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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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149
147
14536
CONFIDENTIAL.
Page 26
Operation "DYNAMO" - arrative of Events,
1/6
Saturday 1st June (continued).
Personnel vessel PRAGUE attacked by enemy aircraft when on return from Dunkirk in position 2 miles 315° from V.
Buoy loaded with troops. She was eventually taken in tow and beached in the Downs opposite Sandown Castle.
Destroyer HAVANT attacked by enemy aircraft off
Dunkirk, hit by bombs and sank.
Personnel vessel SCOTIA attacked by aircraft on way back from Dunkirk loaded with troops, Ship sank but crew and troops mostly picked up, the majority being taken by the ESK.
Gunboat MOSQUITO attacked by enemy aircraft at about
1200 and sunk.
Trawler WESTWARD HO. Slight damage by near misses from aircraft.
Destroyer WORCESTER at 1630 - 1700 damaged by enemy bombing attack on leaving Dunkirk. Proceeded to Dover under own steam.
Corvette KINGFISHER damaged by enemy bombing attack and rendered unseaworthy in rough weather.
Minesweeper SANDOWN damaged by shell fire in boiler room.
Destroyer IVANHOE damaged by aircraft bombing attack.
Taken in tow and proceeded to Sheerness.
Destroyer VIVACIOUS damaged by aircraft bombing attack returned to Dover under own steam.
Bearing
Personnel vessel MONA'S ISLE. On way to Dunkirk straddled by enemy shore batteries at No.5 Buoy and subsequently attacked by dive bombers - all near misses. Ship proceeded to Dunkirk - embarked troops. Advised by Senior Naval Officer,
Dunkirk, to wait until high water as ship was fully loaded and returned at 0400, arriving Dover on June 2nd at 0150. Ship was found to be making water in No.2 stokehold and steam pipes to be leaking.
F.A.A. Training Yacht GRIVE after leaving Dunkirk, was blown up by a mine.
Minesweeper SKIPJACK was off La Panne engaged in embarking troops. Continuous air attacks were made on the ship from 0530. No fighters were seen except for about 5 minutes.
250 - 300 troops had been embarked by 0845 when ship was hit several times. Orders were given to abandon ship and within about 2 minutes she turned turtle. Most of the troops were lost, having been put below. Those in the water were machinegunned.
Destroyer BASILISK was embarking troops off La Panne and
Grive Ivanhoe Mona's Isle Mosquito Prague Sandown Scotia Skipjack TSS Scotia Vivacious Westward Westward Ho Dover Miles Page Senior
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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
Albury Anthony Argyllshire Arley Bideford Botanic Brock Błyskawica Calcutta Calvi Cayton Wyke Chico Comfort Conidaw Crested Eagle Cruiser Dawn Devonia Duchess Duchess of Fife Dundalk Emperor of India Fidget Fisher Boy Fitzroy Fyldea Gallant Golden Eagle Grimsby Town Gulzar Hebe Intrepid Inverforth Ivanhoe Jacketa Jaguar Javelin Kingston Alalite Kingston Andalusite Kingston Olivine Lady Philomena Lord Cavan Lord Inchcape Lydd Mackay Maretta Montrose Mosquito Nautilus Olvina Our Bairns Pangbourne Polly Polly Johnson Princess Princess Elizabeth Queen Royal Eagle Sabre Sandown Saon Sharpshooter Silver Dawn Skipjack Speedwell Spurs Starlight Rays Verity Vivacious Westward Westward Ho Whitshed Windsor Wolsey Wolves Fisher Johnson Malcolm Ross Thomas
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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
Anthony Biarritz Bideford Calcutta Canterbury Gallant Hebe Intrepid Ivanhoe Jaguar Mona's Isle Montrose Pangbourne Prague Princess Roebuck Sabre Sandown Spurs Vivacious Westward Westward Ho Windsor Wolsey Worthing King Malcolm Maud
