TNA ADM 199 795

8360/0584 2/40 1,500 pads JC&SLtd Gp074/34
MESSAGE.
15
mon
16
2321/1 June.
RECEIVE.
From
MESSAGE.
OUT
DATE
Date 1/6/40
TIME
V.A. Dover 474
Repeated
- Nove 896
F.0.1/c Southarpton
G. in O. Portsmouth 220
N.O.S/C
C. in O. Rosyth. 522
N.O.1/c Grimsby
Addressed 9.0.1/c London
N.O.1/o
Commodore i/c Sheerness 613
N.O.1/c Kewhaven
TO
N.O.1/c Poole,
20.10 Tyne.
8:0,1/c Lowestoft
Name of Ship. Name of
Name of Office, Date
8.0.1/
Commanding
1st Lieut. of
JAVA*
Officer.
562
Commissioning
HOWAR
7.0.1/c Greenock.
TINY.
Lt.Cdr.K.M.Drake, Lt. A. J.Davies, No date
R.N.R. ival Cypher R.N.V.R.
RION & TINY dates of commissioning not known crews having been sent to Portsmouth.
Following ships only have reported that DYWAMO Officers vessels and crews and small
AMAITU
are correct. to ORANGE DELTA PATRIA BRANDARIS.
Am awaiting reports from others. Any changes will be communicated,
12 necessary overflow to Southend.
Motor boats requisitioned from Nore Area 1335/27. to Sheerness
Motor boater Re taking over of Dutch Coasters. Bortsmouth Areas to
Personnel ships, British coasters, fishing boats, tugs,
ЯАСИАЯ
docaters Eightera, Leaded with army stores to portsist which they loaded
Aarges and pulling boats to place from which they were came
Service motor boats and other craft, including War Office and D. R.A.F. boats, to place from which they came.
Dutan ecasters commissioned as tenders to Reyal
V.C.N.S.
TO
HUM
C.S.O.to 1st S.L.
Ops.(4)
These with army stores to Deptford to discharge,
O.D.(3)
O.I.C. (2).
ACMI
(3)
The above to be off on arrival at final
Those empty to borth assigned by F.O.i/c Lendon then to barth ordered by F.O.i/c London.
D.S.D.9.
borth and orewn sent to Chatham Barracks.
N.A.2nd S.L. nossters commissioned as tenders to Barracks
C.W. (2).
D.P.S.(2).
P.D.G.
A.C.R.
FAIRED TASMAN to Newhaven or discharge
D.N.L.O. (2)
to Poole.
M.68.
TENX present SS
OD.8
by F.0.1/0
NEOGISON
(111) Any with army stores to son to discharge, then to Poole.
HOWIS
(iv) Those empty to Poole,
+
MAISO
(v) On arrival at Poole they are to be paid off and crews sent to Portsmouth Barracks.
G.
Vessels referred to in A.L. M/M.S. 0393 /40 dated 30/5/40
30/5/40/....

MESSAGE
1823/2nd June.
CONFIDENTIAL.
OUT.
To V.A. Dover 430.
Date 2.6.40.
Repeated 0. in 0. lore 911.
C. in C. Portsmouth 232.
O. in C. Rosyth 5.
F.O. 1/c
Commodore
P.O. 1/c Tyne.
F.O. 1/c Humber.
7.0. 1/c harwich.
F.O. 1/c Portland 565.
F.O. 1/c Greenock.
F.O. 1/6 Southampton.
N.O. 1/6 Ramagate.
N.O. 1/c Grimsby.
N.O. 1/0 Yarmouth.
N.O. 1/0 Newhaven.
N.O. 1/0 Poole.
N.O. 1/0 Lowestoft.
War Office.
Air Ministry.
P/L BY 1/2 & A.T.L.
From Admiralty.
IMPORTANT.
My 2321/1. para. 2. (111) and 2. (v). after paying off Dutch Coasters crews provided by Devenpo are to be sent to Devenport.
1823/2
D.P.S.
* Disposition of
DY,IAMO vessels.
1st S.L.
V.C.N.3.
A.C.N.S. (ii)
C.S.O. to 1st 3.L.
Ops. (4)
O.D. (3)
O.D.8.
O.I.C. (2)
I.P. (3)
D.S.D.9.
Admirel Bellairs.
M. (3)
D. of 2, (3)
Walls.
Movis, op.v.s.
tgovts.,A.2.
(28,
M.M.V.I.
O..M.P.S.
O.M.O.R.
(3)
N.O.B.B.
FOR.
O.B.
(lairs.
act
0.7
0. Oo (3) (3)
(3)
of 2, (3)
Girs.
(3)
Leeles.

138
123
CONFIDENTIAL
WRITE ONLY IN THIS COLUMN.
REPORT OF AN INTERVIEW WITH CARTAIN Nada YOUNG
MASTER OF THE S.S. "LEVENWOOD"
SHIPPING CASUALTIES SECTION
TRADE DIVISION
Referred.
11th June, 1940.
2. The Master, Captain Young, showed great initiative by beaching his ship, getting his boats out and taking off
CAPTAIN YOUNG:
some of the B.E.F. without orders and entirely on his own.
were bound from the Downs to Dunkerque with were a cargo
It is proposed that he be commended.
armed with ensign all the time, The crew, including confidential of 400 a 12 pounder, a Lewis gun, and a Bren gun. myself, were tons We of military stores. lie had no wireless but 1/0
3. With regard to the Foreman, R. Moodey, his action is considered worthy of decoration. He was highly commended numbered flying an 16 and there were no casualties. The by the Master.
books are still on board.
Merchant 4. Navy Gunlayer, G. Knight, DB 1130176, Prof. Cert.
The Master was much impressed by the conduct of the
On Friday proceed to Dunkerque, I
31st May, at 6 8,m,, whilst arrived in the Downs, off
No. 5286, and of the two Army Bren Gunners, Robert Walker,
I received at orders 11.30 to a,m,, and as 1 had received no to a instructions spot 2 miles I
L./Corpl. Reg. No. 3857271, and James Fee, Reg. No. 4033936,
Dunkerque initiative. I went slong about, I
The different guns had also proceeded on my own As there were no small craft off the both of the Northern Command.
been in frequent action during the previous fortnight while
East of Dunkerque. off our small boats to bring to fetch troops, anchored I had done and nothing sent with my cargo as my orders were the ship was lying in the Downs.
troops.
It is considered that these three should also be while we were at anchor, just after and noon with German our first commended.
aeroplanes shot from the came 12 over. pounder we we manned brought the down guns, a plane, which crashed in the dunes. No anchor help and appeared a naval to launch be coming came and from along immediately small and asked craft, did me 80, so as if I far I
Director of Trade Division.
24th June, 1940.
picked could I beach up the the bridge, ship. blew I said the "Yes" fore-peak tank the and depth got of in water as ran I could, up: on about mile from the dry-beach, There were still no small craft reput at our bows being about own lifeboats 8 feet. down, got and out 4 the men long into the about, so I put my sent off my Chief Officer surf and collect as many messenger', boat, It troops as I they told and could them to and when row I would through we started haul the rising, them this back manoeuvre and I to could the to ship. to only the were working stay was where about against I 2.30 was the until steaming Pome tide, high slow as water, it shead was keeping and I mas her steering head on all the beach,
We were time
Air Div.
DISTRIBUTION
Cdr. D.T.D. Robertson MacDonald, N.I.D.
Rear Admiral Taylor
N.I.D.8.
THE
N.I.D.9. Cdr, Oswald, D.N.O₂,London.
Room 773, Air
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