TNA ADM 199 795

Name of Vessel
Date
Cause and Position
Remarks
Approx.
ALBATROSS
31/5/40
ALJANOR
Abandoned off Dunkirk approx. do.
LOST.
ALOA-OE
(Boat)
Did not return do.
ASSUMED LOST
ANEE (Wherry)
do.
"
do.
Unknown
BLACK ARROW
"
LOST
BOBELI
Lost at Dunkirk
"
"
Did not return
BONNISBELL
"
ASSUMED LOST.
Did not return
BOAT (16')
"
do.
Unknown
BRITTANIC
LOST.
"
"
"
BULL PUP
"
11
"
BLUEJACKET (18'6")
"
If
"
CARAMA (15' Punt)
"
"
"
CLARA BELLE
"
"
"
COURT BELLE 2.
"
"
"
CYB
"
11
"
DEVILFISH
"
"
"
DINKY (10' boat)
"
11
"
DORIS (Wherry)
18
"
"
DREADNOUGHT 2.
11
"
"
=
3
"
n
11
DUMPLING (Boat)
"
"
11
EASTBOURNE QUEEN
"
Lost at Dunkirk
"
EDINA (Wherry)
11
Unknown
"
EMPRESS
"
Abandoned at Dunkirk
11
EDITH DOROTHY (Boat)
If
Unknown
"
ENCHANTRESS
"
Abandoned at Dunkirk
"
ENTERPRISE
"
Unknown
If
EX-SERVICE DINGHY
"
"
11
FAITH
"
"
ASSUMED LOST
GOLDEN SPRAY 2.
"
"
LOST
GOOD HOPE
31/5/40
11
"
Approx.
GWEN EAGLE
"
"
11
HANDY BILLY
"
11
If
HANORA
If
"
ASSUMED LOST
IOTE
If
Lost at Dunkirk
LOST
KATE (18' Boat)
If
Unknown
LOST
LANSDOWNE
"
"
"
LARK (Punt)
"
"
"
LILY (Rowboat)
"
"
"
LITTLE ANN
"
Sunk - Dunkirk
"
LETITIA
"
Abandoned at Dunkirk
If
MADAME SANSGENE
If
Unknown
"
MARY ROSE
"
"
"
MAGNET (Rowboat)
"
If
"
MARGHERITA
"
"
"
MAID OF HONOUR
If
"
12
"
MA JOIE
Abandoned - Dunkirk
"
"
MALDON ANNIE
Unknown
"
MEDORA (Wherry)
If
"
"
If
MINIKOI
Sunk off Dunkirk
"
MIRANDA (Rowboat)
31/5/40
Unknown
LOST
Approx.
If
"
ASSUMED LOST
MIRASOL
"
"
"
MONTAGUE WHALER
11
"
"
MOSS ROSE
"
"
LOST
36' MOTOR BOAT
"
"
"
30'
DO.
"
Abandoned at Dunkirk
If
NEMO IV.
"
11
Unknown
NEW WHITE HEATHER
"
12
Sunk off Dunkirk
PEGGY 4.
Unknown
ASSUMED LOST
"
PIONEER
Abandoned off Dunkirk
LOST
"
PRINCESS MAUD

VESSEL
OWNER
REMARKS
DIAMOND
Cosens & Co.
Released 3.6.40.
DIANA MARY
C/o Toughs
Returned to owner.
COP
MA J
DIANTE
E.W. Tyler
T.98. A.P.S.
DOLPHIN
c/o Watercraft
Re-allocated to A.P.S.
MAJO1
DOREEN
E. Brown
T.98. Returned to owner 6/6.
MALDO
DORIAN
E.S. Webberley
A.P.S. Hamble.
DREADNOUGHT II
G. Murrell
No information of return from Dunkirk.
MALVI
DREADNOUGHT III
G. Murrell
No information of return from Dunkirk.
MOLLY
DUCHESS OF YORK
W. & P. Robinson
Returned to owners.
MARE
DUKE
S. Williams & Sons, Ltd.
Returned to owners.
MARCH
D.L.G.
C.B. Wright
Released 3.6.40. Re-allocated to
MARGH
S.P.L. Admy. Service (6A).
DANDY
Wackett
A.P.S.
MARINA
DIANTHUS
J. Tims & Sons
Returned to owners,
MARSAY
DINKY (10' Boat)
H.H. Miramo
No trace of return from Dunkirk.
MARINA
DORIS (Wherry)
T.H. Read
Reported lost by owner.
