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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Collection reference: ADM 199 792

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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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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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APPENDIX
to
1st June
Page 7
Operation "DYNAMO" Narrative of Events.
DESTROYERS
PERSONNEL SHIPS
MINESWEEPERS
PADDLE MINESWEEPERS
SKOOTS
FRENCH DESTROYERS
VANQUISHER (I)
640
ST. HELIER
659
GOSSAMER
845
QUEEN OF THANET 850
DEMOK
114
FLORE
351
HAVANT
882
LADY OF MANN
870
NIGER
310
SANDOWN
800
ORANJE
100
BOUCLIER
300
WHITEHALL (I)
871
MAID OF ORLEANS 1856
FITZROY
67
ORIOLE
470
HEBE
365
SCIMITAR (I)
584
TYNWALD
2000
LYDD
252
PRINCESS ELIZABETH 510
AEGIR
130
WOLSEY
533
ROYAL SOVEREIGN
47
LEDA
650
MEDWAY QUEEN
700
ANTJE
150
MALCOLM
1200
KING GEORGE V
700
DUCHESS OF
WESTWARD HO
918
PACIFICO
414
WORCESTER (I)
661
BEN-MY-CHREE
2080
FIFE
535
WIPPINGHAM
2500
AMAZONE
111
WINDSOR
493
ST. HELIER
1250
HALCYON
243
QUEEN OF THANET 1500
HILDA
530
VIVACIOUS
427
ROUEN
800
SALAMANDER
479
WESTWARD Ho
900
RIKA
200
Total 58,4
VANQUISHER (II)
1200
COTE D'ARGENT 1000
SPEEDWELL
972
FRISO
648
HARVESTER
576
SALTASH
400
ICARUS
1114
QUEEN OF THE
ROSS
260
CODRINGTON
746
CHANNEL
52
DUNDALK
280
SABRE
451
HALCYON
508
SHIKARI
623
SALTASH
400
DRIFTERS
MISCELLANEOUS
453
HOSPITAL SHIPS
FOREIGN VESSELS
WINCHELSEA
1150
SUTTON
SCIMITAR (II)
376
KELLETT
40
Miscellaneous 1110
FOREMOST
200
ESK (I)
979
WESTWARD Ho
900
ST. ANDREW 130
INCENIEUR CACHIN
1
GOLDEN GIFT
123
VINCIA
108
PATRIE
WHITEHALL
(II)
34
157
GRIEVE (F.A.A.
GASTON RIVER
120
WORCESTER
(II)
900
OCEAN BREEZE
TRAWLERS
Trg. vessel)
374
MISCELLANEOUS (Cont.)
MONIQUE CAMILLE
302
JACKETA
564.
MOSQUITO (Gunboat) 610
REINE DE FLOTS
62
LORD INCHCAPE 240
LOCUST
"
620
LADY
ANDRE LOUIS
317
17.97
SATURN
307
NEPHRITE
500
SOUTHBORO
350
CHALUTIER
100
D. TRAWLER
100
ESKBURNE
27
RAPID
25
CHASSEUR MARIE
117
GRIEVE (Yacht)
411
MAYSPEAR
15
NORMANVILLE
500
647
UNNAMED M.B.
23
TENIAS
100
ONDERS ONS
95
II's CHANNEL
108
GALLEON
FRANSAH
500
KINGFISHER (A/S Exp.
REACH
123
Ship) (I)
180
HOPPER 24
580
KINGFISHER
-do-
(II)210
LLANTHONY
90
IOLANTHE
35
(ex serv.vessel)
10593
173171
THREE KINGS
59
GOLDEN EAGLE
KINGSGATE
910
(sp.serv.) 1250
CHRISTOBEL II
33
ROYAL EAGLE
10503
OLIVIA
103
(AA Ships)1250
ATHOLA
6
ROEBUCK (Coastal steamer)408
Lifeboat
35
MINWOOD
=
51
509
MONA'S ISLE
(A.B.V.)
1500
FL
TB
S
3
e
S
d it