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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
Aegir Agnes Cross Albury Amazone Anthony Antje Ben-my-Chree Bideford Bordeaux Caleta Delta Deneb Dinard Doggersbank Dundalk Dutch Daffil Dwarf Emperor of India Fidget Fisher Boy Fitzroy Forecast Frisco Gamboul Girl Gladys Glenway Golden Gift Gulzar Hebe Horst Hythe Ivanhoe Jacketa King George King George V Laroc Lord Howard Lydd Maid of Orleans Malines Manxman Monarda Olvina Paris Pascholl Persia Plinlimmon Prague President Buars Princess Princess Elizabeth Queen Roebuck Rouen Royal Daffodil Royal Sovereign Shipmates Skipjack Small Viking St. Helier Tiny TS King George V Twente Tynwald Vera Viking Westward Westward Ho Widgeon Windsor Wolsey Wolves Worthing Yorkshire Lass Fisher George King Malcolm May
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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 114
DESTROYERS PERSONNEL SHIPS MINESWEEPERS PADDLE MINESWEEPERS SKOOTS FRENCH DESTROYERS
SHIKARI 700 LADY OF MANN 180 SPEEDWELL 300 MARMION 198 DOGGERS BANK 50 LA FLORE 410
VENOMOUS (I) 957 ROYAL SOVEREIGN 1500 DUNDALK 399 MEDWAY QUEEN 481 BOUCLIER 340
SABRE 500 KING GEORGE V 1460 ALBURY 200 DUCHESS OF FIFE 300
WINDSOR 1022 ST. HELIER 500 NIGER 430 WESTWARD HO 48
WINCHELSEA 152 TYNWALD 1200 PANGBOURNE 43 ORIOLE 750
ESK 500 COTE D'ARGENT 955 GOSSAMER 400
WHITSHED 82 NEWHAVEN 396 HALCYON 416 29,525
VANQUISHER 37 ROUEN 1286 KELLETT 364 Total
CODRINGTON 44 7307 2552
VIVACIOUS 38 VENOMOUS (II) 1500 DRIFTERS TRAWLERS MISCELLANEOUS HOSPITAL SHIPS FOREIGN VESSELS
WORCESTER 900 STARLIGHT RAYS 319 TOPAZE 118 LOCUST (Gunboat) 800 ANDRE MARCEL 50
MIDAS 43 CAYTON WYKE 300 GULZAR (Yacht) 140 H.51 ) Belgian 88
YORKSHIRE LASS 25 SARGASSO 252 0.318)
FORECAST 108 418 GLENWAY (Barge) 213 FOREIGN VESSELS JEAN BART 102
NETSUKIS 119 NEWHAVEN Lifeboat 51 (Contd.) DUTCH M. v.M. 23
GOLDEN SUNBEAM 163 SUN XI (Tug) 188 GEORGE EDOUARD 401
UT PROSIM 49 SUN X " 211 4 French MANA ELENA 120
LORD HOWARD 100 ST.OLAVES " 200 Drifters 42 BARBARA AUGUSTE 65
Various 1600 FOREMOST = 91 AUSA 47 CORJESU (Coaster) 191
S.O.1 6 2.25 84 GUIDO GEZHLLE 145
37270 10 0.318) BERNADETTE DE LISIEUX 79
2526 2 Fishing Boats 103 H.51 ) 88 SIDERES LOUISE)
D.G.950 47 6 French boats LUCIEN GAIGY ) 157
MARLBOROUGH 318 SARZIK 16
(W.D. M/L) 34 A.5 229 BELGE 300
D.G.694 A.73 23 DUPENE 307
2.26 199 COASTER 233 PATRIE (Fr.Trawler) 350
D.C.715 JEUNE FRANCE 12 PINETTE 7 3565
B.P.1 72 LA CERE 30
K.L. 36 ABEL DEWULF) 16
Z.40 87 CODS CENADE Barges 90
5 Motor launches 94 N.53 19
Lifeboat & Launch 69 V.P.19 59
" & 2 launches 115 GILDA 83
CONSTANT LEOPOLD) 867
Abel Dewulf Albury Ausa Barbara Bart Bernadette Cayton Wyke Duchess Duchess of Fife Dundalk Forecast Glenway Golden Sunbeam Guido Gulzar Jeune France King George King George V Lady of Mann Lord Howard Marlborough Midas Netsukis Newhaven Pangbourne Patrie Pinette Queen Rouen Royal Sovereign Sabre Sargasso Sarzik Speedwell St. Helier Starlight Rays Sun Sun X Sun XI Sunbeam Topaze TS King George V Tynwald Vivacious Westward Westward Ho Whitshed Windsor Yorkshire Lass Barge De George King Mann Page
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CASE 3711
31-1
35
28
28a
91Gon
91-7
H.M. SHIPS LOST DURING EVACUATION OF TROOPS FROM
11-2
DUNKIRK (Operation "DYNAMO")
Index(31)
WHS
& as below
28
Vice Admiral A. Bedford appointed to conduct informal enquiries
28a into losses, to learn lessons for general application and to ascertain the behaviour of material etc.
