TNA ADM 199 795

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LIST OF VESSELS LOST DURING 'DYNAMO', 'CYCLE' and 'AERIAL'
OPERATIONS.
Dns
Approx. 20thMay/1st July, 1940.
of Vessel
G.R.T.
Date.
Cause and Position
Remarks.
nd
S.
WORTHTOWN
27/5
Bombed by Aircraft,
Stores.
set on fire and abandoned
LOST
868
on Dunkirk Beach.
M.
1206
708.T.S.O
MAID OF KENT.
21/5
YEJSSVAW
Bombed in Dieppe Harbour
SUNK.
Pass.
.T.S.O
R.T.
W.
EIDAR GATSESO
04\8\08
OLD
.R.H.O
BRIGHTON.
S.
Hospital Carrier
24/5
Bombed in Dieppe Harbour
SUNK
.T.M.D
S. QUEEN OF THE
28/5
Bombed Position.
CHANNEL.
51°N25'N. 2° 40'E.
SUNK:
Pass.
Troops and crew
R.T. 1162
all transferred
.W.
to "DORIEN ROSE".
JB
.S.
SPINEL
25/5
Blown up at Dunkirk.
ABANDONED.
d:
Petrol.
CONSIDERED LOST
R.T.
650
W.
592
S. ABUKIR.
28/5
Torpedoed by surface craft
SUNK.
Tramp.
50 miles N.E.of N.
d.
.T.
694
Foreland.
900
LORINA
29/5
Bombed. Sunk in Dunkirk
SUNK
SS.
harbour.
8 of crew were lost.
A.T. 1578
W.
365
SSA
S.NORMANNIA.
30/5
Bombed whilst in tow
SUNK.
Pass.
2.71
Survivors in
Dunkirk breakwater 4
H.M.S.ROSS-&
G.R.T. 1567.
miles.
H.M.S. MOSQUITO.
D.W.
243
YOS
BOX
3.S. FENELLA.
30/5
Bombed at Dunkirk.
SUNK.
P.C.
Milla MOTHOISE
R.T. 2376
01\8\88
808.T.S.D
.W.
520
30/5
Bombed atDunkirk.
SUNK. АТИОУИС
.S.CLAN
02\8\18
888.T.F.O
MACALISTER.
C.L.
EQUAIM RICANO
G.R.T. 6787
04\8\08
828.T.H.O
D.W. 10905
EVIRD
S.S.SCOTIA
1/6
Bombed at Dunkirk
SUNK.T.S.O
G.R.T. Pass 3454
УЯРО DNIX
D.W.
540
05\8\08
TVSL.T.S.O
S.S. PARIS
2/6
Attacked by aircraft
WADAS.78
Pass approx. 51°11.5'N 2.07E.
SUNK.BUT
.R.T. 1790
650

H.M.S MONA'S ISLE. A.B.V. Report of events covering period
Sat, 1st June to Sun 2nd June. To Dunkirk and back.
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1st June, Sat. Ship in Granville dook. "spaired and ready for service.
00909. Left Dock and proceeded to Dunkirk. by If I * route.
1305. Observed wreck of * Scotia If and another vessel, apparently on Dyck
Bank, with H.M.S. H. 15 alongside wreck taking off survivors.
Closed as requested by H. 15, in company with a great number of small craft proceeding to Dunkirk.
Lowered 3 boats, manned by various ratings of all departments, and picked up a few survivors. All other craft doing likewise. Took some survivors from other craft.
1422 When no more could be dona, proceeded towards Dunkirk. H.15 had left for Dover, crowded. Scotia was on fire aft and it was apparent that no more men were on the wreck itself, and very for alive in the water.
1448. Passed No 5 buoy. Heavily shelled and straddled by small calibre guns,
No hits after about 4 salvoes.
1505. Between Nos 11 and 13 bouys, was straddled by two salvoes from Dive bombers. Bombe were very close, deluging the antire ship with water, but apparently no damage, though ship was badly shaken.
1540. 3 arthed at inside barth, Eastern am, Dunkirk. S.N.O wished as to go to Western arm, but tide being low there was insufficent mter.
1550. Comfood to embark British troops, and miserous stretcher cases.
1730. Ship full and very congested with about 1500 non. Advised S.N.O I could not safaly take more, being considerably worried about stability.
S.N.O strongly advised no to wait, under cover of the shore guns, until
2100. when it was high water and getting dark for the passage across.
This I agreed with; During this wait of nearly 4 hours, several dive bombing attacks were made by flights of airoraft on two wrecks outside the harbour, which seemed to indicate that they were anxious to get rid of their bomba on anything which did not fire back. as an intense fire WELLS maintained on them from our 8 Lewis guns and several Bren guns which the soldiers had rigged up in various places and worked for us.
Several flighta of aircraft passed overhead, apparantly bombars, but whilst the R.A.F. ware about there was peace.
This long wait WELL trying to all concerned.

