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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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APPENDIX I.
160
to
Operation "DYNAMO"
Narrative of Events.
162
-
LIST OF H.M. SHIPS, PERSONNEL SHIPS AND HOSPITAL CARRIERS
TAKING. PART.
A.A. CRUISER:
CALCUTTA
DESTROYERS:
ANTHONY
HARVESTER
MALCOLM
VIVACIOUS
BASILISK
HAVANT
MONTROSE
WAKEFUL
BLYSKAWICA
ICARUS
SABRE
WHITEHALL
CODRINGTON
IMPULSIVE
SALADIN
WHITSHED
ESK
INTREPID
SCIMITAR
WINCHELSEA
EXPRESS
IVANHOE
SHIKARI
WINDSOR
GALLANT
JAGUAR
VENOMOUS
WOLFHOUND
GRAFTON
JAVELIN
VANQUISHER
WOLSEY
GRENADE
KEITH
VERITY
WORCESTER
GREYHOUND
MACKAY
VIMY
(40)
SLOOPS:
BIDEFORD
GUNBOATS:
LOCUST
MOSQUITO
UNESWEEPERS:
ALBURY
HEBE
QUEEN OF THANET
BRIGHTON QUEEN
HALCYON
ROSS
BRIGHTON BELLE
KELLETT
SALAMANDER
DEVONIA
LEDA
SALTASH
DUNDALK
LYDD
SKIPJACK
DUCHESS OF FIFE
MARMION
SANDOWN
EMPEROR OF INDIA
MEDWAY QUEEN
SNAEFELL
EL
FITZROY
NIGER
SPEEDWELL
GLENAVON
ORIOLE
SUTTON
GLENGO
PANGBOURNE
SHARPSHOOTER
GOSSAMER
PLYNLIMMON
WAVERLEY
GRACIE FIELDS
PRINCESS ELIZABETH WESTWARD HO
A/S VESSELS:
ARLEY
COMFORT
MARETTA
BOTANIC
CONIDAW
NAUTILUS
BROCK
FYLDEA
POLLY JOHNSON
CALVI
GULZAR
SANGASSO
CHICO
JOHN CATLING
STARLIGHT RAYS
re
SPECIAL SERVICE CRESTED EAGLE
GOLDEN EAGLE
ROYAL EAGLE
ESSELS:
"LL" TRAWLERS: INVERFORTH LORD INCHCAPE OUR BAIRNS THOMAS BARTLETT
it
A/S TRAWLERS:
ARGYLLSHIRE
KINGSTON ANDALUSITE STELLA DORADO
ore
BLACKBURN ROVERS
KINGSTON OLIVINE
THURINGIA
CAYTON WYKE
LADY PHILOMENA
WESTELLA
an
GRIMSBY TOWN
SAON
WOLVES
ue
KINGSTON ALALITE
SPURS
OLVINA
all
INE RECOVERY
FIDGET
JACKETA
SILVER DAWN
RIFTERS:
FISHER BOY
LORD CAVAN

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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
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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
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Noted.
2. The 3" A.A. gun in KEITH was not primarily intended for close defence. For this purpose the ship had two converted Mk. II* pom pom equipm rang
3. Shields are being provided for all close range weapons.
not:
4. The multiple pom poms are/available for SKIPJACK class except at t)
expense of other services.
5. D.T.S.D. referred re 0.5 inch Mk. IV twin equipments.
CW
WSG
BJ
3.9.40.
for DIRECTOR OF NAVAL ORDNANCE.
4
September, 1940.
&
1.
Concur with D.N.O. (There appears to be a typing error in his paragraph 4.)
2.
0.5" Mark IV equipments cannot be made available for
SKIPJACK class as all are allocated to Auxiliary war vessels
None the less HALCYON class minesweepers are certainly underarmed. Subject to D.N.O's and D.N.C's remarks it is proposed to submit for approval in principle to alter their A.A.
armaments as follows, positions being prepared for the additional guns as opportunity offers and the guns to be allocated as and when available.
(A) GOSSAMER, LEDA, SEAGULL, HAZARD, HEBE, SHARPSHOOTER,
BRAMBLE, BRITOMART and SPEEDY:-
Add 1 - 0.5" Mark III and re-arange this and existing 0.5" Mark III in sided positions.
(B) GLEANER and JASON (A/S Patrol vessels of H ALCYON Class)
Add 1 - 0.5" Mark III as for GOSSAMER etc.
(C) NIGER and SALAMANDER
Remove forward 4" V in C.P. II and substitute
4" V on H.A. III or IV mounting.
Add 1 - 0.5" Mk. III as for GOSSAMER etc.
(D) HALCYON, HARRIER, HUSSAR and SPEEDWELL.
Remove 2 pdr. II and substitute 2 - 2 pdr on single mountings, sided. Priority for allocation
+1
to be after Corvettes.
requirement 3. for 11 additional 0.5" Mk. III equipments for Ships
Should it be clearly impossible to meet the shown in para. 2 (A) and (B), single 2 pdrs. (2 per ship)
should be allocated in lieu and the existing 0.5"s diverted to other services.
and w
DIRECTOR OF TRAINING AND STAFF DUTIES
DIVISION.
14-9.40.