DUMPLIN (Boat)
G. Stead
Reported lost at Dunkirk.
ARICE
Now presumed lost.
ARY
ARY HC
ARY IR
EASTBOURNE BELLE
Allchorn
Returned to owners.
ARY ROB
EDWARD & MARY
C. Adams (6A)
Re-allocated to Spl. Admy. Service.
ELIZABETH GREEN
H. Green
T.98. Re-allocated to A.P.S.
RY SPE
ELLA
W. Wills
T.98. Returned to owner 6.6.40.
RY SPE
ELVIN
E.W. Vincent
T.98. Returned to owner.
ILDA
EM
Messrs. Hill
Released - unsuitable.
EMPRESS
E. Crouch
Abandoned at Dunkirk.
BELLE
ENCHANTRESS
Allohorn & Sons
ENCOURAGE
Abandoned at Dunkirk.
LOWER
Bob Leach & Sons
Released 1.6.40. Re-allocated for
ENDEAVOUR
W. Robinson
Spl. Admy Service (6A).
DER
ENTERPRISE
Damaged - returned to owner.
G.J. Kent
AIDEN
T.98. No report received from ciron.
EY
list of missing vessels.
EOTHEN
ANT
Lt. R.H. Edmead
A.P.S.
E.R.V.
E. Harvey
T.98. Returned to owner 5.6.40.
ERIC
LICENT
H.S. Redman
T.98. Returned to owner.
ESPERANZA
Bond's Boatyard
Returned to owners 31.5.40.
ETHEL ELLEN
E.S. Amey
T.98. Returned to owners 6.6.40.
DSA
ETHEL MAUD
P.H.C. Wills
T.98. Returned to owner.6.6.40 -
IKOI
damaged.
ELAINE
J.R. Brown
A.P.S.
DRU II
EDWINA
Geo. Reid & Ors.
No trace Remagate List 31.7.40.
No information of return from Dunkirk.
TAUR
EASTER MORN (WY61)
H. Duke
Prepared, but did not go to Dunkirk.
ENDEAVOUR (WY)
T. Hutchinson
EDINA (Wherry)
Prepared, but did not go to Dunkirk.
T.H. Read
Reported lost by owner.
RASOL
EX-SERVICE DINGHY
6th Ramsgate Scouts
No trace of return from Dunkirk.
EDNA
H.V. Little
Returned to owner.
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EASTBOURNE QUEEN
H. Sayers
Reported lost at Dunkirk.
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1200/30. Left Newhaven
PORTSMOUTH.
TEL: 2334 & 2335.
1500/30. Centre engine stoppe Auxiling Firman wright swom deffective water circulating pump have with a line One develect
Small fire aft caused by 04 A.F. power boat launched with of this engine, extinguished oldiens help This boat was heached
Proceeded at slow speed on Po ain later being unserworth for
2100/30. Arrived Ramsgote rither use.
0900/31. Engineers Legan hrom 2300/31. Baled out and launched centre engine.
pulling boot from the beach and pulled
- + to "Mossey Shaw", which had weight
1400/31. Left Ramagate 1/chor on account of a falling cide, shaw", a London five floot within I had been on the Leach. We had crew of 15 firemen.
lected 30 men by chen.
1900/31 Arrived Dunkink,
2330/31 Anchared off beach again, off three miles East of Larbod by means of the salvaged pulling and difficulty experienced in getting made a line just ashare R.E.S off.
off beach. Own dinghy swarry arried part of a company cowed of a
0100/1 Weight and surj.
rabled motor boat out to its parent
2000/31 Massed high level hip.
raid

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to four knots. Sighted many small craft and some destroyers lying off a beach crowded with soldiers so thought this was correct place and went as near inshore as I could. Some soldiers waded out and a few came in rowing boats. Was hailed to go alongside small coastal steamer apparently aground. Went to her and took off a boatload of soldiers to be transferred to destroyers. About to go alongside when bombing raid started, destroyer got way on and I lay off while she opened fire. In about half an hour we went alongside and disembarked soldiers. Returning to beach port then starboard engines broke down so let her drift in close to the shore before letting go anchor. Was close enough in to be reached easily by pulling. boats;
while there filled up with military. B.R.A. reported engines in a bad condition so I asked any soldiers who could assist in the engine room to volunteer. Six
Royal Artillerymen and Royal Engineers came forward to help
E.R.A. White. Sand was found in the carburettors and the distributors required resetting. One engine was ready in just over one and a half hours, so got under way and proceeded to a destroyer to discharge men aboard.