Reports.
List of ships and officers concerned.
X
Special remarks re:-
91Gen
Design Generally
91-7
Watertight Doors.
9147
Steering Gear. Wire Hauser connection of "Crested Eagle"
continued to function after heavy explosions, whereas usual chain and rod connection would probably have been fractured.
Protection of Steering Gear. Stores in after storing C
compartment should be as stowed as not to interfere with steering gear if displaced by explosion etc.
(Also see D.710/41)
31-5
Scuttles for Escape of Personnel. More and larger scuttles necessary. Aluminium scuttle frames too weak to withstand heavy shocks.
Deck Protection. Experiments with Bitumastic and other materials. Excellent resistance of decks of "Westward Ho"
to machine gún bullets.
X
11-2
Older Destroyers
"Whip" af ship excessive, following blow from explosion or near miss. Reference to investigations into possible modification of structures to avoid buckling etc.
11,11-2
Armament of Smaller War Vessels, including Minesweepers.
597a 59-42
2,31-5
Firefighting Equipment in H.M. Ships
X
5-3,19-2
Destruction of C.B's in Emergency. Particular reference to smaller vessels operating in shallow waters.
Various incendiary etc. proposals.
Skipper MacLean of H.M. S. Nautilus praised by Vice Admiral
Bedford for special action taken to destroy confidential publications.
11-2
Destroyers lost at Dunkirk.
11
Minor War Vessels lost at Dunkirk.
59 7.00
Behaviour of material. Special reports by Vice Admiral Bedford,
91Gen x
with remarks by Controller's Departments etc.
9
Motor Boat, property of Lt. Tattersall, lost with H.M. Waverley,
Reference to claim for compensation
1940
Boat Crested Eagle Nautilus Westward Westward Ho Bedford Maclean
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losure
II with Vice dated Admiral 7th Bedford's October, Letter 1940. No.S.2.G.AB/40
116
7
Base Maintenance Engineer Officer, Leith.
12th June, 1940.
The Naval Officer-in-Charge,
11938
Leith & Granton.
lett
1940
Decks of "Westward Ho".
The decks of this vessel have been treated with a Bitumastic position about 2" thick and I have noted that during the recent rations at Dunkirk, machine gun bullets have penetrated all steel and dwork wherever exposed, while at the same time bullets which have contact with the deck have merely penetrated this Bitumastic composition come in no case have they gone through. This would appear to be an teresting fact worthy of further consideration, observing that the ight of the Bitumastic composition is considerably less than steel otection and it would appear to have had a similar effect to bullet sisting steel.
I have had no opportunity of conferring with the Officers of stward Ho but a coxswain informs me that the whole ship's company are of inion that the treatment of these decks have saved innumerable lives.
(Signed) T. Arnold.
Engineer Commander.
st July, 1940.
"Westward HO" - Treatment of Decks.
Further to my suggestion of 12/6/40, I have now had an opportunity of conferring with ship's officers.
