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2.50 [Lydie Suzannel 1)
Belgian
Saint Pierre IV (C.1418)
trawler
French
Officier des
trawler
[The following report is by E.V. Le Coniat]
25th May
0730
Arrived Lieut. Le Coniat
Sub.
0830
himself St. left Cherbourg.
S/Lt. N.42, H.76. Belgian officer five ships (2) and Le under the orders refuged Coniat sailed Z.29, embarked H.17, with the following of in placed the the
2400
29th May
0530
Anchored off Antifer (north of Havre).
Sai led.
0900
Arrived Havre, where a convoy of six
ships was formed.
30th May
0400
The convoy sailed from Havre,
Vigne as Chef du convoi). s/Lt.
Boatswain (Officier des Equipages) with
2000
Arrived Dover.
Le Coniat embarked in the H.62.
31st May
0800
Left Dover for the Downs. H.62 broke
down, and on the orders of the French
dr. Leopard, returned to Dover.
On the orders of the French aircraft
tender Belfort, S/Lt. Le Coniat then
/
embarked in the Z.50 (See under
1600
Lydie Suzanne).
The 2.50 sailed from Dover with the
following 16 ships in company:
Z.71 [rma], 2.31 [Gustaaf], Z.ll
Zwaluw], 2.6 Elona Constance],
Z.3 [Irma Germaine, H.76 Anna-
Leopold], C.1298 [Ave Maria Gratia
Plena], C.1322 [La Colombe], C.1347
Jolie Mascotte], C.1376 Antoinette
Michel], C.1418 St. Pierre IV],
C.1441 La Mouette], "C.1457",
"C.1479", "C.1502", and C.5596"(3).
1st June
0300
The convoy arrived at Dunkirk, less one
ship, the Jolie Mascotte [see under
harbour, dr. embarked troops from the quay
Basilisk], and entering the
0530
All Felix ships having loaded up with troops,
Faure during an air attack.
they sailed for Ramsgate.
1200
Arrived Ramsgate.
Reports but Ramsgate
of the landing of troops are
not very
1800-
report
1805
C.1322, the "C.1457" together
350 French troops.
Areport of this also appears under Lydie Suzanne.
This In each was probably the Ciel de uses France the (C.5598). prefix instead
also report under ship Anna-Leopold.
of C when case naming Ramsgate the report ships.
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2.50 Sainte Pierre IV (C.1418) - Continued.
50 [Lydie Suzanne]
-
1st  June)
In in the
between a them (H.76)
disembarked. Ramsgate 12 ships where were the troops were to
Ramsgate specifically disembarkations
are not These
2100
report. mentioned in
The Z.50 sailed from Ramsgate in a
convoy of 12 ships.
Shortly down after sailing, the Z.50
to the and S/Lt. Le Coniat transferred broke
-
On the way over, 2 more of the 12
Saint Pierre IV (C.1418).
ships broke down.
2nd June
0400
On arrival at Dunkirk, the Anna-
Leopold ran aground. (Two hours
later she refloated, entered the
harbour, embarked troops and
sailed for Ramsgate).
In the meantime, the remaining 8
ships went alongside the east pier,
Dunkirk, and embarked troops - with
much difficulty - because the troops
were unwilling to embark in such
small vessels.
0600
The 8 ships sailed for Ramsgate.
1300ca
Off Ramsgate, the St. Pierre IV took
in tow a broken down vessel.
1350-
On arrival at Ramsgate, six trawlers
1430
landed 124 B.E.F. and 56 Allied
troops; the Antoinette Michel
(C.1376) landed 35 Allied troops;
and another trawler and the "Anna"
[?] landed 37 B.E.F. and 63 Allied
troops. (1)
1540
The Anna-Leopold landed 112 troops
at Ramsgate. In all, therefore,
about 450 troops were transported
The St. Pierre IV (C.1418) sailed
on this trip.
1930
nine Maria Gratia Plena (C.1298),
from ships Anna-Leopold (H.76)
Ramsgate; in company were the
Ave Colombe (C.1322), Jolie Mascotte (C.1376)
La Antoinette Michel "C.1457",
La (C.1347), Mouette (c.1441) and the
"C.1479" and "C.1502".
3rd June
0230
Arrived Dunkirk. Searched for troops Went
on Malo the seaward did
beach, but found side none. of the
alongside troops (V.Louis)
of east to make embark; the pier. St. them Pierre The one come of down. IV the went crew ashore
0400
The to convoy sailed.
& (3) Rams gate report. it was the "Leopold Lena". No
Thehip names of report of this these name says last is known. 3 ships are not known.
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Sainte Pierre IV (C.1418) - Continued
2.50 [Lydie Suzanne]
3rd June)
0900
Arrived
ships six Ramsgate the complete ?DG.924 Plena, had ?C. ships 1418 original run were: Ramsgate La aground (st. report the Credo) landed Colombe, the 10 outward with had records at Ave 318 the Dunkirk. 8 the not Maria troops ships "C. been that "C.924" 1419" Gratia - able at another one 0920, the to of
The 1479" and the Pierre "C.1299". IV)],
the
47 Allied "Anna" was also at
57 the the Anna-Leopold sprived wish
later, with
Allied this
about 450 troops.
therefore, the convoy transported trip
5th June
1000
The following 10 ships left Ramsgate
for Cherbourg:
S
C.1298, C.1322, C.1347, C.1376,
C.1418, C.1441, "C.1457", "C.1479",
"C.1502" and "C. 5596".
No
The H.76 and the remainder sailed for
Havre.
Total 2100
Authority - French Admiralty record, Folios No.12 and 34,
and a report by the Ministere de la Marine Marchande, Paris.
1.) The names says afthore " Six has it ships are not known
(1) D R. French boats, 318".
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