Next attempted to get alongside pier made of army lorries by dropping astern on anchor. Only one side of the pier was approachable, wind setting on shore difficult sea running, parted all my ropes in efforts to get alongside then found pier unusable where my boat could approach.
Received and discharged more soldiers, also received signal that refuelling drifters were on their way to assist light craft.
B.R.A. reported only enough fuel remaining for ten
Received signal for all ships to be ready to leave at a received one drum of petrol to carry on for a while.
minutes running, then went alongside destroyer where I
moments notice.
Both engines failed again as I was proceeding in inshore
Dropped about thirty planos involved. Very opened anchor in shallow water. Large air battle shortly after ashore. After first shell landed engines.
progress 1700 (time rather uncertain) the enemy in the fire sea with a gun my crew to get below between the ship
Second off and buret. Able Seaman Todd, Petty
I ordered shell landed in the water alongside my and Able about three yards Holloway were instantly killed, Chief White Officer
Dawson was hit in the leg, I was hit in the nose, hip
Seaman received cute on the face and neck, B.R.A. and foot.
Blinded Ordered by charts end secret papera and to be the blood I was unable to see the extent burned of and asked incurred. Was told she was sinking sure they and the damage. for a report on the ship's condition slowly were my two really A.B's dead and he reported there was no they casualties killed. Told coxswain to make doubt, had been killed outright.
The hailed Stoker for assistance, B.R.A. White me burned my papers and charts remained while the by and coxswain kept me informed as to what was happening.
The into her, the remainder of the crew over then to a motor coxswain shortly lowered the dinghy and abandoned I was ship ( )oxswain, and were taken aboard casting the did dinghy not see assisted E.R.A., Stoker). Pulled adrift, during launch this period I could not Bee and

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Wednesday Stopped 5th. Left Margate 3.20 a.m. for until at 5 a.m. by Naval Control and told we Portsmouth.
0's 1700 & 1723. VESSELS TAKING PART IN OPERATION LTD. STEAM DYNAMO.
7 a.m. Hove up. at 7.15 a.m. and proceeded. could not
TILBURY CONTRACTING & DREDGING CO.
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about arrived 10 off the Sovereign Lightship, I saw a French When
HOPPER "FOREMOST 101"
REPORT OF MASTER.
tow-rope on board and took him in tow for so I
miles off, flying 'out-of-control' signals steam off take there the vessel about in 10 tow, p.m. then I signalled I anchored to for the Newhaven, the shore night. for arrivi the to Dover On the for night orders. of 29th May, 1940, the above vessel was ordered left for Dover at 3.50 a.m. of 30th May, received arriving to after
Thursday in tow. June Her 6th. number 9 was a.m. L.4058. a tug At came 10 out a.m. and a took the 1 an uneventful We which trip was at 6.40 reached p.m. at Orders 9.20 p.m. were a wonderful All sorts sight. and proceed sizes took us in as we were very short of water and food. pilot Made came of to Ramsgate, vessels were anchored there, presenting
Newhaven Harbour 11 a.m. At 7 p.m. I received orders the could proceed at 7 a.m.
Naval officer came aboard with charts and confidential instructions, A andorders to make for Dunkirk.
Friday June 7th. 8 a.m. waiting for the water to flow.
left Newhaven for Portsmouth on Admiralty route, passing Ov out in company with the "Lady Southborough" cleared at 5.40a.m. the
Lightship at 1.15 p.m. Arrived Portsmouth 4 p.m. and made of the We 31st set May. A brilliant sun was shining as we to the Buoys.
Goodwins, visibility being good.
dropped anchor off Dunkirk beach, and Independ- many
(Sd.) J. Mason,
At 12.55 p.m. we standing in and near the water. lifeboats
Master.
ant action the heavy swell running making up a terrific soldiers were was observed clearly indicated so at 2.15 p.m. the the operations two aerial were difficult. launched, During this period the enemy kept near, being and
One salvo of bombs was uncomfortably we were not hit, bombardment. yards away. However, brought down.
only a matter of a few seeing several German aircraft damage.
Quite had the a bit pleasure of shrapnel of fell on the ship but did no embarking The boats French then soldiers. proceeded I to regret ply between to say the the number ship and is shore, unknown.
