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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.

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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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122

OCR table 1 from document page 122
Name of Ship.	Number of	Number of
	Trips.	Troops Carried.	Sunk.	Damaged,
CANTERBURY	3	3811		Bomb.
MAID OF ORLEANS	6	5319		Collision.
BIARRITZ	1			Shell fire.
ARCHANGEL	1			Shell fire.
ST. HELIER	4	3850
ROYAL DAFFODIL	8	7066
]. SEIRIOL	2	950		Bomb.
GEN OF THE CHANNEL	1		Bomb
LOCH GARRY	1	1001
SCOTIA	2	2000	Bomb
MALINES	2	1884
PRAGUE	3	4000	Bomb
ROYAL SOVEREIGN	6	6858
KILLARNEY	1	800
KING GEORGE V	5	3750
COTE d'ARGENT (French)	5	4754
LORINA	1		Bomb
NORMANIA	1		Bomb
PRINCESS MAUD	2	1270		Shell fire.
ROUEN (French)	1	1286
AUTO CARRIER	2	712
NEWHAVEN (French)	2	1396
MONA'S QUEEN	2	1312	Mine
MANXMAN	3	2333
TYNWALD	5	7534
MANX MAID	Nil
FENELLA	1		Bomb
BEN-MY-CHREE	2	4080		Collision
LADY OF MANN	4	2902
	TOTAL	68,868

Archangel Ben-my-Chree Biarritz Canterbury Deal Fenella Killarney King George King George V Lady of Mann Lorina Maid of Orleans Malines Manx Maid Manxman Newhaven Normania Prague Princess Princess Maud Queen Rouen Royal Daffodil Royal Sovereign Scotia St. Helier TS King George V TSS Princess Maud TSS Scotia Tynwald Bros Dover George King Mann Maud

129

ENCLOSURE ##
TO DOVER LETTER OF
CREWS IN REQUISITIONED CRAFT (SOUTHED) 28.5.40
GRAFT.
RANK.
NUMBER.
NAME
ADDRESS.
day Artor
DREADNOUGHT II
P.O.
C/JX.129553
t
#
285, Southtom. Grt-Yarmouth.
F.
A.B.
C/JX.14.117
NO ADDRESS.
to
/
chant, Ge
Stoker.
N.K.
Hillcrest, Highfield Crescent,
#
#
Withdone, Brighton, Sussex.
ming. S.
A.B.
SSX.27113
50, Paisley Ave, Elinburgh.
Us, T.P.
DREADNOUGHT III
A.B.
B.2153
15, Springfield M, Chingford, E.4.
#
#
must, J.
Stoker.
N.E.
1, Causey Place, Aberdeen.
e
*
[lick, J.E.
A.B.
C/JX-130414
71, Crandville m, Walthamstow,B.1
-
#
itt, F.
A.B.
C/JX.128960
32, Wingfield M, Stratford, E.15.
is st, J.W.
DUCHESS
By
YORK
P.O.
J.109034
96, Westbury M., Southend.
30a.
mant, P.
If
#
If
A.B.
SSX.20316
Low Green, Wilnentham, Suffolk.
day B.
.
IF
#
A.B.
SSX.21958
Cordon House, Hurstpier Point,Sussex.
Sar, W.G.
.
-
.
C/Stoker.
K.60154
9, Hilda M., Chather, Kent.
mood, P.R.
NEMO IV
E.R.A.
N.K.
Market Place, Regearth, Nr.Derby.
irton, S.
#
#
A.B.
SSX.22614
Honestead, Clifton, Rugby.
Iby, T.E.
*
#
A.B.
JX.142475
53, Sutherland Ave., Sunbury, Mddx.
Lliams, J.
*
#
P.O.
P.20084
10, Duke's 36., St.Pancras, London.
T.C.1.
ih, G.A.
GRACE DARLING
A.B.
X.10700
26, for 118, Qt.Yamouth.
man, J.W.
*
#
L/Seeman
0/JX134832
1, Vauzhall Cres., Sturry 30,
Centerbury, lant.
Lison, J.
-
.
A.B.
SSX.25812
The Stanton Villas, Scanby Briggs,
Lance.
herton, J.W.
a
*
Stoker
N.L.
15, Tower Street, Portobello,
Stinburgh.
ght, S.G.
NSW PRINCE OF
E.R.A.
Name
10, New Farade, layesend, Mddx.
Loway, R.W.
WALES.
#
*
#
*
A.B.
0/89X26532
125, Hill M., Polkestone, Kent.
il, I.
a
*
#
-
A.D.
C/SSX29064
11, Inverton M, sings C.W.
-
#
#
*
C.P.O.
C/P.12093
the Recrillies, Priston,
Suffolk.
5" Jon,
-
Stoker
X.9942
22, Date Hill Bank, Church Street,
Whithy, Yorks.
8, F.W.
PRINCESS MAUD
A.B.
J.108965
19, Hangdon M., leaver, Ashford, Kent.
phens, E.J.
#
#
A.B.
D.1297
31, Croppeth M., Dagenhan, &
4
*
A.B.
3.17787
% Synderhurst Cres., Induey.
M
*
Stokes
N.E.
36, Insurance Credit Riguare, Middx.
:
Stoker
N.K.
95, Grangemell M, Catford, S.E.6.
Stone C.R.
PRINCE OF HAIRS
A.B.Cox.
0/854198
24g Compton View, Harehills, Leads.
7, H.W.
-
4.3.
B.21727
46, Binands as, Oldbury, Birminghare,
/:
stati, "
A.B.
C/J440861
1, Harewood Crove, Darlington.
SEA FOAM
#
#
Stoker
N.S.
2931, Ashley M, Upper Parkstone, Dorset.
i 5
#
*
A.B.
0/JX149369
51, Sunninglale AV+, Coventry.
?
D,907
15, Horfalk House, Brookmill Rt.,
*
#
A.B.
Deptford, S.X.S.