H.M.S. MONA'S ISLE. ( Report ConFinued.)
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A. British Spitfire crashed outside the Harbour; the pilot resoued and put on board us where his coolness and help in identifying the airoraft was most useful.
Both ships and shore batteries opened fire on R.A.F. machines more than once when recognition was difficult.
2100. Proceeded; a sunken trawler just inside the entrance made approach to the wharf difficult which must have been much more so after dark for the ships which came in after us.
The enemy were apparently shelling the dook entrance from some distance whilst NO lay there, but nothing came close to us.
2300 Passed North Goodwin L.V. The darkness was not deep enough to prevent ships seeing each other at some distance, or to pick up the wreck of the Scotia were she lay practically in the channel down to the No 5 buoy.
I consider the navigation of all the immerous small craft to have been of the highest order, all things considered.
June 2nd Sun. 0150. Reported arrival off Dover entrance to T.A.D.
0300. Berthed at Admiralty Pier and Comfood discharging.
Ship was than found to be making water in No 2 hold; stokehold. is the main steam pipes joints were leaking in three places, and fracture was suspected. the
L.P. turbine rings collapsed; the base of a bilge pump suspected fracture.
The maintaining of a fairly good speed and working in the angine room on the passage back, with the escape of steam due to these defects was vary creditable work.
On this occasion as before the behaviour of the ships company was most praiseworthy; and the conduct and courage of all ranks of the military was all of the very highest order and an inspiration to all connected with them theoughout these grievous times.
Comdr R.V.B.

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P.G.O's 1700 & 1723. VESSELS TAKING PART IN OPERATION DYNAMO.
C.E.in C. Dept. Tug "Prima"
Report of Master
Left Portsmouth 1.30 a.m. Thursday 30/5/40 on passage to
Ramsgate. Arrived there at 8.30 p.m. and moored alongside
H.B.95, was later ordered to proceed to No. 3 buoy and await orders. 31/5/40 waiting orders, received Arms and Ammunition to repel air attacks. 1/6/40.6.30 a.m. received orders to accompany Coaling Tug C.9 to Dunkirk. Left Ramsgate with motor Launch with 3 naval ratings on board in Tow. Nearing
French Coast, passed D.16 Destroyer Damaged and in Tow. Off
Port Hand Destroyers in Action with shore batteries, one warned away 30 proceeded in company to Dunkirk Roads, picked Taken up rescue, slipped motor boat who got under own power. Tug 0.9
damaged started sinking. Air attack commenced when going to partially disabled motor cabin cruiser Bonnie Heather.
Vessels H.M.S. Brighton Queen, S.S. Scotia, and another, and from Air bombing. Vessela hit and sinking, proceeded to resoue.
in Tow, proceeding ahead through vessels being heavily attacked
British arriving survivers, on ace was again bombed and machine gunned, with were slipped motor boar and rescued 75 French warned away by French Destroyer. Proceeded back to England at
Ramagate survivors, landed Tug wounded and survivers. To anchor and awaited
0.9 Towing Bonnie Heather, on arrival
3/6/40 received 2/6/40 sailing orders. Left Ramagate 0.9 with with Coaling orders. waiting orders to return to Portsmouth.
Launch in was joined off Dover by Tug
Arrived damaged X Portsmouth 6.45 a.m. 4/6/40 and reported
C.3 Boat Tow, 21 in tow, proceeded in Company to arrival Portamouth. to
F.W.D. Dredging Office.
Sir, by Mate, I wish Eng., to Stokers place on and crew in resoue and running vessel.
record the assistance rendered of to me
(sa.) J.R. Morran, Master.

