TNA ADM 199 795

Collection details

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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List page 1 of 1 Showing document pages 171–636 of this collection

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171	Log in to enlarge	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
636	Log in to enlarge	442 Half a dozen Thames river launches resembling nothing so much as the upper decks of elongated motor-buses with their rows of slatted seats, but given 8 tang of the waterside by rows of white-painted lifebuoys slung around the upper rails. The very names of these latter craft are redolent of the quiet of Richmond, Teddington and Hampton Court: "Skylark", "Elizabeth" and "Queen Boadicea". A strange flotilla indeed to be taking an active part in what has been described as "the greatest naval epic in history". The crews and their officers too were as miscellaneous an assembly as the craft they manned. First arrived a trickle of R.N.V.R. Sub-Lieutenants direct from training school, taken from their class-rooms often in the midst of as lecture on the "practical pilotage" they were soon to put to such good account. Many of these were entering a naval dock-yard for the first time in their lives, yet they clambered over the little ships, bawled for their requirements in food, fuel and water and set to work to prepare for the task in hand, as if to the manner born. Next came another thin trickle - this time junior Royal Navy officers who but a short time before were midshipmen on war vessels of various types; little more than schoolboys, yet each possessed of that indescribable sangfroid and cheerful discipline which is the hall-mark of the British naval officer whatever his age or rank. Lastly - and only at matter of minutes before the time of departure - came the crews; Royal Fleet Reserve men this first batch - tough, stout-hearted and disciplined. No time to pick or choose; stoker ratings first, to man the little engines - one man to each boat; then the seamen - "Swarm over those boats men and wherever you find an officer aboard ask him if he needs a crew! Three men to the larger boats and two each to the smaller". 2	Boat Hampton Queen Queen Boadicea Skylark Thames Crews Little Richmond White