Dreadnought II Dreadnought III Duchess Duke Grace Grace Darling Hilda London Nemo IV Prince Princess Princess Maud Sea Foam TSS Princess Maud Church Cox Crews Day Dover Green Hill Kent Maud Prince Stokes Stone Wales

157

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

Albatross Aljanor Anee Black Arrow Bluejacket Boat Bobeli Clara Belle Cyb Devilfish Dinghy Dinky Doris Dumpling Eastbourne Queen Edina Edith Edith Dorothy Empress Enchantress Enterprise Faith Golden Spray Good Hope Gwen Eagle Hanora Iote Kate Lansdowne Lark Letitia Lily Little Ann Ma Joie Magnet Maid of Honour Margherita Mary Mary Rose Medora Minikoi Mirasol Montague Whaler Moss Rose Nemo IV New White Heather Pioneer Princess Princess Maud Queen Rose TSS Princess Maud White Heather Black Little Maud Rose Spray White

171

VESSEL
OWNER
REM ARKS
PANDORA
A. E. Turner
Returned to Owners.
PANTO
Murray King
Repaired, Fuelled, Floated but not
00
taken over.
PAPILLION
C.P. Macenrot
Returned to Owners 19/6
PAPAKURA
R. Grayson
(Returned 1500 3.6.40
II
OJ
Re-allocated to A/P.
II
PAULETER
Mrs. D. Ashton
Re-allocated to A.P.S.
PEGGY IV
F. Bridge
Sunk off Dunkirk
PETRA
R.Lewis
Returned to Owner.
PIKE
Golding Bros.
Prepared did not go.
PIONEER
R.F.
Bicketts
No report received from list of
05
Missing Vessels.
POLLY
R. Hayes
T.98 Returned Owners 6.6.40
POMPADOUR
Mr. Ager btb
Returned to Owners 19/6. Did not go
Dunkirk
PRINCE OF WALES E. Golding
Returned to Owners 19/6.
PRINCESS FREDA
G. Whatford & Son
Returned to Owner.
PRINCESS
LILY
C. Whatford & Son
No report received from List of
Missing Vessels.
PRINCESS MAUD
H. Wilson
T.98 Abandoned off Dunkirk
PRIDE OF FOLKESTONE J. Brazier
Returned to Owner did not go.
PROVIDER
R19
Mr. Rowden
Returned to Owner.
PRINCE
S. Wiliams & Sons
Returned to Owners.
PRINCESS
Returned to Owners.
REARL
Cozens
Released 3. 6.40.
PILOT ME WY12
J.R. Storr to
Prepared but did not go to Dunkirk.
PORTHLEVEN CORNWALL
14 Fishing Boats
Prepared did not go.
QUEEN
H. Hurrell
At Surrey Commercial Docks
QUEEN ALEXANDRA
Turmaine
&
Jones
Returned to Owners.
QUEEN BOADICEA
Mrs. Smith
Harbour Duties Sheerness.
QUEEN BOADICEA II
Mrs. Smith
Returned to Owner 20/6
QUEEN OF ENGLAND
E. Crouch
Sunk Collision with S.S. Tilly.
QUICKSILVER
F. Jones
Re-allocated to A. P.S.
Q.J.& J.
S. Cooper
Returned to Owners.
QUISISANA
S. Eldridge
A.P.S.
QUEST
H. BIDGOOD
Taken for Dynamo but did not go.
QUEST
C.L.
Hunt
Returned to Owners.
RAYON
R.L. Glover
T.98 A.P. S.
REDA
0. A. Reed
T.98 Re-allocated to A.P.S.
RELIANCE
W. Meddle
Damaged - Returned to Owner.
REMEMBRANCE
F. Good
Returned to Owner.
RENOWN (Cockle Boat E.
Osbourne
Mined and sunk with all hands.
RESOLUTE
-do-
Damaged - returned to owner.
ROBERTA
R.B. Grey
No information of return from Dunkirk
ROBINA TENANT