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APPENDIX I.
to
Operation "DYNAMO"
-
Narrative of Events.
LIST OF H.M. SHIPS, PERSONNEL SHIPS AND HOSPITAL CARRIERS
TAKING. PART.
RUISER:
CALCUTTA
YERS:
ANTHONY
HARVESTER
MALCOLM
VIVACIOUS
BASILISK
HAVANT
MONTROSE
WAKEFUL
BLYSKAWICA
ICARUS
SABRE
WHITEHALL
CODRINGTON
IMPULSIVE
SALADIN
WHITSHED
ESK
INTREPID
SCIMITAR
WINCHELSEA
EXPRESS
IVANHOE
SHIKARI
WINDSOR
GALLANT
JAGUAR
VENOMOUS
WOLFHOUND
GRAFTON
JAVELIN
VANQUISHER
WOLSEY
GRENADE
KEITH
VERITY
WORCESTER
GREYHOUND
MACKAY
VILY
BIDEFORD
TS:
LOCUST
MOSQUITO
EEPERS:
ALBURY
HEBE
QUEEN OF THANET
BRIGHTON QUEEN
HALCYON
ROSS
BRIGHTON BELLE
KELLETT
SALAMANDER
EL
DEVONIA
LEDA
SALTASH
DUNDALK
LYDD
SKIPJACK
DUCHESS OF FIFE
MARMION
SANDOWN
EMPEROR OF INDIA
MEDWAY QUEEN
SNAEFELL
FITZROY
NIGER
SPEEDWELL
GLENAVON
ORIOLE
SUTTON
GLENGOWER
PANGBOURNE
SHARPSHOOTER
GOSSAMER
PLYNLIMMON
WAVERLEY
GRACIE FIELDS
PRINCESS ELIZABETH
WESTWARD HO
ESSELS:
ARLEY
COMFORT
MARETTA
BOTANIC
CONIDAW
NAUTILUS
BROCK
FYLDEA
POLLY JOHNSON
CALVI
GULZAR
SARGASSO
CHICO
JOHN CATLING
STARLIGHT RAYS
AL SERVICE CRESTED EAGLE
GOLDEN EAGLE
LS:
ROYAL EAGLE
TRAWLERS: INVERFORTH LORD INCHCAPE OUR BAIRNS THOMAS BARTLETT
RAWLERS:
ARGYLLSHIRE
KINGSTON ANDALUSITE STELLA DORADO
BLACKBURN ROVERS
KINGSTON OLIVINE
THURINGIA
CAYTON WYKE
LADY PHILOMENA
WISTELLA
GRIMSBY TOWN
SAON
WOLVES
KINGSTON ALALITE
SPURS
OLVINA
RECOVERY
FIDGET
JACKETA
ERS:
SILVER DAWN
FISHER BOY
LORD CAVAN

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OCR table 1 from document page 563
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) MALINES 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 CANTERBURY 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 MALXMAN 1266 ALBURY 161 BRANDORTS 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 SKIPJACK 184 KAAPFALGA
INTREPID 661 ROSS 503
EXPRESS 650
VANQUISHER (I) 700 LEDA (II) 500
VANQUISHER (II) 700
SHIKARI 396
ESK 400 DRIFTERS TRAWLERS MISCELLANEOUS HOSPITAL SHIPS FOREIGN VESSELS
SABRE 531
JAVELIN 700 FISHER BOY 144 ARLEY 90 WALMER CASTLE 828 DINARD 300 COMDR DELAGE 520
HARVESTER 600 SILVER DAWN 200 Sloop 450 ST. DAVID 118
IVANHOE 614 Drifter 100 ROYAL EAGLE 700 PARIS 400
FIDGET 114 (Sp. Service
Various 1,600 A/A ship)
LORMONT (A.B.V.) 1085 ST. CLEARS (tug) 70
OCR table 2 from document page 563
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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
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Page 2.
HICH TOOK PART IN OPERATION "DYNAMO" - 26TH MAY - 4TH JUNE, 1940.
WHICH TOOK PART IN OPERATION "DYNAMO" - 26TH MAY - 4TH JUNE, 1940
PART I - BRITISH SHIPS.
CRUISER.
TTTA
ROYERS.
ONY
INTREPID
VENOMOUS
LISK
IVANHOE
VERITY
INGTON
JAGUAR
VIMY
JAVELIN
VIVACIOUS
ESS
KEITH
WAKEFUL
ANT
MACKAY
WHITEHALL
TON
MALCOIM
WHITSHED
ADE
MONTROSE
WINCHELSEA
HOUND
SABRE
WINDSOR
ESTER
SALADIN
WOLFHOUND
NT
SCIMITAR
WOLSEY
US
SHIKARI
WORCESTER
LSIVE
VANQUISHER
P.
EFORD
VETTES.
LLEMOT
MALLARD
SHELDRAKE
GFISHER
SHEARWATER
WIDGEON
BOATS.
UST
#
MOSQUITO
ESWEEPERS.
ROSS
URY
HEBE
SALAMANDER
GHTON BELLE
KELLETT
SALTASH
GHTON QUEEN
LEDA
SANDOWN
ONIA
LYDD
SHARPSHOOTER
HESS OF FIFE
MARMION
MEDWAY QUEEN
SKIPJACK
DALK
SNAEFELL
PEROR OF INDIA
NIGER
SPEEDWELL
CZROY
ORIOLE
SUTTON
ENAVON
PANGBOURNE
WAVERLEY
ENGOWER
PLINLIMMON
WESTWARD HO
SSAMER
PORTSDOWN
CIE FIELDS
PRINCESS ELIZABETH
WHIPPINGHAM
LCYON
QUEEN OF THANET
(Continued)
Sunk.