During one of these lifted trips, right when out a bomb of the fell water went close spilling on. to the At the boats, one of them was nobody was hurt and the job Dunkirk which we about occupants. 8.30 Happily a M.T.B. ordered us to we leave left & small dinghy proceeded rowed by five to p.m. do French at 8.55 soldiers p.m. with Just pieces as of wood - there being no oars - was sighted and rescued.
hot tea and bread dried. and cheese, also they were The soldiers made warm were whilst given their clothes were
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Sub-Licutenant R.A.W. FOOL, R.N.
Sir,
I have the honour to submit the following account of my activities in helping to ovacuate the allied troops from Dunkirk.
I arrived at Sheerness on Tuesday, 28th May and reported to the Commodore for orders. I was given & Themes river steamer and take a tow back. On Wednesday I had three moro attempts to leave, but ordered to take her to Dunidric but she broke down and I was forced to all of them unsuccessful.
On Thursday norning I left Sheerness in the Idehter 1,217
with three similar lighters in company and the motor boat "MASATRU".
I arrived at Dunkirk at about 1800, where TO were bombed and two lighters seemed to vanish. I beached my lighter and by reeving French our soldiers, these I transferred to a motor yacht under the command dinghy in and out, managed to collect some forty or fifty of
Sub-Lieutenant Timbrell, R.C.N. who then laft for Remsgate.
and a cutter, motor boat and outter in tow and left for home. unde It
I having collected some two hundred and fifty French I did soldiers, this then continued to fill up, using the motor boat "MASATRU"
because I took the my engines had no astem capabilities and in the tide impossible to arrived 80 alongside. at Remagate at 0800 on Friday noming. X crew I who
I well throughout vere not been on returning boat. and so Ye had behaved very deck hand on a Var Department fast notor of volunteered as a that afternoon loaded with six hundred gallons fairuay petrol at sailed at 1330 deck. No proceeded to Dunkirk arriving off French the travlers carried about 1300. on To pessed through the wreckage of two searching for
Ramsgate. We We then proceeded CAME alowly back still looking for small boats survivors. to a British Trawler who told us to return notor to to refual.
attacked by ten Junicers 88 dive benbers, loose and some benbed, of
We were for then some ten minutes, during which time had I no out casualties.
machine our deck gunned petrol. at Remagate We were at hit about in 5. several o'alock places and outside. took but off some forty French
We soldiers arrived from at Tranler aground I again on a formed wreck part of a volunteer crew from of the
Department That same boat, ovening the "MARLBORTUGH", to but lnow. wre prevented leaving owing same War to reasons which we formed were not volunteer allowed crew consisting of Sub-Lieutenants Treasury, Mr.
D. Don, Pollock Edge=Partington and Mr. Rendall; two Stokers as the
On Sunday, I and Carew-Hunt, a R.M, two Deak members "ands of and H.M. one Stoker and two R.A.F. Sergeants as to engineers. Dunkirk in company with Commander and went Troup in and in took off sister some boat forty "HAIG". odd French No troops and returned to
Ye proceeded parted company in the harbour Resigate at 0430 on
Sunday morning.
night we formed the - arew, at 1800, with half the way exception of across the we two weat Treasury alongaide Dunklrk the M.Y. at "MERMAID" 2100, proceeded and direct found up a the motor harbour bike aboard.
Again on Monday officials. To laft for Dunkirk took Admiral Taylor far as TRI No could arrived get, at and landed Admiral reylar. I
and as went on a small reconnaissance.
No then spent.

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Lynwood Court,
Totteridge Lane,
London, N.20.
23
8th June, 1940.
Sir,
I have the honour to report that on the night of Tuesday 28th May, in accordance with orders received from Sheerness, I took the motor-cruiser Bobeli from Sheerness to Dover, arriving at 0300 Wednesday.
At 0815 I sailed for La Paune Beach in company with five other boats, later joined by Sub-
Lieutenant Snow in another boat off Ramsgate.
We arrived at La Paune beach at about 1730, after being machine-gunned once by enemy aircraft in the channel to Dunkirk.
I then started towing boats from the beach to the ships, and sent in my whaler with A.B. Holborn;
I towed it alongside a Destroyer which went full ahead while I was still alongside, smashing the canopy of my boat with her rat-guard, springing some of the strakes, and breaking A.B. Holborn's hand. The boat however and was sent still A.B. Holborn on board, and borrowed two men from it in running order so I went alongside as sloop to help me.
