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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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List page 1 of 1 Showing document pages 104–895 of this collection
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104 Page 104 Log in to enlarge
OCR table 1 from document page 104
Date BOMB. Date GUNFIRE. OPERATION Date COLLISION. DYNAMO. Date MINE.
RUISER, A/A. 2/6 CALCUTTA
ESTROYERS. 28/5 WINDSOR 29/5 MONTROSE
29/5 GALLANT 30/5 WORCESTER
29/5 GREYHOUND 31/5 HARVESTER
29/5 INTREPID 31/5 ICARUS
29/5 JAGUAR 31/5 IMPULSIVE
29/5 SALADIN 31/5 MALCOLM
29/5 WOLFHOUND 31/5 SCIMITAR
30/5 ANTHONY 31/5 WOLSEY
30/5 SABRE 1/6 VENOMOUS
31/5 EXPRESS 1/6 VIMY
1/6 IVANHOE 1/6 WHITEHALL
1/6 VIVACIOUS 2/6 MALCOLM
1/6 WORCESTER
2/6 SABRE
INESWEEPERS. 29/5 KELLETT 1/6 SANDOWN 2/6 LEDA
29/5 PANGBOURNE
31/5 HEBE
31/5 WESTWARD Ho
ERSONNEL 29/5 CANTERBURY 27/5 BIARRITZ 1/6 MAID OF
VESSELS. 29/5 ST. SEIRIOI 30/5 PRINCESS ORLEANS
1/6 PRAGUE MAUD 2/6 BEN-MY-
2/6 ROYAL DAFFODIL CHREE
IOSPITAL CARRIERS. 29/5 ISLE OF GUERNSEY 27/5 ISLE OF THANET 1/6 ST.DAVD
30/5 ST. JULIAN 2/6 WORTHING
s TRAWLER. 2/6 KINGSTON 2/6 SPURS
ISCELLANEOUS. 29/5 BIDEFORD (Sloop) 1/6 KINGFISHER (Corvette) 1/6 MONA'S ISLE (A.B.V.) 27/5 MONA'S ISLE (A.B.V.) 27/5 KING ORRY (A.B.V.) 31/5 ROEBUCK
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OCR table 1 from document page 111
DESTROYERS PERSONNEL SHIPS MINE SWEEPERS PADDLE MINESWEEPERS SKOOTS
WINCHELSEA 925 TYNWALD 1153 EMPEROR OF INDIA 217 AMAZONE 338 BRANLEBAS 520
CODRINGTON (I) 1901 MAID OF ORLEANS 1100 GOSSAMER 500 BRIGHTON QUEEN 160 PASCHOLL 138 IMPETUEUSE 650
IMPULSIVE (I) 1112 BEN-MY-CHREE 2015 SKIPJACK 450 PRINCESS ELIZABETH 385 DEMOK I 100 MARGEAUX 369
ESK (I) 1041 ROYAL DAFFODIL 1817 SALAMANDER 393 PLINLIMMON 900 FRISCO 357 FOUDROYANT 487
MALCOLM (I) 681 ST. HELIER 500 FITZROY 3 SNAEPELL 520 TINY 300
WIDGEON 151 PRAGUE 1039 HEBE 270 MEDWAY QUEEN 500 HORST 800
WORCESTER 800 MANXMAN 951 WESTWARD Ho 752 AEGIR 350
VENOMOUS (I) 670 MALINES 700 NIGER 205 TWENTE 350
WHITEHALL 1300 ROYAL SOVEREIGN 1502 DUNDALK 450 2682 ANTJE 443
SHIKARI 600 KING GEORGE V 500 ALBURY 130 DENEB 100 62919
BASILISK (I) 420 ROUEN 800 LYDD 450 DOGGERSBANK 400
HARVESTER (I) 1207 COTE D'ARGENT 400 LEDA 379 DELTA 300 Total
IVANHOE 1290 KELLETT 200
WHITEHALL 943 SUTTON 110
ICARUS (I) 781 HALCYON 422
EXPRESS (I) 482 SCIMITAR 568 DRIFTERS TRAWLERS MISCELLANEOUS HOSPITAL SHIPS FOREIGN VESSELS
BASILISK (II) 338 HARVESTER (II) 808 FISHER BOY 225 STELLA DORADO 51 M.T.B.102 20 DINARD 90 PRESIDENT BUARS 166
