TNA ADM 199 795

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TNA ADM 199 795

Admiralty reports on naval operations off the Dutch, Belgian and French coasts during 1940.

Holding archive: TNA
Collection reference: ADM 199 795

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199/795. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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395	Log in to enlarge	Fire was opened and WES effective in 1964 THE NORTH LIVERPOOL AND TELEPHONE 1654 CENTRAL TELEGRAMS "ST TUDNO, LIVERPOOL. WALES TEAMSHIP Co LIMITED 5. ST TUDNO T. s. ST SEIRIOL 40, Chapel Street M. V. ST SILIO T.G. BREW. SECRETARY 8th June, Liverpool,3 1940. To The Liverpool & North Wales Steamship Company Limited, 40, Chapel Street, Liverpool. Dear Sirs, "St.Seiriol" On Tuesday the 21st day at 7.30 pm. while entering Calais my vessel was attacked by Three Enemy Bonbers but they failed to make a hit. while alongside more attacks were made but we managed to get away at 8.30 pm, and proceeded to Dover and then to the Downs to Anchor. On Monday the 27th May at 1.30 pm. we proceeded to Dunkirk in company with the "Channel Queen" arriving Dunkirk about 8.0 pm. alongside the Mole, but were ordered to go to the Beaches to pick up Troops, using our Lifeboats. While the $ lifeboats were away 1 was asked if 1 could go back to the red Mole by a Destroyer as there were a very large number of troops there. It was now about 10.0 pm. and dark and heavy bombing and gunfire all around. 1 got alongside the Mole in a very short time and in embarked 600 soldiers and left the Mole at about midnight. I went back to look for my lifeboats but as they were being used to convoy troops from the Beach to other craft 1 proceeded to Dover via the Calais route as ordered by a Destroyer. During the passage 1 was again attacked by Aircraft but got away without being hit. On arrival at at Dover I was ordered to Folkestone to disembark. ds, The M.V. "Channel Queen" was bombed and sunk. On Wednesday 29th May we left Dover at 12.30 pm for Dunkirk to embark troops. Arrived off Dunkirk in heavy de Mole, when the Mole was bombed, also the "Fenella" which bombing and shore gunfire and proceeded to go alongside the was alongside and the "Crested Eagle". 1 could not make a landing. There no troops there so I proceeded to the beach to embark were troops following the S.S. "Crested Bagle" It which had of troops. The bombing was now terrific. a The complement "Crested Eagle was hit and went on fire, from ns and we lowered our only lifeboat and rescued 150 Air. men the burning ship under very heavy fire from the Arrived Dover about 6.0 am and disembarked. (Thursday 30th May). Yours faithfully R.AAM Master.	Crested Eagle Fenella Queen Day De Dover May Wales

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Fire was opened and WES effective in
1964
THE NORTH LIVERPOOL AND
TELEPHONE 1654 CENTRAL
TELEGRAMS "ST TUDNO, LIVERPOOL.
WALES
TEAMSHIP Co LIMITED
5. ST TUDNO
T. s. ST SEIRIOL
40, Chapel Street
M. V. ST SILIO
T.G. BREW. SECRETARY
8th June, Liverpool,3 1940.
To The Liverpool & North Wales
Steamship Company Limited,
40, Chapel Street,
Liverpool.
Dear Sirs,
"St.Seiriol"
On Tuesday the 21st day at 7.30 pm. while entering
Calais my vessel was attacked by Three Enemy Bonbers but
they failed to make a hit. while alongside more attacks
were made but we managed to get away at 8.30 pm, and
proceeded to Dover and then to the Downs to Anchor.
On Monday the 27th May at 1.30 pm. we proceeded to Dunkirk
in company with the "Channel Queen" arriving Dunkirk about
8.0 pm. alongside the Mole, but were ordered to go to the
Beaches to pick up Troops, using our Lifeboats. While the
$
lifeboats were away 1 was asked if 1 could go back to the
red
Mole by a Destroyer as there were a very large number of
troops there. It was now about 10.0 pm. and dark and heavy
bombing and gunfire all around.
1 got alongside the Mole in a very short time and
in
embarked 600 soldiers and left the Mole at about midnight.
I went back to look for my lifeboats but as they were being
used to convoy troops from the Beach to other craft 1
proceeded to Dover via the Calais route as ordered by a
Destroyer. During the passage 1 was again attacked by
Aircraft but got away without being hit. On arrival at
at
Dover I was ordered to Folkestone to disembark.
ds,
The M.V. "Channel Queen" was bombed and sunk.
On Wednesday 29th May we left Dover at 12.30 pm for
Dunkirk to embark troops. Arrived off Dunkirk in heavy
de
Mole, when the Mole was bombed, also the "Fenella" which
bombing and shore gunfire and proceeded to go alongside the
was alongside and the "Crested Eagle". 1 could not make a
landing. There no troops there so I proceeded to
the beach to embark were troops following the S.S. "Crested Bagle"
It
which had of troops. The bombing was now
terrific. a The complement "Crested Eagle was hit and went on fire, from
ns
and we lowered our only lifeboat and rescued 150 Air. men
the burning ship under very heavy fire from the
Arrived Dover about 6.0 am and disembarked. (Thursday
30th May).
Yours faithfully R.AAM
Master.