H. Leach
(Re-allocated to Special Admiralty
Service (6A)
ROCINANTE
R.F. Fryers
No report received from List of
Missing Vessels presumed lost.
ROSE
0. Grime
To V.A. Dover
ROSIT YNE
Gapt.C. 8. Dines
Released 1.6.40
ROSE MARIE
нозда if
Returned to Owner
ROYAL THAMES
J. Mears
Returned to Owners
RUMMY II
A.G. Smith
A.P.S
RYEGATE II
A.E. E. Ryland
Re allocated to A.P.S. of
RAPID
P.G. Broom
Returned to Owners
RUBY
J.F. Caine
Prepared for Dynamo but aid not go.
ROSABELLE
J.O. Wood
No trace of return from Dynamo
ROSE
A. Large
Returned to Owner 7. 6.40.

Aid Boat England Lily Marie Pandora Panto Papakura Pauleter Peggy IV Petra Pike Pilot Me Pioneer Polly Pompadour Pride of Folkestone Prince Prince of Wales Princess Princess Freda Princess Lily Princess Maud Provider Queen Queen Boadicea Quest Quicksilver Quisisana Rayon Reda Reed Reliance Remembrance Renown Resolute Roberta Rocinante Rosabelle Rose Rose Marie Royal Thames Ruby Rummy II Ryegate II Surrey Thames Tilly TSS Princess Maud Bridge Bros Cooper Dover Hunt Jones King Lewis Maud Prince Reed Rose Smith Storr Turner Wales Whatford Wilson

302

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

364

OCR table 1 from document page 364
	Dover,	c/o London. (Contre No. ) At ERO. "
	(Centre No. )	11 June & 1940.
	Dear Sin, Undernsted is a vessal during the period far this as concerns the evacuation was made Departure	brief account at the novements 26ᵗʰ May Dunkin 30 Sine 1980. of from Southampton at 11.4* 30/mm pm. at Y
	24ᵗʰ reate for Dover, enable engine May same en room	which was reached result was animaly at repairs & be feated I'm 11. 2 x3
	ught alongside and means 10.30 am on 30h May at	at received L alus were proceed departure made at 11.
of know of STRINGS extra	Deskirk. Stores were Caken an as 19pm. about 2 miles	and to off themch cond and 3 miles to shell. fine from a
[0] start Serete Date alwal drega healt TORNOL molvon at Site адобус	Gravdines, vessel ruck westeract which of apperently had been	was subjected German menner by - bast gun. duk, arent made due an after
Tworth man Secriod of hournea of Code)	Three direct hits were water to enother reach in a hole about intend Engine Roam	to stations, - third 2'm diameter. when about 6" above wdiline Emergency causing
To Acceves 5ths in touñcoo frie Looko	signal shell burd for lower forward was given and creas to part, through Jaming	block of no cheanel life. processed 5' boat. the ransa and and Room of Hade in Engine
was	the extent of damage was range blacked with mathers and	examined. consideration blanket but, after due be by
-	into reasunt, the sinkage taking trops and the amberking	which would caused possibility heling over, to sinking it was decided
	and blocking Dunkink Harbour return is Dover - the 1	- course.

