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TNA ADM 199 792

TNA ADM 199 792
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TNA ADM 199 792

Admiralty records concerning Operation Dynamo and the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk, covering 1940–1941.

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199/792. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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166
164
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APPENDIX III
TO
OPERATION "DYNAMO".
MONA'S ISLD LA. (A.B.V.) 17500
DAILY LIST OF DISEMBARKATION IN U.K. PORTS.
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Notes:
(i) The numbers shown against each vessel d
are often approximate only.
(ii) This list is not necessarily complete as a number of vessels did not record their totals.
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OCR table 1 from document page 106
DESTROYERS PERSONNEL SHIPS MINESVREPERS - PADDLE MINESWEEPERS SKOOTS FRENCH DESTROYERS
CANTERBURY 1299 MAID OF ORLEANS 988 2287
Bystander Canterbury Drifter Jordan Maid of Orleans Mona's Isle Jordan May
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OCR table 1 from document page 108
DESTROYERS PERSONNEL SHIPS MINESWEEPERS PADDLE MINESWEEPERS SKOOTS FRENCH DESTROYERS
CALCUTTA 581 DORIEN ROSE 904 GOSSAMER 420 SANDOWN 201 AMAZONE 100
(Cruiser A.A.) ST. SEIRIOL 800 GRACIE FIELDS 281
WOLSEY 206 CANTERBURY 457 MEDWAY QUEEN 550
WOLFHOUND 130 BRIGHTON BELLE 304
SABRE (I) 158
VIVACIOUS (I) 302 2161 1336
GALLANT 976
VIMY (I) 613
GRAFTON 860
GREYHOUND 134
VIVACIOUS (II) 359
IMPULSIVE 675
VIMY (II) 591
MACKAY 581
MONTROSE 925 DRIFTERS TRAWLERS MISCELLANEOUS HOSPITAL SHIPS FOREIGN VESSELS
SABRE (II) 1077
ANTHONY 534 Various 2000 MARQUIS (Tug) 45
WORCESTER 509 LORD HOWARD 66
CODRINGTON 866 NETSUKIS 155
GRENADE 1000 UT PROSIM 82
VANQUISHER 250 GIRL GLADYS 74
GOLDEN
11,400 SUNEEAM 29
GIRL PAMELA 51 18527
FOREC AST 44 18600
TORBAY II 128
28th YORKS HIRE LASS 69 Total
SHIP ATES 66
MIDAS 317
GERVI IS 167 169
RENT OUL 57
CO
Trug 14 TE/S Yacht 74 2
Amazone Anthony Bystander Calcutta Canterbury Cruiser Gallant Girl Gladys Girl Pamela Lord Howard Mackay Marquis Midas Montrose Netsukis Queen Rose Sabre Sandown St. Seiriol Torbay II Vivacious Wolsey May Page Rose
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OCR table 1 from document page 109
May
DESTROYERS PERSONNEL SHIPS MINESWEEPERS PADDLE MINESWEEPERS SKOOTS FRENCH DESTROYERS
CALCUTTA 1200 SCOTTA 2000 ROSS 383 EMPEROR OF INDIA 214 AMAZONE 400 CYCLONE 460
(Cruiser) MAI-INES 800 SALAMANDER 289 MEDWAY QUEEN 350 PACIFIC 8
