gardner, R.N.R. - Went in Tug "Tanga" arrived at the beaches at 2200 on Friday, May 31st. They were bombed and machine-gunned throughout the night, while lying off an inprovised jetty. He helped to ferry troops in a power life boat which "Tanga" had towed. This broke down and he returned on Saturday in "Leda", leaving the life boat. 23. Sub Lieut. E.T. Garside, R.N.V.R. - Went to Le Panne in "Elizabeth Green" and ferried for larger craft. He sighted "Viewfinder" on the beach. He got back to Ramsgate on Thursday May 30th, transferred to the R.F.A. launch "Andora II" and returned to beaches where he ferried for a bit and then brought back 23 French. Arrived Ramsgate on Friday. On Monday night he was towed over in the "Elizabeth Green" by a tug, which he could not after- wards find and so he brought his load home. 24. Sub Lieut. R. Shrimpton, R.N.V.R.- In an Admiralty, open 36 ft. launch he was towed over by a drifter and pent Saturday night at the beaches. On a later night he went into Dunkirk. 25. Sub Lieut. S.C. Allen, R.N.V.R. Went over to Le Panne in the "Frightened Lady" which was beached after fouling the screw. He reported to an Admiral with side whiskers who was escorting Gort. He was told to help some soldiers getting abandoned pinnaces away. He also assisted to build a jetty with trailers etc. Left the beaches in the "Horst". 26. Sub Lieut. A.V. Weaver, R.N.V.R. Went over in "Quijijana" and brought back a party of 18 troops mostly Coldstream Guards. He went over again in "Sun X". 27. Sub Lieut. W.G.H. Bonham, R.N. - went over in "BOBELI" in the first batch and ferried until about midni on Wednesday night. His boat was broken up by a destroyer which went full ahead while he was alongside. He went on ferrying for a bit but had to abandon the "Bobeli" and returned to Margate in the "Albury". He then went over in the "Horst" which had to be abandoned owing to engine trouble and a near miss. 28. Sub Lieut. J.W. Culham, R.N. - in "Smolt" which broke down on way over and was towed back by "Midas" ?. Went over in "Glitter II" to the beaches about 6m East of Dunkirk arrived at 1600 on Wed. 29th. Stayed ferrying until 0200 on Thursday when she lost her rudder on some wreckage and was towed back to Dover by a drifter. The "Black Arrow" was seen aground at Dunkirk. 29. Sub Lieut. R.A.W. Pool, R.N. - Took lighter X.817 to Dunkirk and then back to Ramsgate. He went over again on last night to Dunkirk in the M.T.B. "Marlborough". Mares 30. Sub Lieut. E.G.B. R.N.V.R. - in "Skylark" but she sank on the way over. He also saw "Mary Rose" sink in mid ocean and the "Ellen Mary" run down by a life boat and abandoned. 31, Sub Lieut. E.A.E. Cornish, R.N.V.R. - was in the "Lansdowne" which slipped her tow outside Dunkirk.
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