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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15.			010027/40.		Sent. 1940 19 SEP	1940
to has been allocated to S.S With reference to provided Oropesa Minesweeper. Brigham a if available from Winch, thos	.donead	1 le	Subject: is Transport	Durch cooster AEGIR understood them the that the named	haid Director of new and	th July I' duties at
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	need and JB 190 birg	ether momitility instand	AEGIR have	remeined an will 4th luly, 1940. a Came and	Administa h is Maintenence	ssenger 1940.
carried on Accounts board. of FLAMINGO, accommodation for LUCIA	IIIW UOV, tedd ne AID IIIS	the	remained	on board often	7M	unch MEUSE put into
personnel will wait: act ready and The necessary change personnel will take arr ef	teds at VITAQ ,eamt df88 TOJIB based					ed over to 24 on
17. trawlers are With expected reference to commissio to S.S.B. SABINA VIKING DEEPS STRATHELLA 11 - DOROTHY - 11 TRITTHY 4	(cob) donord 20 basil		0 COPYING	17SEP1940 18 BRANCH		10. nd SILANION and 3rd
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Aegir Aid Belgica Meuse Rye Viking Hastings Head Le May Poole Willis

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paid off on A/P 29th Trawlers August CARBINEER 1940 on lapse II, KASTORIA of T 124 and agreements NAMUR
(M. 06221/40).
IMMEDIATE.
Serial No. 610.
SECRET.
Club, L. Willis Rye and The has R.N.O. his taken title Hastings, up has his Headquarters Vice Admiral in (Commander)
SPECIAL SECRET BRANCH ACQUAINT.
To change in the area covered now by been this amended R.N.O. is to R.N.O., involved.
The following information is circulated for guidance and for such action within each Admiralty Department as may be
(M. 016366/40).
necessary.
62
.0. i/c Haifa The following as patrol police craft on launches Palestine have been commist
G.Britow for Head of Military Branch.
MOQITA
SEALION
19th September, 1940.
SEAWOLF
SHARK
HAWK
EAGLE.
1.
Correspondence to Naval authorities in the Shetlands.
All will be borne nominally on books of STAG.
In connection with the distribution of copies of
(M. 017235/40).
Admiralty letters of a General nature regarding anti-invasion measures, the Secretary to F.O.C. Shetlands has stated that epartm such Admiralty circular letters of general application need be
S.S.
sent to F.O.C. Shetlands only and not to N.O. i/c Lerwick and imiral
R.N.O. Sullom Voe.
(M. 014684/40).
Whale Catcher ORNEN III was commissioned on 24th June
2. 1940 as a tender to MALABAR II for minesweeping and patrol duties at Trinidad.
(M. 018275/40).
beer
Orope
Catcher THORVARD was commissioned on 9th July 1°
ovided
3. as a tender Whale to MALABAR II for minesweeping and patrol duties at
(M. 018274/40).
Trinidad.
quisit has been approved to requisition M/B DANDY under (owner
WILL
4. Sergeant J. It Cumming) for Air Rescue work at Herne Bay supervision of R.N.O. Whitstable. (M. 016623/40).
5. Belgian (H 62: & different vessel from be DE taken DRIE up as
M/F.V's LEOPOLD NERA, ANNA LEOPOED, BELGICA GEZUST a:
acc
DE DRIE GEZUSTERS 540 (8)) manned by Poles) are to manned by tenders (S.S.B.A. to No. observation minelayers. They will be Belg
(M. 017640/40).
CH
crews.
MEDON
6. Boat LERINA at Appledore for A/P (4. duties. 016300/40).
Approval has been given to take up Motor Passenger
01
S.S.B.A. No. 554 (7) Passenger but Launch put into MEUSE
ommodat
7. commissioned Reference for the Dunkirk Operations, was service not with civilian crew. (M. 010027/40).
and
Chasseurs 23 and 25 were turned 24 over to
8. Free French Wooden Navy French on 9th September 1940, and Chasseur on
(M. 012992/40).
16th September 1940.
lers ai
9.
M.L. 119 commissioned on 18th September 1940.
(M. 013007/40).
(3)) and and SILANION 3rd
10. August equisit
AHAMA
September (S.S.B.A. 1940
W
11.
CH

Belgica Boat Dandy Malabar Meuse Rye Whitstable Beer Crews De Hastings Head May Whale Willis