The general opinion would appear to be that everyone was far too busy to note at the precise time of machine gunning the exact effect of bullets, but it was noted that no bullets penetrated the decks, yet they did penetrate ship's side and upperworks causing wounds to ratings after penetration.
(Signed) T. Arnold.
Engineer Commander.
Wt. 48364/D6546 1,000,000 6/40 S.P. & as Ltd. $1-8446
C.E. 7831/1922.
Sta.47/33.
Westward Westward Ho Arnold Bedford
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CONFIDENTIAL.
Page 26
Operation "DYNAMO" - Narrative of Events.
Saturday 1st June (continued).
Personnel vessel PRAGUE attacked by enemy aircraft when on return from Dunkirk in position 2 miles 315° from V.
Buoy loaded with troops. She was eventually taken in tow and beached in the Downs opposite Sandown Castle.
Destroyer HAVANT attacked by enemy aircraft off
Dunkirk, hit by bombs and sank.
Personnel vessel SCOTIA attacked by aircraft on way back from Dunkirk loaded with troops. Ship sank but crew and troops mostly picked up, the majority being taken by the ESK.
Gunboat MOSQUITO attacked by enemy aircraft at about
1200 and sunk.
Trawler WESTWARD HO. Slight damage by near misses from aircraft.
Destroyer WORCESTER at 1630 - 1700 damaged by enemy bombing attack on leaving Dunkirk. Proceeded to Dover under own steam.
Corvette KINGFISHER damaged by enemy bombing attack and rendered unseaworthy in rough weather.
Minesweeper SANDOWN damaged by shell fire in boiler room.
Destroyer IVANHOE damaged by aircraft bombing attack.
Taken in tow and proceeded to Sheerness.
Destroyer VIVACIOUS damaged by aircraft bombing attack returned to Dover under own steam.
Personnel vessel MONA'S ISLE. On way to Dunkirk straddled by enemy shore batteries at No.5 Buoy and subsequently attacked by dive bombers - all near misses, Ship proceeded to Dunkirk - embarked troops. Advised by Senior Naval Officer,
Dunkirk, to wait until high water as ship was fully loaded and returned at 0400, arriving Dover on June 2nd at 0150. Ship was found to be making water in No.2 stokehold and steam pipes to be leaking.
F.A.A. Training Yacht GRIVE after leaving Dunkirk, was blown up by a mine.
Minesweeper SKIPJACK was off La Panne engaged in embarking troops. Continuous air attacks were made on the ship from 0530. No fighters were seen except for about 5 minutes.
250 - 300 troops had been embarked by 0845 when ship was hit several times. Orders were given to abandon ship and within about 2 minutes she turned turtle. Most of the troops were lost, having been put below. Those in the water were machinegunned.
Destroyer BASILISK was embarking troops off La Panne and/
daylight/
Grive Ivanhoe Mona's Isle Mosquito Prague Sandown Scotia Skipjack TSS Scotia Vivacious Westward Westward Ho Dover Miles Page Senior
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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
Albury Anthony Argyllshire Arley Bideford Botanic Brock Błyskawica Calcutta Calvi Cayton Wyke Chico Comfort Conidaw Crested Eagle Dawn Devonia Duchess Duchess of Fife Dundalk Emperor of India Fidget Fisher Boy Fitzroy Fyldea Gallant Golden Eagle Grimsby Town Gulzar Hebe Intrepid Inverforth Ivanhoe Jacketa Jaguar Javelin Kingston Alalite Kingston Andalusite Kingston Olivine Lady Philomena Lord Cavan Lord Inchcape Lydd Mackay Maretta Montrose Mosquito Nautilus Olvina Our Bairns Pangbourne Polly Polly Johnson Princess Princess Elizabeth Queen Royal Eagle Sabre Sandown Saon Sargasso Sharpshooter Silver Dawn Skipjack Speedwell Spurs Starlight Rays Verity Vivacious Westward Westward Ho Whitshed Windsor Wolsey Wolves Fisher Johnson Malcolm Ross Thomas
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OCR table 1 from document page 558
Date BOMB. Date GUNFIRE. Date COLLISION. Date MINE.
