TNA ADM 199 790

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

4.
.
37194
33.
Lieut. "Mermaiden Nimmo, back R.N.R. to Weymouth. - Took "Filleul" yacht
/.
34.
Lieut. J.S. Seal, R.N.R. - in "Queen Boadicea picked up three seamen survivors from' Janis"? II"
Dunkirk Pier. The latter's Captain Sub Lieut. off Bell by a bomb on Friday may 31. The survivors were
R.N.V.R.? and a stoker had been killed outright landed at Ramsgate.
35,
Mr. C.V. Cogger - signed in "Seine" at Rochester.
Left her on Wednesday full of water for the aches
( Lieut. Cdr Filluel in command). Brought hack
350 British and French troops to Ramsgate. Sailed again for Dunkirk and brought back 300 troops.
36.
Sub Lieut. W.E. Mercer, R.N.V.R. of "Strathelliot" -
saw the"Mary Rose" and "Skylark" sink in mid ocean, crew all brought back. Following were seen abandoned as Dunkirk:- "Malden" "Annie IV" and "Empress".
The former was used as a pier.
37.
"Scene Shifter" was swamped by French troops on
Wed. June 29th. "Triton" was cast off while in tow with foul screw.
38.
Lieut. W.B. Whitworth, R.N. did 6 trips in "Aeger".
39.
Mr. R. Brown - went over in "Madame Sansgene" on night of Monday June 3rd. Elgar H. Jefferey and his brother were also in the boat. Towed over by "Tanjar"
(Tug) with another Motor boat. On way back boats fouled a rope, which had been veered by the "Tanjar"
to stutch it as it was new, and the boats had to be abandoned. The "Madame Sansgene" claimed to have shot down a bomber.
40,
P.O. E. Wells, R.N.R. - went over in "Nanette II", who had a Lieut. R.N.V.R. in charge. They went to
Ostende an then to Dunkirk and brought back mostly
French troops, some of whom had been in the water for 12 hours. "Nanette" was finally returned to
41.
Dover.
Sub Lieut. Church, R.N.R. - In "Portsdown"
see separate report.
42
Coxn. George Senior, O.N. 239990 - In YC 78
Wed, May 29th for Ramsgate. Sailed from Ramsgate at at
(Lieut. Mortimer R.N.R. 1/c). Left Sheerness on
2245 Thursday night and arrived at Dunkirk
1100 on Friday. The only soldiers on the beaches vessels there, They left Dunkirk about 1830 towing on 45 of them, were ferried off in the YC 71
and a about midnight and anchored. H wever, and skiff. Thornycroft motor boat. The YC 72 broke down the herself boat managed to start up again about must
Thornycroft informed Ramsgate for a tug came out 0700
have and towed YO 78 and YC 71 back to Ramsgate.

6.6
LOG of the m.v., "SEINE" Official No.160693 of Roohester.
580
Crow
Master - G.V. Cogger.
Mate - H.L. Stafford.
Engineer L. Godden,
Deck Hands J. Lawson and J. Kirby.
Tednesday May 22nd 1940 Sailed from Rochester at 7. 0 a.m. for S.R.D. Jetty,
Deptford, for stores for North France; arrived
579
614
Disnom 399
578
FROM
CAPTAIN OF DOCKYARD, CHATHAM.
DATE
17th June, 1940.
TO
ADMIRAL UPERINTENDENT, CHATHAM.
CONFIDENTIAL.
577
Page 2 of
Enclosure to Commanding Officer D/C Unit's letter dated
14th June, 1940.
2115. Transferred all survivors to a SUN class tug. 40 ft.
motor boat making water and liable to sink. SUN tug took motor boat in tow hoping that self-bales would keep boat afloat.
2130. Abandoned 40 ft. motor boat in tow.
Monday, 3rd.
0415. Arrived Dover in tow. Secured. 0700 motor boat awash, due to leaks. 0800. Hoisted motor boat out. Crew returned to D/C motor boat.
should like to bring to notice the coolness calm and of Patty
Officer J. during the extremely difficult 2nd period June, Glso at boat
I Luckins in obeying my helm orders with when the was Dunkirk being on heavily 29th/30th May his coolness was also promptitude attacked. on Sunday, noticeable.
The enemy aircraft with the stripped Sunday, 2nd June. gun, was accurate shooting and calamess of A.B. Lewis Cole who hit very at praiseworthy least one during the air attack on
15.6 D/C.