WORCESTER (I) 450 KILLARNEY 900 FITZROY 107 MARMION 290 TWENTE 390
WORCESTER (II) 800 MAID OF ORLEANS 1376 LYDD 300 SANDOWN 600 LENA (I) 353
VERITY 400 LOCH GARRY 1001 JACKETA 150 PATRIA 200
ANTHONY 550 CAN TERBURY 1960 DUCHESS OF CARIBIA 320
GALLANT 904 PRAGUE 2000 FIFE 416 ZEUS 200
GREYHOUND 720 TYNWALD 1600 HORST 350
JAGUAR 700 COTE D'ARGENT 800 SHARPSHOOTER 100 LENA (II) 500
IMPULSIVE 779 MANXMAN 1266 ALBURY 161 BRANDORIS 166
CODRINGTON 766 ROYAL DAFFODIL 1796 PANGBOURNE 400 TILLY 107
GRENADE 871 KII G GEORGE V 853 KELLETT 472 ABLE )
MALCOLM 580 ROYAL SOVERIGN 1173 LEDA (I) 300 TASSMAN
SCIMITAR 350 HALCYON 192 ALICE ) 900
ICARUS 950 SESLI SKIPJACK 184 KAAPFALGA
INTREPID 661 ROSS 353
EXPRESS 650
VANQUISHER (I) 700 LEDA (II) 500
VANQUISHER (II) 700
SHIKARI 396 ESK 400 DRIFTERS TRAWLERS MISCELLANEOUS HOSPITAL SHIPS FOREIGN VESSELS
SABRE 531 FISHER BOY 144 ARLEY 90 WALMER CASTLE 828 DINARD 300 COMDR
JAVELIN 700 SILVER DAWN 200 Sloop 450 ST. DAVID 118 DELAGE 520
HARVESTER 600 Drifter 100 ROYAL EAGLE 700 PARIS 400
IVANHOE 614 FIDGET 114 (Sp. Service 46331
16200 Various 1,600 A/A ship)
1 2,158 LORMONT (A.B.V. 1085 ST. CLEARS (tug) 70 S Total 50,566 170
STATES BYSTANDER Tug TE/S 14 2
Albury Alice Amazone Anthony Arley Bystander Calcutta Caribia Cruiser Dawn Dinard Drifter Duchess Emperor of India Fidget Fisher Boy Fitzroy Gallant Horst Intrepid Ivanhoe Jacketa Jaguar Javelin KaapFalga Killarney Lena Lormont Lydd Maid of Orleans Manxman Mona's Isle Pacific Pangbourne Paris Patria Prague Queen Royal Daffodil Royal Eagle Sabre Sandown Sharpshooter Silver Dawn Skipjack Tilly Twente Tynwald Verity Zeus Fisher George Malcolm May Page Ross
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OCR table 1 from document page 110
DESTROYERS PERSONNEL SHIPS MINESWEEPERS PADDLE MINESWEEPER FRENCH DESTROYERS
WHITEHALL (I) 655 ST. SEIRIOL 178 SALAMANDER 324 MEDWAY QUEEN 450 HONDSRUG 500 SIROCCO 509
EXPRESS (I) 1067 ROYAL IAFFODIL 1599 SHARPSHOOTER 273 PRINCESS ELIZABETH 460 PACIFIC 523 IMPETUEUSE 581
VERITY 104 PRINCESS MAUD 4 SKIFJACK 231 ORIOLE 567 PASCHOLL 400 FOUDROYANT 763
GREYHOUND 506 ROYAL OVEREIGN 1200 PANGBOURNE 450 ZEUS 401 ; BOUCLIER 767
WOLSEY (I) 4 GOSSAMER (I) 451 VREDE 473
WOLSEY (II) 1065 FITZROY 679 HILDA 305
WOLSEY (III) 608 SUTTON 193 RIKA 295
SCIMITAR (I) 312 GOSSAMER (II) 561 GORECHT 47
VANQUISHER (I) 582 LYDD 300 TWENTE 399
SHIKARI 417 JACKETA 150 AEGIR 350
CODRINGTON 799 ALBURY 445 PATRIA 1200 51733
MALCOLM (I) 772 KELLETT 550 ORANJE 501
WORCESTER 875 ROSS 453 DELTA 203° Total
ANTHONY 886 NIGER 51 BRANDARIS 164
ESK 884 LEDA 537 TILLY 294
VIMY (I) 524 HEBE 550 DOGGERSBANK 350