Aegir Amazone Antje Athola Ben-my-Chree Chalutier Duchess Dundalk Fitzroy Friso Golden Eagle Golden Gift Hebe Hilda Iolanthe Jacketa King George King George V Kingsgate Lady of Mann Llanthony Lord Inchcape Lydd Maid of Orleans Marie Mayspear Minwood Mona's Isle Monique-Camille Mosquito Nephrite Normanville Olivia Oranje Pacifico Patrie Princess Princess Elizabeth Queen Rika Roebuck Rouen Royal Eagle Royal Sovereign Sabre Sandown Saturn Speedwell St. Andrew St. Helier Tenias Three Kings TS King George V Tynwald Vincia Vivacious Westward Westward Ho Windsor Wolsey De George King Kings Malcolm Mann Page Ross

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OCR table 1 from document page 564
DESTROYERS	PERSONNEL SHIPS	MINESWEEPERS	PADDLE MINESWEEPERS	SKOOTS	FRENCH DESTROYERS
WHITERHALL (I) 655	ST. SEIRIOL 178	SALAMANDER 324	MEDWAY QUEEN 450	HONDSRUG 500	SIROCCO 509
EXPRESS (I) 1067	ROYAL LAFFODIL 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
MALCOLM (I) 772		KELLETT 550		ORANJE 501
WORCESTER 875		ROSS 453		DELTA 203
ANTHONY 886		NIGER 51		BRANDARIS 164
ESK 884		LEDA 537		TILLY 294
VIMY (I) 524		HEBE 550		DOGGERSBANK 350
WINCHELSEA 458	DP TERS	HALCYON 213	MISCELLANEOUS	RISO 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 (Sloop) 315
SCIMITAR (II) 521	TORBAY II 52	TRAWLERS	CHICO (Echo sound-	HOSPITAL SHIPS	FOREIGN VESSELS
VANQUISHER (II) 622	GIRL GI ADYS 58		ing Yacht) 217
WHITEHALL (II) 593	EILEEN EMMA 114	JOHN	SARGASSO	ISLE OF	LOUISE MARIE 157
WINDSOR 606	NETSUKIS 209	CATTLING 77	M/S Yacht) 123	GUERNSEY 480	LUTTER
VIMY (II) 948	LORD HOWE 277	FYLDEA 41	GULZAR (Danlayer) 153	WORTHING 300	CHASSEUR MARIE
VIVACIOUS (II) 486	STARLIGHT RAY 91	ARLEY 45	No.7 38		ANGELE =
SABRE (I) 1200	FISHER LOY 150	LORD GREY 123	SAVIOUR 22		THERESE LOUISE 697
SABRE (II) 500	SILVER LAWN,	CORNELIA 77	THYFORSA 66		DAME FRANCHE )
	BULLFINCH &	SAON 359	BELFAST 61		ARRAS 600
	FORSA 913	CONIDAW 80	HALFWAY 140		SOURCOUF DU
		DOGGER BANK 308	TARRET (A/S Yacht) 550		QUESCLIN 35
		BROCK 6	BLACKPOOL 250		SIMOUN 550
			ROYAL EAGLE Sp.Serv.	1700	6 French
			GOLDEN EAGLE)A.A.Ships	500	sloops 360

Aegir Albury Anthony Arley Bideford Blackpool Brandaris Brock Bullfinch Caribia Chico Conidaw Dame Franche Delta Doggersbank Eileen Eileen Emma 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 Simoun St. Seiriol Sultan Sunbeam Tarret Thyforsa Tilly Torbay II TSS Princess Maud Twente Verity Vivacious Vrede Windsor Wolsey Worthing Zeus Fisher Lawn Malcolm Maud May Page Ray Ross