JACKETA 203 OLVINA 244 GRIEVE (F.A.A. WORTHING 300 DEVINS PAPIN 177
WINDSOR (I) 658 CODRINGTON (II) FIDGET 304 WOLVES 50 Trng. vessel) 325 PARIS 230 GAMBOUL 14
478 WOLSEY FISHER BOY & GLENAVON- 652 LOCUST (Gunboat 620 ST.JULIAN 287 DILIGANTE 346
425 JACKETA 402 GLENGOWER 800 BIDEFORD (Sloop) 436 COMD. DELAGE 287
HAVANT (I) 932 LORD HOWARD 105 AGNES CROSS BORDEAUX 281
VIMY 300 CALETA 35 (Lifeboat) 3 DUTCH DAFFIL 100
ICARUS (II) 682 SHIPMATES 127 1797 GULZAR (Yacht CACHIN 600
BASILISK (III) 357 YORKSHIRE LASS 194 Danlayer) 221 EMMA LASTUS 35
EXPRESS (II) 467 MONARDA 80 ADVENTURERS (Exam.Serv. 82 HDAYA 300
HAVANT (II) 533 UT PROSIM 218 H.M.S. Unknown 54
IMPULSIVE (II) 353 GIRL GLADYS 117 RAMSGATE Lifeboat 17 MISCELLANEOUS (Cont.)
VENOMOUS (II) 408 FORECAST 78 SARGOSSO (M/S Yacht)80 HYTHE (Coastal
WINCHELSEA (II) 1172 GOLDEN GIFT 150 HOPPER No.24 400 Steamer 749
MALCOLM (II) 1014 3 Various 700 LAROC, F.W.23 & 3177 ROEBUCK -do- 342
WINDSOR (II) 588 KINGFISHER (A/S Exp. PERSIA (Tug) 27
KEITH 200 2938 Ship) (I) 268 2977 KINGFISHER (A/S Exp.Ship) (II)
ANTHONY 1137 SMALL VIKING 62 DWARF 34
GLENWAY 64
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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
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3
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OCR table 1 from document page 565
DESTROYERS PERSONNEL SHIPS MINE SWEEPERS PADDLE MINESWEEPERS SKOOTS
WINCHELSEA (I) 925 TYNWALD 1153 EMPEROR OF INDIA 217 AMAZONE 338 BRANLEBAS 520
CODRINGTON (I) 1901 MAID OF ORLEANS 1100 GOSSAMER 500 BRIGHTON QUEEN 160 PASCHOLL 138 IMPETUEUSE 650
IMPULSIVE (I) 1112 BEN-MY-CHREE 2015 SKIPJACK 450 PRINCESS ELIZABETH 385 DEMOK I 100 MARGEAUX 369
ESK (I) 1041 ROYAL DAFFODIL 1817 SALAMANDER 393 PLINLI'MON 900 FRISCO 357 FOUDROYANT 487
MALCOLM (I) 681 ST. HELIER 500 FITZROY 3 SNAEFELL 520 TINY 300
WIDGEON 151 PRAGUE 1039 HEBE 270 MEDWAY QUEEN 500 HORST 800
WORCESTER 800 MANXMAN 951 WESTWARD Ho 752 AEGIR 350
VENOMOUS (I) 670 MALINES 700 NIGER 205 TWENTE 350
WHITEHALL 1300 ROYAL SOVEREIGN 1502 DUNDALK 450 ANTJE 443
SHIKARI 600 KING GEORGE V 500 ALBURY 130 DENEB 100
BASILISK (I) 420 ROUEN 800 LYDD 450 DOGGERSBANK 400
HARVESTER (I) 1207 COTE D'ARGENT 400 LEDA 379 DELTA 300
IVANHOE 1290 KELLETT 200
WHITEHALL 943 SUTTON 110
ICARUS (I) 781 HALCYON 422
EXPRESS (I) 482 SCIMITAR 568 DRIFTERS TRAWLERS MISCELLANEOUS HOSPITAL SHIPS FOREIGN VESSELS
BASILISK (II) 338 808 FISHER BOY 225 STELLA DORADO 51 M.T.B.102 20 DINARD 90 PRESIDENT BUARS 166
HARVESTER (II) JACKETA 203 OLVINA 244 GRIEVE (F.A.A. WORTHING 300 DEVINS PAPIN 177