WINCHELSEA 458 DRIFTERS HALCYON 213 MISCELLANEOUS FRIS 350
VIVACIOUS (I) 537 SANDOWN 860 LENA 300
HAVANT 291 Various 800 LORD GREY 400 SULTAN 193 CARIBIA 350
MALCOLM (II) 868 FIDGET 150 MOSQUITO (gunboat) 563
EXPRESS (II) 864 GOLDEN SUNBEAM 117 BIDEFORD (Slcop) 315
SCIMITAR (II) 521 TORBAY II 52 TRAWLERS CHICO (Echo sound- 217 HOSPITAL SHIPS FOREIGN VESSELS
VANQUISHER (II) 622 GIRL GI ADYS 58 ing Yacht)
WHITEHALL (II) 593 EILLEN EMMA 114 JOHN SARGASSO M/S Yacht) 123 ISLE OF LOUISE MARIE 157
WINDSOR 606 NETSUKIS 209 CATTLING 77 GULZAR (Danlayer) 153 GUERNSEY 480 LUTTER
VIMY (II) 948 LORD HOWE 277 FYLDEA 41 No.7 38 WORTHING 300 CHASSEUR RIE
VIVACIOUS (II) 486 STARLIGHT RAY 91 ARLEY 45 SAVIOUR 22 ANGELE
SABRE (I) 1200 FISHER LOY 150 LORD GREY 123 THYFORSA 66 780 THERESE LOUISE 697
SABRE (II) 500 SILVER IAWN CORNELIA 77 BELFAST 61 DAME FRANCHE )
BULLFINCH & SAON 359 HALFWAY 140 ARRAS 600
FORSA 913 CONIDAW 80 SOURCOUF DU
BANK 308 TARRET (A/S Yacht) 550 QUESCLIN 35 171
307 DOGGER 6 BLACKPOOL 250 SIMOUN 550
1854 BROCK ROYAL EAGLE )Sp.Serv. 1700 6 French
GOLDEN EAGLE)A.A.Ships 500 sloops 360
SILICIA (Coastal 31st May
steamer) 314 72
GANDIA (Tug 14
Aegir Albury Anthony Arley Bideford Blackpool Brandaris Brock Bullfinch Bystander Caribia Chico Conidaw Dame Franche Delta Doggersbank Fidget Fitzroy Forsa Fyldea Golden Eagle Golden Sunbeam Gorecht Gulzar Halfway Hebe Hilda Hondsrug Jacketa Lena Lord Grey Lord Howe Lydd Marie Mosquito Netsukis Oranje Pacific Pangbourne Pascholl Patria Princess Princess Elizabeth Princess Maud Queen Rika Royal Eagle Sabre Sandown Saon Sargasso Saviour Sharpshooter Silicia Simoun St. Seiriol Sultan Sunbeam Tarret Thyforsa Tilly Torbay II TSS Princess Maud Twente Verity Vivacious Vrede Windsor Wolsey Worthing Zeus Fisher Malcolm Maud May Ray Ross
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19.
The Conspicuous Gallantry Medal.
4
Acting Leading Seaman Ronald Thirlwall, C/JX.159421, H.M.S.
mer.
Seaman Cook Jesse Harry Herbert Elton, LT/JX.180250, H.M.Y. Mosquito.
Bystander.
Bar to the Distinguished Service Medal.
WE
Able Seaman Arthur Victor Johnson, P/J.24734.
The Distinguished Service Medal.
Chief Petty Officer Albert William Cobley, C/J.22075, H.M.S.
Chief Petty Officer Ernest George Dewey, C/J.104364, H.M.S. Speedwell. SAbre.
Chief Petty Officer Arthur Henry Herbert Gutsell,P/J.28475,
H.M.Y. Thele
Chief Petty Officer Rowland Evan Lines, C/JX.142401, Pensioner
S.
e.
11254, H.M.S. Malcolm.
Chief Petty Officer Percy Simeon Thomas Munn, C/J.10033, H.M.S.
Royal Eagle.
Chief Petty Officer Stanley Freeman Piggott, P/J.15784, H.M.S.
Hebe.
