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TNA ADM 199 795

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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Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199/795. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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SECRET
MLSOAGE
1603/24 May
IN
From C. in C.Portemouth
Date 24.6.40
Reed. 1625
P/L BY I/P
Addressed Admiralty repeated V.A.Dover.
760. Your 1708/99 My following not inmediately available BRAM BONKELO HASSWOBEL VIRGO AID
NOTTINGHAM DUURSWOLD. Following consters at Poole have been Salten instead PACIFIC SAN ANTONIO ZEUS PASCHO
AMAZANE
WIGA ATLANTIC SAVERS. First ships should be ready to seil from Portamouth, Acite 26th My.
1693/24
Advance Copy sent Ope.
+ Order that four Dutch shipe be sailed for Southemp ton to take in military supplies.
lst S.L
V.C.N.S
A.C.N.S
A.C.N.S. (A)
0.8.0. to 1st 8.1
Ops.(4)
O.D.(3)
S.V.P
D.T.D. (3)
D.P.S. (2)
N.A.2nd 0.1
I.S.P.S.
Cdre M(3) Stephenson Room 77 3 8.
M36 (3)
we
68
Advance Aid Atlantic Pacific Reed San Antonio Zeus Dover May Poole Reed
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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
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346.
70
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M.V. Scottish booperator b/o G.P.O.
15th June 1940
incipal Sea Transport Officer
Lord Warden Hobel
Dover e movements of my ship between 26ᵗʰ May a 4th June are as follows.
unition, this continued until the
26ᵗʰ May we commenced loading ernoon of 28ᵗʰ May when loading was upleted. at 6.0 Am on 29th May, we menced discharging our cargo again;
was completed at 6 PM the same
Y after which we filled up with e (brukers) and prepared for sea.
5.00 AM on 30th May we sailed for Dover orders and proceeded to South rus where we received orders to reed to Dunkink and embark tas. at 7.00 PM, 30th we left Lowns for/
Reed Dover May Reed
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76
70
H.M.S. "WHIPPINGHAM".
SPECIAL REPORT
ARTHUR PREDERICK FORD, Chief Mechanician P/K 21534.
On hight 31st.May and 1st.June 1940, Dunkirk Mole, who averted what would have been a major disaster by preventing troops rushing to part when ship was overladen and starddled
E
by enemy gunfire, ship took list of 30° but righted herself when Ford got troops moved back to starboard. Undermanned as I was Ford again showed powers of leadership above the
S
ordinary in getting us away from piers by outting our after moorings and pressing troops into service in getting in bows, afterwards going below to take ship out.
i
0
J.J.CLOUGH Petty or icer ist.01.P/JX129586 and
&
H.S.GILES A/Ldg.Sea. P/JX125481, were also outstanding for a
their courage and seal under desperate conditions, working coolly about the ship when I had troops wounded by shrapnel or flying concrete, being under fire all the time.
e no
08
(sd) Eric REED.
e
Lieut.R.N.R.
in command H.M.S. "Whippingham"
d d
+2
Command or
Eric Major PS Whippingham Reed Whippingham Ford May Reed Seal
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Dynam 33
B23/11
1/201
71
HM.S whippingham at thangate
2.6.40.
e adminal Commanding r
Dover Grea.
in
00
I trust that 2 am following the conect
&
as mels in reporting this unatter to you direct, n the apparent absence of any Naval authority being unfamiliar with R.N. routine I have os the initiative of writing you personally.
I have the honorn to be Sir, d d your obedient Servant
One Reed
VICE ADMIRAL
Lient RNR.
4. JUN 1940
In Cammand.
*
TO
PS Whippingham Reed Whippingham Dover Reed RNR
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2.
79
8
73
devship above the average in getting us away
2 the pier, cutting our after moorings and ssing trops into service for cutting away and
I
ling in the brows, afterwards going down below take the ship ant.
is
I had her wounded on the frecaste head ting ed either shraphel or flying concrete and left when to the reported my spousons were about 12 above the
MS
New line. Petty officer F.J.Clough P.O.I P/5x129586 and nd
Giles act/head. Sea. P/s xiasusi were also outstanding out
(0
their courage and year united desperate conditions
2 must add sir that the general efficiency of all round work of the R.N. ratings amaged we ed
3
a inade due feel proud that I was prinkedged to an and them it
I have the honour to be Sir, your obstient Servant
Brie Reed
Lient. RNR.
tor officer in Command
Reed Head Reed RNR
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2.
80 A
aintain a full head of at all costs to comply my demands for speed.
mained below withortselief being name available) ching shale of that right and
I anchored of shangate at ten an on the following day.
as matterly exhansted and to he assisted from the soon.
dis work and devation to definitely were of the value to the and helped got my wessel back to
1 pat.
I am Sir, your obsedient Servant
Bric Reed
18
Lient R.N.R.
an Command
HALS whippingham
PS Whippingham Reed Whippingham Day Head Reed right
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OCR table 1 from document page 352
821 a AMORAON ViM denuts ant continuen 173 32. 157 3° 3
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in not * given upp no that at lined animal at pink bilfull AM PM Received Grders to Proceed inside arrived off Down Told to await orders 0. Made Foot in Bench 161 M 9623 A
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DYNAMO OPERATION - DISTRIBUTION OF LEWIS GUIS
JANE HANNAH
SUN VIII
ROSE
BETTY
NARCISSA
ACE
WINSTON
MATILDA
CLACTON LIFE-
RACIA
ADMIRALS BARGE
LURNILYNE
BOAT
MERMAID
MADAME SANGENE
ELIZABETH GREEN EN
MISS MING
HALCYONE
N.B. 1711
M.B. 37270
LETITIA
PIGEON
M.B. 74
WOEP
HAIG.
4. available duo to the vessels previously fitted being In
Other smaller craft were also fitted with guns when these no addition longer magazines were refilled and spare ammunition became required or unable to continue the operation. was supplied as It became necessary.
to number of Lewis guns were transferred from their ship to ship commands, and of these we have no
5. A by the various officers when record. they changed
II
for overhauling, and twelve above ratings work. were
8
6. sent Four from Chatham Q.0's and they assisted in the
OF
I
LEWIS GUNNERS.
8
All the 23 Lewis gunners together sent from with London those were from
7. embarked for the of operation them making several their crossings, duties. and all
Ramagate, showed great most keenness in performing
All have returned to Ramsgate with the exception of
S.C.
8.
Cyril Head
This "SUN IV" (sent to Dover)
J.S. Parker
)
Tug "SUN XV (sent to London)
R. Jowitt
Leslie Reed
)
C.Olichards.
Portanant,
Ramagate.
Ace Betty Boat Elizabeth Green Haig Leslie Letitia London Matilda Miss Ming Pigeon Racia Reed Rose Sun Sun IV Sun VIII Sun XV Barge Dover Green Haig Head Lewis Parker Reed Rose