WINDSOR (I) 658 FIDGET 304 WOLVES 50 Trng. vessel) 325 PARIS 230 GAMBOUL 14
CODRINGTON (II) 478 WOLSEY 425 FISHER BOY & GLENAVON 652 LOCUST (Gunboat) 620 ST.JULIAN 287 DILIGANTE 346
JACKETA 402 GLENGOWER 800 BIDEFORD (Sloop) 436 COMD. DELAGE 287
HAVANT (I) 932 VIMY LORD HOWARD 105 AGNES CROSS BORDEAUX 281
300 CALETA 35 (Lifeboat) 3 DUTCH DAFFIL 100
ICARUS (II) 682 SHIPMATES 127 GULZAR (Yacht CACHIN 600
BASILISK (III) 357 YORKSHIRE LASS 194 Danlayer) 221 EMMA LASTUS 35
EXPRESS (II) 467 MONARDA 80 ADVENTURERS (Exam.Serv. 82 HDAYA 300
HAVANT (II) 533 UT PROSIM 218 H.M.S. Unknown 54
IMPULSIVE (II) 353 GIRL GLADYS 117 RAMSGATE Lifeboat 17 MISCELLANEOUS (Cont.)
VENOMOUS (II) 408 FORECAST 78 SARGOSSO (M/S Yacht)80 HYTHE (Coastal
WINCHELSEA (II) 1172 GOLDEN GIFT 150 HOPPER No.24 400 Steamer 749
MALCOLM (II) 1014 3 Various 700 LAROC, F.W.23 & ROEBUCK -do- 342
WINDSOR (II) 588 200 KINGFISHER (A/S Exp. PERSIA (Tug) 27
KEITH Ship) (I) 268 KINGFISHER (A/S Exp.Ship) (II)
ANTHONY 1137 SMALL VIKING 62 DWARF 34
61. M.B. VERA 30
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Page 16.
Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel - List 'B'
STORE SHIPS
NEPHRITE.
,40
Commanding Officer.
Cyril Gifford West, O.B.E., Master.
NGAROMA.
Commanding Officer.
John William Dickinson, Master.
ROEBUCK.
Commanding Officer.
Wilfrid Ivan Larbilestier, Master.
hur

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18.
Han
Ordinary Seaman Bert Marston, P/JX.175182, H.M.S. Worcester.
Ordinary Seaman John Philip Charles Mead, LT/JX.193106, H.M.Y.Christock
Ordinary Seaman Hugh Watson Miller, C/JX.170010, H.M.S. Royal Eagle.
Ordinary Seaman Frank Arthur Victor Patrick, C/JX.171302, H.M.S.Crest
Eagle.
Ordinary Seaman Thomas Edgar Whyte, R.N.V.R., CD/X.133, Newhaven
Life Boat Rosa Wood and Phyll
Lund.
Seaman Arthur George Farrow, LT/JX.179655, H.M.S. Glenavon.
Seaman George Fred Mathews, R.N.P.S., LT/JX.185264, H.M.D.The Boys.
Seaman Raymond Allenby Stone, R.M.R., X.19746A, H.M.S. Jaguar.
Ordinary Signalman Victor Albert Leslie Shallis, LD/X.4505, H.M.
Danlayer Gulzar.
Stoker Second Class Ralph Kearvell, P/KX,87052,H.M.S. Worcester
Stoker John Pirie, R.N.R., X.10415,S., H.M.D. Dorienta.
Second Hand John Malcolm Fenwick, LT/JX.185753, H.M.Y. Alouette 1.
Engineman James Smith, H.M. H Drifter Douenta.
Fireman John Develand Connell, T.124, H.M.S. Medway Queen.
Cook George Henry Cliefe, T.124, H.M.Danlayer Gulzar.
Deckhand Charles
E
Baldry, T.124, H.M.Danlayer Gulzar.
Captain William Hay Baker, Master, S.S. Biarritz.