Chief Petty Officer Francis Withington, C/J.8739, H.M.S. Worcester
Chief Petty Officer Reginald Frank Tupper, P/J.94060, H.M.S. Icaru
Chief Yeoman of Signals Fred Laister, C/J.69665, H.M.S. Keith.
Chief Engine Room Artificer ХИЛКАЙ Redvers Woodhead Atkinson,
C/MX.47004, H.M.S. Malcolm.
Chief Engine Room Artificer George Bertram Head, P/M.34498,
H.M.S. Leda.
Chief Engine Room Artificer Andrew Millar McOwan, C/M.18445, H.M.S
Sabre.
Chief Engine Room Artificer Francis Henry Patrick, C/M.14987,
H.M.S. Vanquisher.
Chief Engine Room Artificer Sidney Arthur Wilkins, P/M.18465,
H.M.S. Worcester.
Chief Mechanician Second Class Frederick Arthur Ford, P/K.21534,
H.M.S. Whippingham.
Chief Stoker Martin Gallon, P/K.59221, H.M.S. Havant.
Chief Stoker Horace Frederick Goddard, P/KX.95692, H.M.S. Icarus.
Engine Room Artificer First Class Charles Henry Andrew, D/M.28768,
H.M.S. Salamander.
Engine Room Artificer Third Class George William Hymas, P/MX.49826
Engine Room Artificer Fourth Class Eric Matt Horne, C/MX.62572, on,
H.M.Skoot Doggersbank.
Engine Room Artificer Fourth Class Joseph Edric Whitenstall,
P/MX.57728, H.M.S. Winchelsea.
Engine Room Artificer First Class James Barton, R.N.R., Portsmouth
32EE, H.M.S. Express.
Electrical Artificer First Class Kenneth Simpson, C/MX.45564,
H.M.S. Wolsey.
Petty Officer Hyacinth Alec George Adam, P/JX.131408, H.M.S. Express.
41.
Petty Officer Harold Beasley, C/J.93287, H.M.S. Sutton.
S.
Petty Officer Henry George Coalbran, P/JX.127274, Elizabeth. H.M.S. Princess
Petty Officer John Collins, P/J.90457, H.M.S. Leda.
Petty Officer George Albert Coussens, P/J.7788, H.M.S. Dward.
Petty Officer Maurice William Crisp, P/J.100655, H.M.S. Express.
Shaw
Petty Officer Alfred Ernest Crossley, C/J.103237, H.M.S. Queen. Medway.e
Alec Bystander Doggersbank Eric Hebe Mosquito Princess PS Whippingham Queen Royal Eagle Sabre Speedwell Thele Whippingham Wolsey Adam Atkinson Barton Beasley Coalbran Cobley Collins Cook Coussens Crisp Crossley Dewey Elton Ford Francis Frederick Freeman Gallon George Goddard Gutsell Head Horne Hymas Johnson Laister Malcolm Martin Maurice McOwan Munn Patrick Piggott Shaw Thirlwall Thomas Tupper Whitenstall Wilkins Withington Woodhead Yeoman
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Page 3.
OF SHIPS WHICH TOOK PART IN OPERATION "DYNAMO" - 26TH MAY - 4TH JUNE, 1940
PART I - BRITISH SHIPS (continued)
PORTSMOUTH A/P YACHTS
AHOLA
CARYANDA
NONETA
ANLAH
EILA II
SERIOLA
ANKH
LAHLOO
THELE
BOUNTY
MASAYRU
MISCELLANEOUS H.M. SHIPS (small craft)
A.L.C. 5
GREY MIST (Dan-laying
A.L.C. 15
Vessel)
-
A.L.C. 16
# GRIVE (F.A.A. Yacht)
A.L.C. 17
KINDRED STAR (Drifter)
ALOUETTE II
# KING ORRY (Armed Boarding
(Echo Sounding Yacht)
Vessel)
# AMULREE (Harbour Defence
LLANTHONY (Examination
Patrol Craft)
Service Vessel)
ARONIA (Yacht)
LORMONT (Armed Boarding
BEN AND LUCY (Drifter)
Vessel)
BLUEBIRD (M.B.)