Boat London Princess Princess Maud TSS Princess Maud Dover Maud May Miles Ruck Scott

413

OCR table 1 from document page 413
3. ships,	Parties to supplement besides those mentioned above.	1440
S.B.D.O.(R)	(a) Waller Tong, George Kendriak, Self "Canterbury"	1371 0.8.740872
	Legitweed, 5.3. "Lady of Mann"	C-M-X49849
	Robert Bright, 13.5. "Princess Maud"	X8087 X6547 X6563
	Riwin The "St Julien"	3144
1.8.1.	and various Malaslay, Drifters and Motor-boats.	N.166019 X6-100
S.D.A. 3.3.A.(R) S.B.A.(R) S.3.4.(R) S.B.A.(R) S.B.A.(R) S.B.A.(R)	Carld Richard Ismes, Alfred insuland, Harry Chapman, Walter Brindle, Bach Penalaity Borman Festwood, William Douglas Howe,	C.M.X52608 18050 ITOSS X7863 X7305 37704 5070

Ben-my-Chree Boat Canterbury Lady of Mann Malines Ngaroma Princess Princess Maud St. Helier TSS Princess Maud Crews Don Douglas Dover George Mann Maud Walter

585

416
390
APPENDIX 11. TO LETTER OF 6TH JUNE 1940, FROM THE OFFICER
IN CHARGE NO.3.PARTY: R.N.BARRACKS CHATHAM to VICE
ADMIRAL: dover.
Armed Guards had to be placed on the following ships at various times during the operation.
S.S. "St. Helier"
S.S. "Manxman"
S.S. "Seiriol"
S.S. "Ben-my-Chree"
S.S. "Tynewald"
S.S. "Malines"
2.
A guard was sent to the Dutch boat *Ngaroma*
but she sailed on their arrival.
Parties to supplement ships' crews were also lent 3. to the following ships, besides those mentioned above.
S.S. "Canterbury"
S.S. "Lady of Mann*
S.S. *Princess Maud"
h.s. "St.Julien"
and various Drifters and Motor-boats.

Ben-my-Chree Boat Canterbury Lady of Mann Malines Manxman Ngaroma Princess Princess Maud St. Helier TSS Princess Maud Crews Dover Mann Maud

608

4122
6.
and a trawler which were loaded with 500 troops and sailed for home.
I afterwards visited the burning wreck of H.M.S. "GRENADE"
in the Drifter "LORD CAVAN" in which the S.N.O. was flying his broad pendant. The vessels was a white hot mass and there could have been no doubt that the confidential matter had been destroved
Thursday 30th May.
No ships had entered the Port of Dunkirk last night.
The Transport "KING ORRY" which had endeavoured to enter the port yesterday evening despite signals made to her to keep out, was attacked by bombers when she was attempting to turn in the
Western basin, and was damaged by & near miss. Although her engines remained undamaged, her steering gear was put out of action and in her attempt to get alongside the 3 stern Mole,she ranned and made a breach in the mole itself, thus rendering 8 great length of the mole inaccessible to troops Ships had accordingly carried to be berthed to the landward side of this gap, The KING ORRY herself but was making water, and it was decided, although she had managed to get alongside, that it would be undesirable to embark troops in her. She was, however, advised to sail, making use of her engines to clear the harbour and to navigate to England. I SAW her sail at about 2.30 a.m. and she managed to clear the mouth of the harbour. She was making water, and sunk about 4 cables outside the harbour entrance. Her crew or the majority of then were resoued.
We were in urgent need of ships but none came, and at
10000 signal was received from PRINCESS MAUD to sar that she
& fired at by shore butteries 5 ailes to the westward of had been that in consequence of this she had turned back German to
Dunkirkand Dover. This was proved to be erroneous, as there were no batteries in this position.
advised ще that he was proceeding to G.H.V. of to
The S.N.O. and instructed ne to carry out the duties decision S.N.O.
Dunkirk, see Lord in Gort, his absence. It will be remembered that the
She we hit 3 times bad 3 Kollow wounded,

Drifter England Evening Lord Cavan Princess Princess Maud The King TSS Princess Maud Westward Dover Gort King Last Maud May White