SER, A/A. 2/6 CALCUTTA
ROYERS. 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
SWEEPERS. 29/5 KELLETT 1/6 SANDOWN 2/61 LEDA
29/5 PANGBOURNE
31/5 HEBE
31/5 WESTWARD Ho
SONNEL 29/5 CANTERBURY 27/5 BIARRITZ 1/6 MAID OF
SSELS. 29/5 ST. SEIRIOI 30/5 PRINCESS ORLEANS
1/6 PRAGUE MAUD 2/6 BEN-MY-
2/6 ROYAL DAFFODIL CHREE
PITAL 29/5 ISLE OF 27/5 ISLE OF 1/6 ST. DAVID
RRIERS. GUERNSEY THANET
30/5 ST. JULIAN 2/6 WORTHING
TRAWLER. 2/6 KINGSTON 2/6 SPURS
CELLANEOUS. 29/5 BIDEFORD (Sloop) 27/5 MONA'S ISLE (A.B.V.) 31/5 ROSBUCK
1/6 KINGFISHER (Corvette) 27/5 KING ORRY (A.B.V.)
1/6 MONA'S ISLE (A.B.V.)
Anthony Biarritz Bideford Calcutta Canterbury Gallant Hebe Intrepid Ivanhoe Jaguar Mona's Isle Montrose Pangbourne Prague Princess Sabre Sandown Spurs Vivacious Westward Westward Ho Windsor Wolsey Worthing King Malcolm Maud
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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
Aegir Agnes Cross Albury Amazone Anthony Antje Ben-my-Chree Bideford Bordeaux Caleta Delta Deneb Dinard Doggersbank Dundalk Dutch Daffil Dwarf Emperor of India Fidget Fisher Boy Fitzroy Forecast Frisco Gamboul Girl Gladys Golden Gift Gulzar Hebe Horst Hythe Ivanhoe Jacketa King George King George V Laroc Lord Howard Lydd Maid of Orleans Malines Manxman Monarda Olvina Paris Pascholl Persia Prague President Buars Princess Princess Elizabeth Queen Roebuck Rouen Royal Daffodil Royal Sovereign Shipmates Skipjack Small Viking St. Helier Tiny TS King George V Twente Tynwald Vera Viking Westward Westward Ho Widgeon Windsor Wolsey Wolves Worthing Yorkshire Lass Fisher George King Malcolm May Page
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OCR table 1 from document page 566
MINESWEEPERS
GOSSAMER 845
NIGER 310
FITZROY 67
LYDD 252
LEDA 650
DUCHESS OF
FIFE 535
HALCYON 243
SALAMANDER 479
SPEEDWELL 972
SALTASH 400
ROSS 260
DUNDALK 280
HALCYON 508
SALTASH 400
SUTTON 453
KELLETT 40
WESTWARD HO 900
OCR table 2 from document page 566
DESTROYERS
VANQUISHER (I) 640
HAVANT 882
WHITEHALL (I) 871
SCIMITAR (I) 584
WOLSEY 533
MALCOLM 1200
WORCESTER (I) 661
WINDSOR 493
VIVACIOUS 427
VANQUISHER (II) 1200
HARVESTER 576
ICARUS 1114
CODRINGTON 746
SABRE 451
SHIKARI 623
WINCHELSEA 1150
SCIMITAR (II) 376
ESK (I) 979
WHITEHALL (II) 34
WORCESTER (II) 900
Aegir Amazone Antje 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 Monique-Camille Mosquito Nephrite Normanville Oranje Pacifico Patrie Princess Princess Elizabeth Queen Rouen 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 568
DESTROYERS PERSONNEL SHIPS MINESWEEPERS PADDLE MINESWEEPERS SKOOTS FRENCH DESTROYERS