MONARDA (Drifter)
BYSTANDER
MONA'S ISLE (Armed Boarding
(Echo Sounding Yacht)
Vessel)
CALETA (Harbour Defence
ST. OLAVES (Rescue Tug)
Patrol Craft)
TARRET (A/S Yacht)
CHRYSTOBEL II (Harbour
THRIFTY (Drifter)
Defence Patrol Craft )
V. 4 ("Vernon' s" pinnace)
"DOLPHIN'S" MOTOR-BOAT
VELIA (Armed Trawler)
EVELYN ROSE Trawler)
VERNON I
"EXCELLENT'S" A/A MOTOR-BOAT
VIVIANA (A/S Trawler)
GAVA (Trawler)
Ambleve.
Escaut.
transferred
GLALA (Harbour Defence Patrol
Meuse.
from
Craft)
Sambre.
Semoise.
page 9.
yser.
DUTCH SKOOTS (Commissioned with Naval Crews)
ABEL TASMAN
DOGGERSBANK
PACIFIC
PASCHOLL
AEGIR
FREDANJA
PATRIA
ALICE
FRISCO
PRINCESS JULIANA
AMAZONE
GORECHT
REIGER
ANTJE
HEBE
RIKA
ATLANTIC
HILDA
RUJA
BART
HONDSRUG
BORNRIF
HORST (Abandoned)
SAN ANTONIO
SURSUM CORDA
BRANDARIS
JAVA
TILLY
CARIBIA
JUTLAND
TINY
DELTA
KAAPFALGA
TUNG
DEMOK I
LENA
TWENTE
DENEB
ORANJE
VREDE
DESPATCH II
ORANGE YREESWIJH
ZEUS
(Continued)
# Sunk
A.L.C. 15 A.L.C. 16 A.L.C. 17 A.L.C. 5 Abel Tasman Aegir Ahola Alice Alouette II Amazone Ambleve Amulree Ankh Anlah Antje Aronia Atlantic Bart Bluebird Boat Bornrif Bounty Brandaris Bystander Caleta Caribia Caryanda Delta Deneb Despatch II Doggersbank Dolphin Drifter Eila II Escaut Evelyn Rose Excellent's Fredanja Frisco Gava Glala Gorecht Grey Mist Grive Hebe Hilda Hondsrug Horst Java Jutland KaapFalga Kindred Star Lahloo Lena Llanthony Lormont Meuse Mona's Isle Monarda Noneta Oranje Pacific Pascholl Patria Princess Reiger Rika Rose Ruja Sambre San Antonio Seriola Sursum Corda Tarret Thele Thrifty Tilly Tiny Twente Velia Vernon Vernon I Vrede Zeus Crews King May Page Rose
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Page 99.
Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel.
H.M.Yacht H. BYSTANDER (Echo Sounding Yacht). - Lieutenant Henry
John Beresford Barge, R.N.V.R.
Recommendations.
RATING:
Able Seaman (Cook) J. H. Elton, LT/JX,180250 180250 (R.N. Patrol Service)
off Dunkirk, this ship proceeded to remove the
Employed as Cook in this yacht. At 0200/30/5 when dinghy, with Elton and one other as crew, launched to the KING ORRY, then sinking in the fairway. The crew 8 of ft.
effect a rescue. Most of the KING ORRY's personnel attempted to swim to the yacht, but they were in such a weak state owing to the arduous service they had done that it was obvious many would drown. Elton thereupon dived into the water and assisted and supported as many of the swimmers as he could find for more than half an hour whilst the dinghy, rowed by the other rating, with loads of men, returned to the BYSTANDER. Whilst in the water Elton put many men on to life-rafts and towed them by swimming. The last men he brought back to the yacht on a life-raft, were towed by Elton in the water acting as a tow-rope with one hand on the raft and one hand on the dinghy - a remarkable feat of endurance. He was responsible for rescuing about 25 Officers and men. In addition to the above, Elton, in his capacity as Cook, supplied hot tea and food to all the 97 men on board within half an hour of leaving the scene of the wreck, the cooking utensils, etc. normally sufficing for 7.
