TNA ADM 199 790

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TNA ADM 199 790

Admiralty records concerning Operation Dynamo and the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk, dating from 1940.

Holding archive: TNA
Collection reference: ADM 199 790

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199/790. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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724	Log in to enlarge	25a 241 ST. CLEARS 428 LADY BRASSEY 130 DANLAYERS. FOREMOST 87 ST. OLAF GULZAR GREY MIST M.T.B's, M.A.S.B's. SARGASSO D.C.M.B. & W.D.M.I. +39 COMFORT NAUTILUS M.T.B. 107 447 STARLIGHT RAYS M.T.B. 68 405 THOMSONS M.T.B. 67, M.T.B. 16, ECHO SOUNDING YACHTS. M.T.B. 1020 459 CONIDAW M.A.S.B. 10/474 D.C.M.B., 484 CHICO M.A.S.B. 61468 RAMSGATE M.L. 100 x476 M.A.S.M. No. 7x479 MOTOR BOATS. W.D.M.L's 8V487 8 491 SMALL CRAFT UNDER CONTROL OF DOVER M/S COMMAND. 193 CONTRABAND CONTROL BASE VEYMOUTH. LL. TRAWLERS. M.B. FORTY TWO THOMAS BARTLETT LIGHTER Y.C.72 INVERFORTH X M.B. TWO RIVERS LORD INCHCAPE M.L. MERMAIDEN OUR BAIRNS LORD GREY REPORTS OF SMALL CRAFT RECEIVED CLYTHNESS FROM, CAPTAIN, H.M.S. EXCELLENT, RELONZO PORTSMOUTH. RESTRIVO H.M.S. ST. FAGAN OROPESA TRAWLERS. D/C MOTOR BOATS. H.M.S.EXCELLENT'S A.A. MOTOR BOAT BOTANIC HOPPER GALLION'S REACH FYLDEA MARETTA VESSELS OWNED BY LONDON & ARLEY ROCHESTER TRADING CO. LTD. POLLY JOHNSON 1493. BROCK THYRA CALVI PUDGE JOHN CATTLING CABBY SEINE "M" DRIFTERS DETAILED FROM YARMOUTH. FEASIBLE SWIFT WING REED JOHN AND NORAH GENIUS ALCMARIA LORD HOOD LORD BARHAM OVERFALLS JEANNIE MACINTOSH GULA REWGA x TARANSAY	Alcmaria Arley Boat Botanic Brock Cabby Calvi Chico Comfort Conidaw Excellent's Feasible Foremost 87 Forty Two Fyldea Genius Grey Mist Gula Gulzar Inverforth Jeannie MacIntosh John Cattling Lady Brassey London Lord Barham Lord Grey Lord Hood Lord Inchcape Maretta Mermaiden Nautilus Our Bairns Polly Polly Johnson Pudge Reed Relonzo Restrivo Rewga Sargasso Seine Starlight Rays Swift Swift Wing Taransay Thomsons Thyra Two Rivers Dover Johnson Reed Swift Thomas
876	Log in to enlarge	2. corted Lieut. by J.C. "Stathelliot" Clark,R.N.V.R. - Went over in "Rapid 1" 369 / from and ferried troops, who were French, the beaches on Friday, May 31. turday at about 0400 he was towing the "Skipjacks On scued sailors from the wreck of a sunken destroyer. aler with 3 Sub Lieut. Ruck in charge, when they a was following her when she was hit by a bomb. he transferred the ratings and troops to the "Mosquito" lped rescue the survivors including Sub Lieut. Flint, o had been wounded and finally left at 1330 being wed part of the way to Margate by the "Anje b Lieut. T.R. Rumbold, R.N.V.R. - in the motor barge iking" from Burnham on Crouch he went to le Panne on e 30th and ferried all the forenoon. He returned to msgate and sailed again at noon on the 1st for Bray, riving just after dark. He burnt out his clutches and ached the "Viking" but managed to kedge off and was wed to Dover. b Lieut. P. Snow, R.N. - In the "Reda" he reached the aches on Wednesday, May 29th and ferried B.E.F. till 30. He went again on the Friday and ferried Frenchmen. Sunday, June 2nd, he went over in the "Advance" to nkirk, when he sighted the "Biboli" on the beach. b Lieut. R.A. Forbes - Reached the beaches on Friday y 31st in "Mary Spearing II" after rrying he turned to Ramsgate. He sighted the "Gavine"ashore. t. W.G.M. Christian, R.N.V.R. - was in "Mary Spearing I" t she was beached although she was sighted later being wed by a tug. He sighted "Margerita" floating but serted. ipper G.W. Halladay, R.N.R. - Went over to Dunkirk 1 Sunday June 2nd, in "Meander". 