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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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Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel.
S. JAGUAR - Lieutenant Commander John Franklin William Hine R.N.
and attacked by dive home. On the 29th May,
JAGUAR 700 troops made were one brought trip to Dunkirk beach on the 28th was the attackers were bombers while on passage May, to JAGUAR
but troops, JAGUAR left driven off by A/A fire. Having Dunkirk, embark 1
Naval taking station provide cover for transport LOCH Senior
800 Officer, to Dunkirk by order of the
Whilst allowing ahead of this 12 knot transport, GARRY. and bombing to and developed, A near miss caused considerable in waters attacks little freedom of manoeuvre, 14 dive damage out ship of personnel, the engines and steering gear were put action and Nos.1 and 2 boiler rooms and low-power rooms were flooding. Troops were transferred to
EXPRESS and RIKA, but eventually steam was raised and
JAGUAR was able to reach Dover.
Recommendations.
FFICERS.
Lieutenant Francis Bruen, R.N.
Gunnery Control Officer in the director where he was wounded in the hand during the bombing attack.
Assisted the First Lieutenant on the forecastle when being taken in tow, returning to the director when
D.S.C.
guns were again in action.
D.S.C.
On return to Dover,a Sub. Lieutenant or other officer was required by Vice Admiral, Dover, for service in a
Dutch skoot. Lieutenant Bruen insisted on volunteering, despite his wound, and while in the skoot evacuated troops from a beach under fire, afterwards being discharged to hospital owing to his wound.
Recommended for decoration.
Lieutenant (E) Cyril Rothwell, R.N.
ing ered
Was continuously employed for 34 hours locating and ore correcting damage to hull and steam and fuel pipes until he finally succeeded in raising steam. He continued to supervise temporary repairs until return to harbour.
His efficiency in achieving this feat reflects great credit on himself and his department.
Recommended for promotion, or advancement in seniority.
RATINGS.
George Albert Furzer, Boy 1st Class, D/JX. 158564
D.S.M
DS.M
orders Although as sight-setter of X gun until he from wounded in the back, continued fainted to pass
OF
loss of blood.
Recommended for decoration.

Jaguar Rika Bruen Dover Francis Franklin Furzer George Hine Little May Page Rothwell Senior

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Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel.
I.M.S. JAGUAR - Lieutenant Commander John Franklin William Hine.R.N.
JAGUAR made one trip to Dunkirk beach on the 28th May, and 700 troops were brought home. On the 29th May, JAGUAR
was attacked by dive bombers while on passage to Dunkirk, but the attackers were driven off by A/A fire. Having embark 1
800 troops, JAGUAR left Dunkirk by order of the Senior
Naval Officer, to provide cover for transport LOCH GARRY.
Whilst taking station ahead of this 12 knot transport, and in waters allowing little freedom of manoeuvre, 14 dive bombing attacks developed. A near miss caused considerable damage to ship and personnel, the engines and steering gear were put out of action and Nos.1 and 2 boiler rooms and low-power rooms were flooding. Troops were transferred to
EXPRESS and RIKA, but eventually steam was raised and
JAGUAR was able to reach Dover.
Recommendations.
OFFICERS.
Lieutenant Francis Bruen, R.N.
Gunnery Control Officer in the director where he was wounded in the hand during the bombing attack.
Assisted the First Lieutenant on the forecastle when being taken in tow, returning to the director when guns were again in action.
On return to Dover,a Sub. Lieutenant or other officer was required by Vice Admiral, Dover, for service in a
Dutch skoot. Lieutenant Bruen insisted on volunteering, despite his wound, and while in the skoot evacuated troops from a beach under fire, afterwards being discharged to hospital owing to his wound.
Recommended for decoration.
Lieutenant (E) Cyril Rothwell, R.N.
Was continuously employed for 334 hours locating and correcting damage to hull and steam and fuel pipes until he finally succeeded in raising steam. He continued to supervise temporary repairs until return to harbour.
His efficiency in achieving this feat reflects great credit on himself and his department.
Recommended for promotion, or advancement in seniority.
RATINGS.
George Albert Furzer, Boy 1st Class, D/JX.158564.
Although wounded in the back, continued to pass orders as sight-setter of X gun until he fainted from loss of blood.
Recommended for decoration.

Jaguar Rika Bruen Dover Francis Franklin Furzer George Hine Little May Page Rothwell Senior