Also known as
No aliases recorded.
Cameo
Help complete the archive
Do you have a photo of this vessel you can share?
Contribute photographs of Cameo to the archive for editorial review. Submissions remain private and will only be published following approval by an administrator.
Already have an account? Log in before uploading to link new photographs immediately.
ORDE Registry
0 records0 potential matching records have currently been identified.
Further indexing may identify vessel particulars, reported movements, participation assessments, named personnel and source references. The absence of a current match does not establish that no relevant source exists.
We are compiling and checking transcriptions, metadata, vessel-name matches, source references and reuse permissions before publishing further detail. This work helps prevent incomplete OCR, historic spelling variations or unverified associations from being presented as established fact.
Account registrations and access to these developing records are temporarily unavailable. Existing account holders may log in, and everyone can join the newsletter for publication updates.
Small Craft Service List
0 records0 potential matching records have currently been identified.
Further indexing may identify service-list entries, vessel metadata, source-page references and protected full-size document images. The absence of a current match does not establish that no relevant source exists.
We are compiling and checking transcriptions, metadata, vessel-name matches, source references and reuse permissions before publishing further detail. This work helps prevent incomplete OCR, historic spelling variations or unverified associations from being presented as established fact.
Account registrations and access to these developing records are temporarily unavailable. Existing account holders may log in, and everyone can join the newsletter for publication updates.
No Small Craft records.
Red List (1939–40) — OCR
0 records0 potential matching records have currently been identified.
Further indexing may identify OCR text matches, source files, page references and digitised page imagery. The absence of a current match does not establish that no relevant source exists.
We are compiling and checking transcriptions, metadata, vessel-name matches, source references and reuse permissions before publishing further detail. This work helps prevent incomplete OCR, historic spelling variations or unverified associations from being presented as established fact.
Account registrations and access to these developing records are temporarily unavailable. Existing account holders may log in, and everyone can join the newsletter for publication updates.
Ship Details
These details have been aggregated from multiple sources and may include contemporary records, later recollections, claims or assertions for which no corroborating evidence has been identified. Inclusion does not establish that any account or assertion is accurate. The information may be incomplete, out of date, disputed or incorrect and should be checked against the underlying source records and independent evidence before being relied upon.
- Ship type: Coaster
Lloyd’s Yacht Register (1939)
Source: Lloyd’s Register Foundation, Heritage & Education Centre, Lloyd’s Register of Yachts 1939, digitised via Internet Archive. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Images have been converted, resized and watermarked for web display; machine-generated table OCR has been added.
No Lloyd’s records.
Document Collections — Tagged Pages
7 pagesImaged document collections containing pages whose OCR text or table data has been tagged with the name Cameo. Open a collection to view the page images and transcriptions.
Source: Lloyd’s Register Foundation, Heritage & Education Centre, Lloyd’s Register of Yachts 1939, digitised via Internet Archive. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Images have been converted, resized and watermarked for web display; machine-generated table OCR has been added.
Details
| 996 | Cameo II. (exMizpah) | Wood | BmSlp Barr,36 | 8 | 320 32.0 26'0 | 80 47 48 4.25 490 | W.H.Row- land W.H.Rowland | Bangor 1910 | alt.fromCut.36 | E. G. Friend R.O.R.C.Rating28'05ft. | London |
Details
| 8 Metre Class. | 83 Fidelis, 84 Cameo II., 85 Galatea. 86 Betty Gillian, 86 Sunshine, |
Details
| gesang | Mizpah | 8 | Cameo II. | Moonbeam | 42 | a. Nephin. | Dainty | 5 | Nereida. |
Details
| French, F. G., Essex Castle, Alderney, C.I. M.B.A.-Mtr. m. Ranger 34 | Friend, E. G., Erith Yacht Club, Erith, Kent. Esx.-Eth.-L.S. Cameo II 8 | Frost, E. G., 179, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C.4.-C.A.-L.S. Yvette 5 | Fuller, Capt. A. Loraine C., Furze Coppice, Savernake Forest, Marlborough, Wilts.-Mtr. m. Blue Bird 26 | Fulton, R. W., 11, Octavia Terrace, Greenock. Cly.-Lgs.-Wst. a. Eilean (P.O.) 59 |
Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199 795. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Details
The Honours and Awards Committee ttee have carefully considered the claims to recognition of Officers and Men of M/V. CAMEO for good services in taking off French and British troops at St. Valery. Decorations have already been approved for the Master and the Mate, and the Committee submit the following further Awards:- Distinguished Service Medal Cornelius Harris, Boatswain. William Patience, Able Seaman. NLEY Mention in Despatches ADJUS Alfred Barfoot, Able Seaman. OOKES MOOR Edward Wills, Able Seaman. MOOR Ronald Martin, Wiper. ERPOOL IDIFF R.Gleadowe CASTL (R. GLEADOWE) for HEAD OF COMMISSION AND WARRANT BRANCH. 31st July, 1940. NANT. LIVERPOOL, Propor to appun Joeh 2/8. APPROVED BY FIRST LORD. NAVAL SECRETARY TO THE FIRST LORD. H.M. The King has been pleased to approve these awards Naral Secretary. 6.8.40. All these have been duly gazetted - su Note *Note 2 an enclosed sheet. for CWB. 3/9/40
Details
CASTLE-ON-TYNE, N° 21792 Commander Holbrook, V.C., Trade Division, Admiralty, S.W.I. 11 CAMEO If n.v. Gross Tons 946. Claim for Meritorious services. Dear Commander Holbrook, I enclose letters dated 13th and 14th instant from the Captain of this Vessel for your kind consideration and hecessary action. Yours sincerely, Aualey book
Details
m.v. "CAMEO". The crew of this vessel manned two ships lifeboats and made three trips to the beach at St. Valery-en-Caux taking off about 400 French and British Troops. During the last trip the boats were machine-gunned by the Germans. The name of the Master is Steven Masson and the names of the lifeboats crews are :- Submitted 67.40 Neil McKinnon y (Cycle) arrist) late (Dass) check. Cornelius Harris y Bo'swain D.J.M. William Patience 1 A.B. D.S.M. Alfred Barfoot - A.B. Most Edward Wills 15 A.3. Mut. Ronald Martin y Wiper - new Efforts have been made to get in touch with the Master in order to ascertain whether the names of the boats' crews given by him were in order of priority for merit. The vessel is at present coasting and efforts to get in touch with the Master have so far failed, but the owners state that the names as given by the Waster are in order of merit. Not: Re above. These 2 are Captain Stephen Masson Master HM Nampers me here medinna Mate HM Nansport each gagetted "Dsc" 2nd Note inSup/In Gg 2/8/40 ( p4788) e Maunter were duly gazetted to L awards approved in Sup: in Goy: 27/8/40 65268 twen 3/7/40
Operation Dynamo Map — Movement Logs
Movements recorded for Cameo during the evacuation period, as plotted on the Operation Dynamo map.
No reviewed movement log is currently published for this vessel.
Log in to suggest an evidence-backed edit or a new movement log.
User Contributed Collection
Documents and descriptions supplied by registered researchers. All submissions are reviewed in accordance with our Terms and Conditions.
No user-contributed documents have been approved for this vessel yet.
Log in to contribute a document and description.