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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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
480	Log in to enlarge	289 DIARY OF PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AT DUNKIRK. From. 31.5.40 3.6.40 incl. 1.5.40. 230. In accordance with Commander Boles' instructions, decided to proceed direct Dunkirk from Southend, instead of closing the Examination Vessel at Ramsgate. Signalled o these instructions to the Bawley boats, and ordered them to keep constantly :losed up. Decided that although we had no charts, other traffic bound to France would lead us to our destination. IS 410. that Dunkirk was still open. Signalled convoy to steer course of S. 3. appro- Convoy of 6 closed up and passed Margate Roads where passing trawler 50° informed enemy 820. aircraft. Kept 1/4 mile to starboard of main stream of traffic in attempt timately. Passing destroyers, etc.; subjected to severe air attack by approximately 25 to avoid bombardment. Attacked by enemy aircraft. Our convoy of 6 and other ships in fifteen the neighbour- yards to nood the ships - no damage however was sustained. In accordance "starred". with 1840. subjected to attack by several Heinkels, bombs falling as near instructions as 1850. 3 of crashing aircraft uncertain, though 5 at least were presumably bombardment they or 4 Spitfires drove off enemy aircraft, 7 planes crashing into the Cerman. sea. had received, skippers broke convoy formation and 1915. Identity Arrived Dunkirk Roads. Beach and shipping subjected to severe from shore to beach boats, and take off men, but abandoned equipment idea - too left, much batteries and aircraft. ground B.E.F. beach, endangered the safety 1930. Attempted swell, and semi-submerged trucks, army wagons and of other ships. destroyed by the to proceed on to outside of jetty, instructing to close them harbour to fill or up with soldiers to transport approximately 30 to 40 empty outside - 2130. Ordered and ships to ferry same to any larger ships unable men (approximate total beach. Each 200) ship and they was were instructed transferred to B.V. Tilly and other ships cruising harbour entrance. keep permanently closed up and to return to difficult. inside of 2240. Instructed ships embarkation to of troops from outside of jetty flash too every two harbour Contact between as swell Bawley made boats maintained by signal of one short minutes. Formation preserved. shelled. Morale of the soldiers on all their occasions only 2310. I was there, Mole was and harbour superb, severely and though exhausted and of saving under constant any equipment fire, possible. thoughts were for the wounded among them, transferred and same to the Instructed trawler Sarah convoy Hayes 2350. Embarked approximately 200 men; to England not fully laden. laden with and to continue various other ferry craft work but returning if separated from me to return to Ramagate soldiers. 1.6.40. jetty crammed with British soldiers two Cerman but no prisoners ships whatever 0140. alongside. attempting Re-entered to Started get harbour; to loading England, troops, bombed leaving and sending them machine-gunned in back charge to shore of of by a Lance enemy 1st Division Corporal. - very few including casualties. the 0200 0300. - Proceeded 0250. Jetty to Ramsgate shelled, fully laden and Officers with soldiers of the Camerons, accompanied 1.6.40. by Colonel Bawley boat in Charge Resolute. of the Arrived Worcesters at Ramagate 0930 approximately on CONDITION OF BAWLEY BOATS AT RANSGATE. damaged. Returned with approximately 80 men. 60 men. DEFENDER. RELIANCE. Stem side. Returned towing with Renown until latter was in tow). blown up. LETITIA. to trawler who back took Bawleys by Sarah Hayes. out order; towed 40 men. ENDEAVOUR. Steering trouble. gear Returned with all approximately hands lost. (understand the 30 RESOLUTE. RENOWN. Engine Mined 40 soldiers and sunk off aboard Dunkirk were fortunately - transferred to a trawler or before mining occurred).	Boat Broke Defender Endeavour England Letitia Reliance Renown Resolute Tilly Few Roads