1b Lieut. R.H. Wallace, R.N.V.R. - Towed over to the eaches in an "Orient" line motor life boat on Sunday ine 2nd. The engine failed and the boat was beached and bandoned. He saw hardly any soldiers. He started alling in a pulling life boat but was taken in tow by rawler "Alcmaria", to which he now transferred. The OW parted during the night and life boat was left rifting. ab Lieut. J.K. Blackmore, R.N.V.R. - In the "Lurlyne", hich had a bad engine and so he never got over. ab Lieut. C.E.S. Beale - In K.A. Dover's barge which as finally left in Dunkirk. r. S. beaches Burns at 0130 on Monday June 3rd. He picked (From Southend) - Tokk over "Kayell" arriving n the of the "Block Arrow" which was ashore. and fishing He erried P the crew French troops to a French destroyer mack. "Kayell" in now beached at Ramsgate. ub Lieut. over by "Oranje Vreeswijk" with They boats were T.H. Rodgers, R.N.V.R. - In "Gay Crusader" other e was towed "Silvery Breeze" and "Silver Foam". reached beaches ombed ut was and towed tow back was in company with O.I.C. and neluding cut off. He never "Pioneer" Barl"	Advance Alcmaria Boat Gavine Gay Crusader Kayell Mary Mary Spearing Mary Spearing II Meander Mosquito Oranje Pioneer Reda Silver Foam Silvery Breeze Viking Barge Beale Blackmore Burns Christian Clark Dover Flint Forbes Le May Ruck Rumbold Snow Wallace
1060	Log in to enlarge	PLAG OFFICER IN CHARGE 17JUN1940 HARWYOH H.M.S. "Watchful" 547 Great Yarmouth. 8th June, 1940. Sir, I have the honour to submit the report of proceedings of the employed on Operation "Dynamo". "M" Drifters attached to Yarmouth Base (H.M.S. "Watchful") whilst 30.5.40. 2345. Flotilla sailed Yarmouth for Ramsgate, 31.5.40. 1500. Arrived Ramsgate and received orders to proceed to Dunkirk forthwith to assist in evacuation of troops. 31.5.40. 1515. Flotilla sailed for Dunkirk. 1900. On approaching Dunkirk Roads, Flotilla vas subjected to intense bombing attack by about sixty onemy bombers. Consequently, I gave the order to "scatter". Drifter "Lord Hood" was severaly damaged by & "near riss, Three casualties, one seaman being killed outright, and two wounded. I took "Feasible" alongside "Lord Hood and removed the C.Bs, the Ship's Company having been picked up by "Alcmaria". After ascertaining that nothing further could be done and nobody left on board, I ordered flotilla to take up formation again and proceeded into Dunicirk. bombers had in the meantime been driven off by British Pighters Sub ships coming under heavy gunfire from shore batteries. 2000. Secured alongside North Pier, Dunkirk with twelve ships and proceeded to embark troops. 2030. Orders were received from a Commander R.N. ashore to discontinue embarkation and proceed out of harbour to piok up troops from North Beaches. Five ships, being already filled with troops, were ordered back to Ramagate, The remaining ships followed me out of harbour to the Beaches, From then onwards, ships worked independently, returning to Ramagate then full and back to Beaches for more, This continued throughout the night and the bllowing day and night of lat/2nd June when all drifters were ordered by the Naval Officer in Charge, Ramagate to leave Dunkirk by 0300, 2nd June, empty or full. Plotilla anchored in Ramsgate Roads awaiting further instructions. 4.6.40. 0600. "Alcmaria" with "Genius" in tow and "Swift Wing* with "Feasible" in tow, under the command of Sub. Ideutenant 5. N. Mann, R.N.V.R., were ordered to proceed to Yarmouth. They arrived Yarmouth, 5th June. 5.6.40. 1300. I received orders to proceed with remaining ships to Yarmouth, arriving Yarmouth, 6th June, The following ships took part in the Operation: M/S Drifter Motilla. Skipper. J. Finlay. "Feasible". G. Prosdick. "Swift Wing". # G. Hatton. "Reed". "John and Norah". # J. Sims. J. Green. "Genius". A. Offord. "Alcmaria". J. W. Lawn. "Lord Hood". 1.	Alcmaria Drifter Feasible Genius Lord Hood Reed Swift Swift Wing Watchful Day Finlay Green Lawn Mann Offord Reed Roads Swift