Captain Herbert Cecil Bond, Master, S.S. St. Andrew.
Captain II
F
Boyce, Master, Hopper Barge 24,
Captain George Beaumont Butler, Master, M.V.Laroc.
Captain John Willimm Dickinson, Master, Ngorama.
Captain Henry Clarke, Master, Princess Maud.
Captain RederickJohn Hopwood, Master, Tug Lady Brassey.
Captain Eyril Glad west Hughes, O.B.E., S.S. Master, S.S. Nephrite.
Captain R chard Hughes, Master, Killarney.
Captain Welfred # yvon Larbalestier, Master, S.S Roebuck.
Captain Ewen Mackinnon, Master, Loch Garry.
Captain William Josiah Penny, Master,
Lord Rodney.
Captain
A
M
Pooke, Master,
Lady Southborough.
Captain Thomas C
Woods, Master,
Lady of Mann.
Captain R
G
Banks, Acting Master, Lighter X.209.
Mr. John William Ailwyn Jones, Chief Officer, Hospital Carrier Vinard
Mr. Reginald Frederick Pembry, Chief Officer, Hospital Carrier Isle
Mn Arthur Patrick Joseph Paterson, First Officer, M.
Mr. Jack Lynn, Mate, M.V.Laroc.
Mr. Victor Smith, Mate, Java.
Service,
Mr. John Bingham Woodhouse, Second Officer, S.S. Prague it Massey Shaw
London Fire
Brigade Wire Flo

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Page 4.
WHICH TOOK PART IN OPERATION "DYN/MO" - 26TH MAY - 4TH JUNE, 1940.
PART I - BRITISH SHIPS (continued)
NEL AND HOSPITAL SHIPS
RCHANGEL
MANXMAN
UTOCARRIER
MONA'S QUEEN
EN-MY-CREE
NEWHAVEN
IARRITZ
NEPHRITE (Store Ship)
ANTERBURY
NGAROMA
LAN MACALISTER
NORMANIA
OTE D'ARGENT
PARIS (Hospital)
OTE D'AZUR
PRAGUE
INARD (Hospital)
PRINCESS MAUD
ORIAN ROSE (Store Ship)
#
QUEEN OF THE CHANNEL
ENELLA
ROEBUCK
ОЛМ QUEEN
ROUEN
SLE OF GUERNSEY (Hospital)
ROYAL DAFFODIL
SLE OF THANET (Hospital)
ROYAL SOVEREIGN
ILLARNEY
ST. ANDREW (Hospital)
ING GEORGE V
ST. DAVID (Hospital)
ADY OF MAN
ST. HELIER
EVENWOOD (Store Ship)
ST. JULIAN
OCH GARRY
ST. SEIRIOL
LORINA
#
SCOTIA
AID OF ORLEANS
TYNWALD
MALINES
WORTHING (Hospital)
MANXMAID
WHITSTABLE
BRITISH SHIPS
ADVENTURESS
BONNY BELLE
re
AGNESS CROSS (Life-boat)
BOURNEMOUTH LIFE-BOAT
ALBATROSS III
B.P. ONE
ALOUETTE
BRITANNIA
ANDORA
BULLFINCH
ANDORA II (R.A.F. Launch)
CABBY
ANNE IV
CANVEY QUEEN
ATHOLA
CAVERSHAM (M.B.)
AURA
CHAMOIS (Lighter)
BATL
CHERFIELD
BAT (Lighter)
/
CLAUDE (Water Boat)
BEE (Lighter)
COMMODORE
BELFAST
CONSTANT NYMPH
BLACK ARROW
CORDELIA
BLACK JAVA
CORNELIA
BLACKPOOL
BOBELI (Motor Cruiser)
C. 11
C. 9 } (Tugs)
BONNY HEATHER
C.Y. 63
DABB II
DEFENDER
DHOON (Trawler)
(Continued)
Sunk

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Page 16.
peration "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel - List 'B'
STORE SHIPS.
NEPHRITE.
Commanding Officer.
Cyril Gifford West, O.B.E., Master.
NGAROMA,
Commanding Officer.
John William Dickinson, Master.
ROEBUCK.
Commanding Officer.
Wilfrid Ivan Larbilestier, Master.