SECRET
III.
No. 477.c.c./40.
FLAG OFFICER COMMANDING, DOVER.
Forwarded. A letter of appreciation has been written to the Company.
2. The Officer referred to in Seine's report, on 29th May, was Lieutenant Commander
P.M. Filleul, of D.M.O's staff at Sheerness.
a.Gardon Here
The Nore,
24th June, 1940.
MADMIRAL
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VICEADMIRAL
27 JUN 1940
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616
OG of the m.v.s "SEINE" Official No.160693 of Roohester.
580
j
8
Crow:-
Master - C.V. Cogger.
Mate - H.L. Stafford.
Engineer L. Godden.
Deck Hands J. Lawson and J. Kirby.
May 22nd 1940
Sailed from Rochester at 7. O-a.m. for S.R.O. Jetty, ednesday
Deptford, for stores for North France; arrived
579
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15th June 1940
Commander L.F.N. Ommaney.
Assistant King's Harbour Master,
H.M. Dockyard,
CHATHAM.
Dear Commander Ommaney,
You said you would like to have a sight of the reports of our men who were employed on the Dunkirk episode.
Three of our auxiliary barges the were service so the employed, in touch "CABBY" with the was him "THYRA" ordered a to Coaster find "PUDGE" Southwards In out addition of what and about report. "CABBY". he so 220 to we did. these, tons have d.w. been After our motor was unable also vessel to get employed "SEINE" which and I is enclose also, his consider they are worth the them notice on of the C. in C. perhaps you If you will be good enough to pass to him.
Yours sincerely,
VICE ADMIRAL
payid
27 JUN 1940
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LOG m.v. "SEINE" Official No. 160693 (continued)
581
May 31st 1940
Friday
At 1.30 a.m. dropped anohor off N. Goodwin, waited for daylight for Ramsgate, weighed anohor
4.30 a.m. off Ramsgate 6.30 a.m., landed our
Soldiers 8. 0 a.m. and taking with us a different
Offi cer and another four Naval Ratings, proceeded back to Dunkirk for troops. Arrived off Dunkirk about 5. 0 p.m., anchored with just enough chain to hold vessel, engine kept running; about 5.30 p.m.
20 enemy bombers appeared and performed; driven off by our warships gunfire, one being brought down;
they appeared about 20 minutes later and were again beaten off; in the meantime our anchor was-weighed and we kept the vessel on the move; after they had gone we went close into the shore and picked up our full complement of troops, mostly British, and at
8. 0 p.m. proceeded to Ramsgate, not being troubled any more this day by the enemy.
We did not count our troops on this voyage but calculated their number to be 320.
June 1st 1940
Saturday
Proceeded to Ramsgate on a course get by the
Naval Lieutenant in charge, for N. Goodwin
Light-Vessel we were carried further to the South than we allowed for and struck the Goodwins; the sea was smooth and there was no wind and the tide was flowing; we knocked several times before we got off at 4. 0 a.m.
We a rrived in Ramsgate about 9. 0 a.m. being delayed outside Harbour by Authortties.
We put our troops ashore about 9.30 a.m. and were told to have a couple of hours break and proceed back to Dunkirk at noon.
12 noon proceeded to Dunkirk, arrived about 8. 0
p.m., vessel very heavily bombed for over an hour, went alongside Dunkirk Pier, took on board full complement of troops, and at 9. 30 p.m. proceeded back to Ramsgate.
June 2nd 1940
Arrived Ramsgate 7. 0 a.m. and landed our troops.
Sunday
Instructed to lay off at anchor and await orders.
The crew have worked continuously throughout these operations, four days and nights, without rest.
Today we had some sleep.
June 3rd 1940
Waiting for instructions
Monday
June 4th 1940
Received orders at 4.30 p.m. to proceed to
Tuesday
Sheerness. Weighed anchor 5.15 p.m.
outside Sheerness 10.15 p.m.
June 5th 1940
Arrived Sheerness Dockyard at 8.0 a.m. and
Wednesday remaining stores of lifebelts, petrol N. cans Wall put ashore. Whilst lying alongside quarter, H.M.S. denting two plates and breaking etc. "Caliban" ran head first at our starboard rubbing band; two plates were also dented on port quarter as a result of our vessel bumping heavily agains the piles.