1
SHIKARI 700 LADY OF MANN 18 SPEEDWELL 300 MARMION 198 DOGGERS BANK 50 LA FLORE 410
VENOMOUS (I) 957 ROYAL SOVEREIGN 1500 DUNDALK 399 MEDWAY QUEEN 481 BOUCLIER 340 18
SABRE 500 KING GEORGE V 1460 ALBURY 200 DUCHESS OF FIFE 300 17
WINDSOR 1022 ST. HELIER 500 NIGER 430 WESTWARD HO 48 75
WINCHELSEA 152 TYNWALD 1200 PANGBOURNE 43 ORIOLE 750 06
ESK 500 COTE D'ARGENT 955 GOSSAMER 400
WHITSHED 82 NEWHAVEN 396 HALCYON 416
VAINQUISHER 37 ROUEN 1286 KELLETT 364
CODRINGTON 44
VIVACIOUS 38
VENOMOUS (II) 1500 DRIFTERS TRAWLERS MISCELLANEOUS HOSPITAL SHIPS FOREIGN VESSELS
WORCESTER 900
STARLIGHT RAYS 319 TOPAZE 118 LOCUST (Gunboat) 800 ANDRE MARCEL 50
MIDAS 43 CAYTON WYKE 300 GULZAR (Yacht) 140 H.51 ) Belgian 88 88
YORKSHIRE LASS 25 SARGASSO " 252 0.318) 37
FORECAST 108 GLENNAY (Barge) 213 FOREIGN VESSELS JEAN BART 102 52
NETSUKIS 119 NEWHAVEN Lifeboat 51 (Contd.) DUTCH M.v.M. 23 04
GOLDEN SUNBEAM 163 SUN XI (Tug) 188 GEORGE EDOUARD 401 06
UT PROSIM 49 SUN X " 211 4 French MANA ELENA 120 39
LORD HOWARD 100 ST.OLAVES " 200 Drifters 42 BARBARA AUGUSTE 65 93
Various 1600 FOREMOST " 91 AUSA 47 CORJESU (Coaster) 191 32
S.O.1 6 Z.25 84 GUIDO GEZTHLE 145 65
37270 10 0.318) BERNADETTE DE LISIEUX 79 59
2 Fishing Boats 103 H.51 ) 88 SIDERES LOUISE) 98
D.G.950 47 6 French boats LUCIEN GAIGY ) 157 82
MARLBOROUGH 318 SARZIK 16 .) 60
(W.D. M/L) 34 A.5 229 BELGE 300 145
D.G.694 ) A.73 23 DUPENE 307
Z.26 199 COASTER 233 PATRIE (Fr.Trawler) 350
D.C.715 ) JEUNE FRANCE 12 PINETTE 7
B.P.1 72 LA CIGIRID 30
K.L. 36 ABEL DEWULF) 16
2.40 87 CODS CENADE Barges 90
5 Motor launches SE N.53 19
Abel Dewulf Albury Ausa Barbara Bart Bernadette Cayton Wyke Duchess Duchess of Fife Dundalk Forecast Golden Sunbeam Guido Gulzar Jeune France King George King George V Lady of Mann Lord Howard Marlborough Midas Netsukis Newhaven Pangbourne Patrie Pinette Queen Rouen Royal Sovereign Sabre Sargasso Sarzik Speedwell St. Helier Starlight Rays Sun Sun X Sun XI Sunbeam Topaze TS King George V Tynwald Vivacious Westward Westward Ho Whitshed Windsor Yorkshire Lass Barge De George King Mann Page
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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.
Cruiser Hebe Hound Intrepid Ivanhoe Jaguar Javelin Lydd Mackay Mallard Montrose Mosquito Pangbourne Plinlimmon Portsdown Princess Princess Elizabeth PS Portsdown PS Whippingham Queen Sabre Sandown Sharpshooter Shearwater Sheldrake Skipjack Speedwell Verity Vivacious Westward Westward Ho Whippingham Whitshed Widgeon Windsor Wolsey May Page Ross