Admiralty reports on naval operations off the Dutch, Belgian and French coasts during 1940.
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- 2 - 11. S.S.B.A. S.S.B.A. No. 598 (7). are the same as those mentioned 1n No. The 609 two (19) speedboats from Sayonara referred Portsmouth Form 21 (Late 21a) (Revised July, 1938) (M. 09624/40). 2672 REGISTRY CENTRAL MAY1940 63 Commissioning Order 1940 12. from Deptford The Pay to 18, Section MARDOL, of SHREWSBURY, PRESIDENT I has been transfer (President I. 1702/16). 13. With reference to S.S.B.A. No. 551 (15), By Sir William Milbourne James, Knight Commander of the PANORAMA Trawlers KINGFISHER and CURLEW have been renamed LUMINARY Boom To Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Admiral in His respectively. Majesty's Fleet and Commander-in-Chief of His Majesty's (M. 013945/40). ships and vessels employed and to be employed within the Portsmouth Naval Command. 14. S.S. ALCA and S.S. REGISTAN have been taken O.B.V. respectively. commissioned naval service as a Base Mining Depot Ship up i and REGISTAN at T.W. Greenwell and Co. Ltd,, Sunderland. ALCA will be fitted out at R.J. Evans, Liverpool No.8820/87. (M. 018320/40). MEMORANDUM. 15. has been approved to charter with their crews Norwegian FROM With the concurrence of the Norwegian Authorities THE NAVAL OFFICER-in-CHARGE, POOLE. JOKULL and RUNDHORN for Examination Service, Iceland. (M. 018359/40). DATE 23rd September, 1940. No. 49/1/ 16. TO THE HEAD OF MILITARY BRANCE. ADMIRALITY. M/Y ALASTOR (S.S.B.A. No. 467 (9)) has been allocs to Ayrshire Dockyard Co. Ltd., Irvine, for conversion to Dutch Coaster AEGIR paid off at Poole. vessel with D/C Chutes, rails, 6 pdr. gun, and A/S installs (M. 018365/40). With reference to your M. 010027/40 of the 19th September, it is confirmed that the AEGIR remained an Admiralty responsibility until 17. the 4th July. Submarine NARWHAL was publicly announced on 18th September, Reference S.S.B.A. No. 581 (3) the loss of H.M. The AEGIR was paid off on the 28th June, but the Care and Main- (M. 015836/40). tenance party left on board did not hand over to the Dutch crew until p.m. the 4th July. See my 65/1/ of the 15th August. Circulation as for Special Secret Branch Acquaint No. 53% b.Alamp VT m(.) NAVAL OFFICER-in-CHARGE, POOLE. Captain, R.N.R. (Sd.) W. M. JAMES. Admiral, to R.S. Blacker, R.N. Commander-in-Chief. S. JABA. 0:- Secretary of the Admiralty (No.2506/8820) The Commodore, R.N. Barracks, Portsmouth.) 500-10-39.