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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165	Log in to enlarge	VESSEL OWNER REMARKS FAIRWIND E. Hutton A.P.S. FAITH T. Lloyd No report received from list of MA JC missing vessels. FALCON II Dr. Firth Returned to owner? MAJOR FEDELMA II Per Crouch Eng. Co. Re-allocated to A.P.S. MALDO FELICITY T. Davis T.98 - damaged. Returned to owner. FERRY NYMPH C.H. Harvey T.98. Returned to owner 19/6. MALVI FLEET WING Watercraft, Ltd. A.P.S. MOLLY FLOSS HILDA Bond's Boatyard Returned to owners 31.5.40. MARE 1 FOLKESTONE BELLE MARCH Mr. Spraggs T.98. Returned to owner. FORMOSA J. Mears Returned to owner. MARGHE FORTUNA H.H. Salmon Returned to owner 19/6. FORTY TWO MARINA N. West A.P.S. MARSAY FRANCIS (99B) Recketts R.F. Returned to owners. FRAM MARINA Mr. South A.P.S. FLOTSAM Dorset Yacht Co., Ltd. Prepared but not used for Dynamo. MARICEI FLYING FISH W. Brazier Returned to owners 30.5.40. Not required. ARY FIREFLY A. Newell Returned to owner. ARY HO FAVOURITE SM 225 B. Allen Returned to owner. ARY IR) ARY ROS RY SPE, GAVINE F.A. Cooper T.98. Returned to owner. RY SPE/ GAY CRUSADER A. Foster T.98. Re-allocated to A.P.S. GAY FLY ILDA Noll Gay Returned to owner. GAY VENTURE D.L. Brisult A.P.S. GERTRUDE BELLE Morgan Jones GIPSY KING T.98. Returned to owner, 6.6.40. G. Riley FLOWER GIRL MARTON Butchers Returned to owner 2.6.40. GIRL NANCY F.C. Mitchell Did not go for Dynamo. DER GIRL VINE W. Light (6A) Returned owner 19/6. AIDEN GOLDEN LILY Lt. E.V. Cullen Re-allocated to Spl. Admy. Service. Returned to owner. EY GOLDEN SPRAY II F. Roberts Reported lost. ANT GONDOLIER KING Poole & Swanage Co. T.98. Returned to owners. GONDOLIER QUEEN Poole & Swanage Co. T.98. Returned to owners. LICENT D. GONDOLIER III Poole & Swanage Co. Now on service with M/S Officer Poole. GOODHOPEY Bond's Boatyard No report received from list of missing vessels. USA GOOD LUCK C.A. Simmons Re-allocated to Spl. Admy. Service 6A. IKOI GRACE A. Brown T.98. Returned to owners. GRACE DARLING IV C.E. Cundy Returned to owner. DRU II GRACE DARLING (E.36) Sayers Bros. Returned to owners. GWEN EAGLE D.W. Hudson TAUR (Littlehampton List). No trace of return from Dunkirk. GALILEE (wY68) E. Verrill GWENNY W.G.S. Crouch Prepared, but did not go to Dunkirk. RASOL Returned to owner. GWENYTH Walter Llewellyn & Sons Repaired, Fuelled, Floated, but not 08 taken over. GERBERA Chas. Hill MADGE Returned to owner. MING MODESTY PAH NA RCH ROSE Motor Boat Motor Boat vior 1.2 Torpedo I tor Ferries ( SME	Boat Fairwind Faith Falcon Falcon II Favourite Felicity Ferry Nymph Firefly Flotsam Flying Fish Folkestone Belle Formosa Fortuna Forty Two Fram Galilee Gavine Gay Crusader Gay Fly Gay Venture Gerbera Gertrude Gipsy King Girl Nancy Golden Lily Golden Spray Golden Spray II Gondolier III Gondolier King Gondolier Queen Grace Grace Darling Grace Darling IV Gwen Eagle Hilda Lily Major Mare Marina Molly Queen Roberts Rose Venture Allen Bond Bros Brown Butchers Cooper Cullen Davis Firth Foster Francis Harvey Hill Jones King Light Llewellyn Lloyd March Morgan Poole Roberts Rose Salmon Sayers Spray Walter West
629	Log in to enlarge	Directa, S.V.P. 435 435 REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS. At 0300 hours on Friday, 31st May, 1940., I embarked in SWALLOW (45' Scott Paine Power Boat) in RAMSGATE HARBOUR, and at 0340 proceeded in company with MARLBOROUGH WOLFE and VULTURE to embark troops from the beaches one mile East to five miles East of Dunkirk, and to convey them to destroyers and other vessels lying off-shore. On passage to Dunkirk, we struck wreckage of some description which damaged the starboard propellor; the revolution indicator of the considerable vibration from the shaft. This engine it starboard engine immediately showed excessive revolutions subsequently and there was at normal revolutions with only part of the normal throttle; ran appeared likely that at least one blade was stripped. arrival at Dunkirk, MARLBOROUGH entered harbour contrary with to plan, from which she took off as many as she could I closed MARLBOROUGH and to and On went alonside a paddle minesweeper, partly accommodate, loaded troops, two boats ahead of me did the same; informed by the Commander ask why we that were he had damaged one propellor and proposed return the other deviating from the plan and was to direct to Ramsgate. Observing take about seven THE effort in that the round a refuelling, the boats was would small, I considered embarked and it I & explained waste of this (on to the account Master of of transfer troops wished already to return with the other the water boats was full of SWALLOW who had sustained and the fact that beaches alone. damage wreckage already and flotsam) and we proceeded to the The situation at 0600 hours was as follows:- was under a pall of smoke from fires There which were appeared There numerous to be wrecks outside of troops the harbour on the shore was strewn as far with as it all was forms possible of of mainly Dunkirk to the South and West of and the along port. the beaches. were to large to the numbers Eastward, and the the foreshore beach were a very and abandoned. large number There motor THE see THE Along or motor abandoned, damaged, the boats, Dunkirk and motor several Roads Launches were wrecks and but yachts close one vessels out in waiting to embark these troops, ships. numerous inshore. destroyers boats were and running other between the shore unfortunately and scarcely any a light onshore and caused tide wind, at a which ground 0600 bombardment hours swell was which setting going made the THE The There except was heavy for occasional until late chelling on fairly on shore, hard but to the the bombing beaches which were quiet did not become heavy and afternoon. intermittent On arrival but at appeared the beach her capable I saw off. one of small being This her THE which was passed signalled aground, her for a towline further action. assistance her out assistance and resorted anchor. her alongside as small rudder coasting took out vessel There it of over was which for a Service was use at in on cutter embarking the beaches, lying the whom astern and troops. I in took of my this to At first H.M.S. first, coaster, to three man I or could and four I trips see no British troops borrowed only French 2, troops and later 2 more, hands /my IMPULSIVE	Boat Flotsam Marlborough Swallow Vulture Wolfe Light May Miles Roads Scott West