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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List page 1 of 1 Showing document pages 163–470 of this collection

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163	Log in to enlarge	VESSEL OWNER REMARKS BOY FRED G.L. Good To V.A. Dover. BUCEPHALUS C.J. Watkins Did not go - for Dynamo. MA J BETTY R.F. Skinner A.P.S. BEVERLEY Thompson & Rordroy Reported abandoned at Dunkirk. MAJOE BRENART K. Frisby & Returned to owners 2.6.40. MALDO A.E. Harrison Kamble. BAT Messrs. Pickfords Returned to owners. MALVI BEE Murrell " MOLLY P. Robinson MARE 1 MARCH Sons, MARGHI Wright CACHALOT J. Powers T.98. A.P.S. MARINA CAIRNGORE MARSAY H.W.S. Wright Re-allocated to A.P.S. CAMELLIA R.F. Money A.P.S. MARINA CARIAD F.E. Jeffs T.98. Returned to owners 6.6.40. CAVERSHAM E. Crouch ARICEI Returned to owners. CECILLE Mansfield Markham A.P.S. CHARLOTTE ARY Capt. The Hon. Waterlogged Sandwich (now at Ramsgate ARY HO M.T. Henderson with Receiver of Wrecks). CYS ARY IR) Chelsea Yacht & Boat No information of return from Co. Dunkirk. ARY ROS CHRISCRAFT 25' R. Hayes No report received from list of missing vessels. COMMODORE RY SPE Bonniface No information of return from Dunkirk. RY SPE/ Now presumed lost. CONSTANT NYMPH ILDA B.A. Smith T.98. Returned to owners. CORDELIA J.E. Lambe CORA-ANN T.98. Returned to owner. BELLE Col. F.L. Newhouse CARONIA Re-allocated to A.P.S. LOWER W. Light (6A) CORSTIR Re-allocated to Spl. Admy. Service. Dr. Tiby COURT BELLE II Returned to owner. c. Whatford & Son DER No report received from list of CRECLE missing vessels. AIDEN D.N. Clark Returned to owner. EY COUNT DRACULA K.A. Creiner Returned to owner. ANT CURLEW E.T. Holme A.P.S. CERVATES V.H. Cooper A.P.S. LICENT I CHAMOIS Messrs. Pickfords Returned to owners. CARAMA (15' Punt) A. Moody Lost at Dunkirk. CLARA BELLE (Wherry) A. Liddle Lost at Dunkirk. OSA CRUISER H.J. Sharp IKOI Returned to owner. CARMEN H. Garnett Returned to owner. CHANTECLER R.E. Hodgman DRU II Returned to owner. AUR NY DAB II Lt.Col. Hardie RASOL Re-allocated to A.P.S. DAPHNE Mrs. C.M. Smith T.98. Returned to owner. DAWN 108 A.C. Wills DEENAR Mr. Dunsbier T.98. Returned to owner 6.6.40. MADGE Returned to owner. DEFENDER MING R. Harvey DESEL II MODESTY Dudley Stone Damaged. Returned to owner. DESIREE Capt. N. Dore A.P.S. Now returned to owner. AH NA DEVILFISH T.98. Returned to owner. Pete Knapp No report received from Ciron. of RCH list of missing vessels. ROSE Motor Boe Motor Boa 2 or Torpedo tor Ferries SME	Bat Bee Betty Beverley Boat Boy Fred Brenart Bucephalus Cachalot Camellia Cariad Carmen Caronia Caversham Cecille Chamois Chantecler Charlotte Clara Belle Commodore Constant Nymph Cordelia Count Dracula Court Belle II Cruiser Curlew Dab II Daphne Dawn Deenar Defender Desiree Devilfish Mare Marina Molly Rose Clark Cooper Dover Harrison Harvey Liddle Light Mansfield March Moody Murrell Robinson Rose Smith Stone Thompson Whatford Wright
470	Log in to enlarge	Dyram. 122. 302 279 FROM.... SUB. LT. T.K. EDGE-PARTINGTON. R.N. DATE **** 6th June, 1940. TO.... THE COMMODORE-IN-CHARGE, SHEERNESS. Tuesday, 28th May, 1940, 1830. Left Sheerness in Motor Boat "Vera" which broke down twice during the night, and was eventually towed into Ramsgate on the afternoon of Wednesday, 29th May, 1940. I was then given command of the converted Dutch Eel boat "CHANTECLER" of 13 tons. I left Ramsgate at 2200 that evening, in convoy with "GOLDEN LILY" and "JOHANNA", after about a quarter of an hour we left the convoy as we were only making good 4 knots. I carried on alone endeavouring to navigate by a compass which So was situated over the engine and which revolved slowly round and round. arrived off Dunitirk at approx. 0900 on the side 30th, having had We a drifting mine scraping past our Starboard during the night. We passed before grounding. The soldiers off Dunkirk wide and proceeded into the waded 3. beach out as far as possible hauled about 30 of them aboard, before shoving of any to us and we course back home. We saw no cloud signs and mist. and enemy setting aircraft our during the day due to very low Dunkirk at 1030 and sighted what I to thought find it to be the N. Goodwin Light, so rather than go on up soldiers. I We left Light at 1800, and steamed on only to Ramagate, was went the into S. Dover Goodwin at 2200 and landed the 30 British We spent the night at Dover and returned to Ramagate at 1300 on the 31st May. Ramsgate that evening and returned Hunt. to Sheerness in the Motor I left boat "LIEBESTRAUM" with S/Lt. Carew following afternoon June 1st, 12. I took Te the arrived Notor Yacht at "ALHENA" round The to Ramagate in a convoy of 1900 and spent the night there. day, June 2nd, we were informed to that go only in fast craft would "MARLBOROUGH", navigator. Lewis gunners. Captain, The following be wanted that night, ao I volunteered S/Lt. Don was S/Lt. the W.O.M/L Pool Cocewain and engineers S/Lt. as Carew and Hunt one N.T.B. one of stoker, the two A.B.'s We and took two civilians the two R.A.P. from the Treasury! One civilian, Pollock by name, was invaluable as he spoke fluent French. at 1930 in company with V.D. the M/L harbour "HAIG" and arrived We at left Dunkirk Ramagate one at of approx. the inner 2230. piers. We entered Enemy opened aircraft fire with were our flying Lewis gun with tracer and secured over, alongside and, as many other ammunition. ships did, we were shelling the harbour at vicinity. intervals and shells were The exploding Germans at reqular intervals in the	Boat Broke Chantecler Commodore Evening Golden Lily Haig Johanna Liebestraum Lily Marlborough Vera Day Don Dover Edge-Partington Haig Hunt Lewis Light May Pollock Pool