I it was & waste of time sending in & whaler then continued towing but came to the conwithout a of soldiers in 8 boat. I but clusion that crew of at least FOUR seamen, unfortunately due to the complete never did their got work under difficult conditions and incapability the names of the two men I borrowed, excellently they without complaint.
time later I lost my whaler and "Crested crew which
Eagle" to pick breaking up down, making water, and had in something taking were towed survivors; the boat at
Some of by another boat so went to this the time was continually and rudder. I succeeded fast and below Thursday to morning help I was kept by the S.N.T.O.
her alongside with the wounded. On arrival Commander 30/5
tangled in the H.M.S. screw Albury where I made her at Margate went on
Stanistreet, R.N. to assist him.
at Margate till Priday Lieutenant, afternoon when 31/5
I appointed I remained to H.M. Schoot in Horst Command. as 1st We sailed at with 1230 was Lieut. and arrived Sargent, off R.N.V.R. the beach at about 1800 where we took on troops.
time came to leave it was on found the bottom; that the
When the by another abandoned cable broke down.
cable the capstan was fouled engine and ship's diesels also taking so; off I while the want men I away was we had in away a on dinghy the board Horst to and find was found further a ship a yacht capable damaged willing of by to a do near-miss shell.
Sargent decided to abandon up. the The Horst whose auxiliaries Lieutenant were left running to seize soldiers

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my cutter. I later borrowed a whaler and 2 hands from IMPULSIVE.
For the rest of the day until my last trip I carried only British troops.
Owing to the ground swell and the fact that SWALLOW's propellors were unguarded and below the hull, we considered it unsafe to go into less water than five feet, and it was necessary, therefore, to run inshore at some speed, check the boat's way and allow the cutter to shoot in towards the beach, and when it was nearing the end of its tow
(50 fathoms of grassline bent on to 30 fathoms of 3" rope), the cutter's bows were turned to seaward and the boat was backed into shore.
Crowds of French soldiers immediately rushed into the water and clambered over the stern and quarters of the cutter. I instructed them by megaphone how to distribute their weight, and when I thought enough had been embarked, I went ahead so as to take the cutter out of reach of the remainder; subsequently stopping while hangers-on were pulled inboard.
With the British troops the loading was easier, but in all cases the men were very weak and very helpless; for instance, on one occasion when the tow parted, both the cutter and the whaler, which were fully loaded, were blown in broadside on to the beach, and in the case of the cutter, the combined efforts of the four Naval ratings and the soldiers were unable to refloat her, so that I was obliged to send a line in to them, using SWALLOW's dinghy. The tow parted again and it was only with great difficulty that we re-established it and hoisted in the dinghy.
Each time after loading, I proceeded alongside IMPULSIVE, which had a jumping ladder rigged. In order to avoid waste of time in shortening in my eighty-fathom towline, I passed the end of it to
IMPULSIVE and requested her to haul the boats alongside, which was done by part of the ship's company doubling along her deck. After the first number of trips from shore to ship towing both boats. There were but at trip, I borrowed IMPULSIVE's whaler and two more hands, and made &
this time few boats working between the shore and the ships, there very boats full of troops broached to on the beach and and unable 8
to were some One motor boat belonging to & destroyer, one whaler miles of small get motor off. yacht were the only boats working on two aircraft or three by beach, and in view of the target presented to enemy I
destroyers and transmit & signal from me to Admiralty, repeated embarkation. Dover, other ships waiting to embark troops, requested requesting more shelling on the beaches, and a good deal of intervals. from
IMPULSIVE to Cautters and power boats to speed up the A/A fire
There the ships was as some German aircraft appeared overhead at frequent
IMPULSIVE hoisted two black shapes, some wreckage and when
At about midday, she reported that she had struck while she was
I and next came alongside propellor (this happened, aircraft). I think, taking damaged avoiding her port action during an attack by
As IMPULSIVE borrowed had ratings to who had manned IMPULSIVE my cutter, had taken proceeded some proceed for docking, I returned and her whaler and the Up to this time obtained from
400 to work soldiers, with WINCHELSEA. nearly all British. Before she left, I her
50 gallons of fuel for my boat.
Captain, I the possible should First like Lieutenant was to done mention to and assist here many the long me others the both ready tow C.H.M.S. by line, co-operation the and handling IMPULSIVE; by providing of of the the ship everything to provide a whaler lee, by and hauling hands to help in working during my the outter short and petrol, also by providing lending a food for me and my boat's crew periods when we were alongside.
received much assistance and co-operation for my cutter from and H.M.S. gave
WINCHELSEA I who later lent me a signalman and ratings me all her available petrol.