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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OCR table 1 from document page 302
AUTOCARRIER.	109
BIARRITZ	112 116
CANTERBURY.
FOAM QUEEN	119
ISLE OF GUERNSEY	120 123
KILLARNEY	125
KING GEORGE V
LADY OF MANN	130
LEVENWOOD	132
LOCH GARRY	140
MAID OF ORLEANS	148
MALINES	150
BEN MY CHREE
"MANXMAN	ib'
NEPHRITE	170
NGAROMA	172
PRAGUE	77 83
PRINCESS MAUD	155
ROEBUCK	187
ROYAL DAFFODIL
ROYAL SOVEREIGN	190 198
ST. ANDREW	201
ST. DAVID	204
ST. HELIER	211
ST. JULIEN
ST. SEIRIOL	22/
TYNWALD	232
WHITSTABLE	234

Autocarrier Ben-my-Chree Biarritz Canterbury Foam Queen Isle of Guernsey Killarney King George King George V Lady of Mann Levenwood Maid of Orleans Malines Manxman Nephrite Ngaroma Prague Princess Princess Maud Queen Roebuck Royal Daffodil Royal Sovereign St. Andrew St. Helier St. Julien St. Seiriol TS King George V TSS Princess Maud Tynwald Whitstable Worthing George King Mann Maud May

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OCR table 1 from document page 324
	DST.O DOVER Hereirth to ase the seconded
	movements these of this seovel on 31.5.40 600 am Roceived orders to proced
	all once It Dankirh That 35 am arrived off Dankis
	M. orders.
	ship Proceded along the beach, decided I was of use here. Everyth at d standatics owny to lask small
	of craft Heavily chambed by bruing his plann 12'° yamms made direct an
	many plane, plane crashed. 3 pm. Maval craft approached, asked if t could pul my ship the heach
	you I gave asders for the fore peak / be blown and steamed right an to the beach Mr small craft It was a case of live against tich, I ardaed the lifeboak away, my crew was 2 Hilds and Q bays. put -e long repe measinger

Deal Formidable Levenwood Day Dover Long Peak right

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122
D-51a. (Established-October, 1939).
TD/DEMS/139/326.
DATE
FROM WHOM
SHIPPING CASUALTIES SECTION
12th June, 1940.
MARKINGS TO BOARD.
SUBJECT.
REPORT OF AN INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN W.A.YOUNG,
MASTER OF THE S.S. "LEVENWOOD".
FORMER.
NOTATION ONLY.
Referred
Date
Date
Referred
Referred to
Date to to
D.T.D.
56.
Mr. Gleadowe,
41,Archway
Blk.South, I.
T.D.Registry.
Tend to
Dores

Levenwood Young

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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
Sec. to A.Q.N.S.
Files (2)
D.T.S.D.
Lt.Cdr. Edwards.
rk
Mr. Gleadowe
Mr. Rodger Winn.
ing
Mr. Bays.

Boat D.9 Levenwood London Bridge Edwards Head Knight Lewis Long MacDonald May Miles Peak Robertson Walker Young