He provided dry clothes and blankets and generally tended the rescued, many 01° whom were suffering from shock. This rating was unsparing in his efforts and
CGM
acted with great gallantry without regard to his own safety.
luring stered
Recommended for decoration.
ivors was whom
Motor Boat CONSTANT NYMPH: - Chargehand B.A. Smith, Little Ship Club,
(Owner of Motor Boat).
Recommendation.
Chargehand B. A. Smith, Little Ship Club.
D.S.M.
Chargehand Smith proceeded with a crew of 2 Naval
Stokers who had never been to sea, in tow p.m. 30th May for the beaches. Took in a whaler and cutter, and during the night ferried off about 800 men to 2 skoots the JUTLAND and LAUDANIA, who were thus filled up.
CONSTANT NYMPH then collected a number of odd boats trying to row off to ships filled with soldiers, and collected them and towed them to offshore vessels.
During thiss time fairly continuous bombing and shelling were encountered. Chargehand Smith remarks that being deaf and with a lot to do prevented him noticing these annoyances. Continued work until all fuel was exhausted, and the boat was sent to a supply drifter ordered back to Margate This civilian showed great for repair and refuelling, Chargehand Smith being
Boat Bystander Constant Nymph Dinghy Drifter Jutland Laudania The King Barge Cook Elton King Last Little May Page Smith
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Operation BYSTANDER "DYNAMO" (Echo Sounding - Recommendations of Personnel. Page
99.
Yacht
Recommendations. John Beresford Yacht) Barge, - Sub R.N.V.R. Lieutenant Henry
RATING:
Able Seaman (Cook) Employed J. H. as Elton, Cook LT/JX. 180250 (R.N. Patrol Service)
ed off the Dunkirk, KING ORRY, this then kind At when dinghy, effect a with rescue. Elton Most and one other as The 8 of ft.
attempted to swim of the KING crew, launched to that it was obvious the arduous they were in such a weak state owing to to the yacht, but ORRY's personnel dived into the water many and would assisted drown. service hour of the whilst swimmers the as he could find for and supported thereupony loads of men, returned dinghy, rowed by the more other an water Elton put to the BYSTANDER. rating, with by swimming. The many last men on to life-rafts and Whilst in the on a tow-rope were towed by Elton in the to the yacht life-raft, men he brought back towed them responsible a remarkable feat of endurance. one hand the as a dinghy - with one hand on the raft and water acting on supplied hot above, Elton, in his capacity as men.
addition to the for rescuing about 25 Officers and He was In within tea and food to all the 97 men Cook, the half an hour of leaving the scene of on the board
He cooking utensils, etc. normally sufficing for wreck, 7.
provided dry clothes and blankets and shock. This rating was unsparing in his efforts and tended the rescued, many of whom were suffering generally from safety. acted with great gallantry without regard to his own
Recommended for decoration.
C&M
Motor Boat CONSTANT NYMPH: - Chargehand B.A. Smith. Little Ship Club,
(Owner of Motor Boat).
Recommendation.
Chargehand B. A. Smith, Little Ship Club.
Stokers who had never been to sea, in tow p.m. 30th and May
Chargehand Smith proceeded with a crew of 2 Naval during the ferried off about 800 men to 2 skoots for the beaches. Took in a whaler and cutter,
CONSTANT the JUTLAND NYMPH night and then LAUDANIA, collected who were a number thus of soldiers, filled odd boats up. and
During and continuous bombing that being collected them towed them to offshore and shelling trying to row off to ships filled with vessels.
Dsm were thiss time fairly Smith remarks these deaf encountered. and with a lot Chargehand to do prevented him fuel noticing was annoyances. exhausted, and Continued the boat work was until to all a supply drifter ordered for repair back and to refuelling, Margate.
Boat Bystander Constant Nymph Dinghy Drifter Jutland Laudania The King Barge Cook Elton King Last Little May Page Smith