Dynamne 256.
154
H.M.T. "Malines",
SOUTHAMPTON.
138
11th June, 1940.
The Principal Sea Transport Officer,
DOVER.
Sir,
Replying to your letter of June 5th., I submit the following account of the operations as experienced in this ship:-
Ordered from Southampton, #6 proceeded to Dovor and received instructions to go to Dunkirk by the Northern route from the North
Goodwin Light Vessel. As events proved, it would have been better if my instructions had boon more detailed and if I had been supplied with the large scale charts. These latter had been promised but not delivered.
However, the necessary daylight to navigate the shouls remained, and I had had some experience of the locality, 30 "Malines" proceeded at
16 knots to arrive off Dunkirk just after dark.
To my astonishment, the whole port seemed to be in flames, and, although it could not be exactly determined, the work of destruction appeared still to be going on. The mate and funnels of ships could be distinguished by the light of the flames, but whether suniters or afloat
I did not know.
Morse signals were ignored, and an attempt to inter the harbour was mot by gunfire from the Western breakmater, 30, determined to find out the true condition of affairs, 1 patrolled along towards
Gravelines, where & Pilot station was supposed to be established.
Dunkirk. I An attempt: to enter by our consort, Hellet. "Scotia", use also
Although hailed several craft, I could get no replice, and returned to greeted with gunfire, 80 that I decided to go Enstwards to meet friendly co-operation.
The dim shapes of vessels inshore could be determined, healtated but to my draught than 13 foot, and no chart to hand, 1
deviate being more Channel. Hare my lack of information 1a now apparent,
10% from from later the events, I judge that these ships were attention removing were parties of y
of extreme the beaches. annoyance No to them, who proforred to be unobserved by from doubt by signals to attract the enemy. source of the One and large I was on the point of returning to question be vossel, recognised later as it Clan liner, him, moved when out vaa attacked port, and aunt completely across the fairway.
cont.a ot, Therefore, and encountered I & destroyer, who signalled Turning reauned the patrol to the Restward, "Follow aeaking 26 batter

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REGARDING ACTIVITY OF SECTION OF MEDICAL DETACHMENT FROM PEMBROKE
FOR OPERATIONS 29.5.40 -4.6.40.
Surgeon Lieutenant J.H. ARMSTRONG. R.N.
S.B.P.O.
Tong.
L.S.B.A. Wilson.
S.B.A.
James.
EQUIPMENT. Two stretchers (Army pattern.
4 First Aid bags (dressings.)
Morphia and 1 syringe.
FIRST TRIP in H.M.S. Mona's Isle, a commandeered Isle DI Man Packet
1,400 Tons. Recently undergone repairs, not very clean, First class state room 100 It. X 20 It. used as Sick Bay, access to running water, about 12 bunks with spring mattresses, large number of blankets available. Extra dressings and two catheters in ship's chest.
Very efficient and helpful supply Chief P.O.
Left Dover about noon, 31st. May 1940.
playme
Near Dunkirk picked up some survivors from the "Scotia"
out of the water.
Following were treated -
Maurice MICHE, French soldier, bullet wounds and compound fracture to lower 3rd. left tibia and fibula. Shock marked. Given dressing and two lateral stràight splints. Morphia * grs.) and 3,000
units anti-Gas gangrene serur: Good recovery.
Jean SIMON, French soldier. Partial drowning, froth at mouth, good recovery after 4 hours, no artificial respiration necessary. Later given Morphia grs.)
Jean PONGUILLY, and Pierre HAMON, maitre mechanicians of French Destroyer "Foudruyout". Second degree burns face, arms and trunk. Little shock. One of them later received Morphia, both treated with Picric Lint.
Justin ESCOFFIER, French Officer. Wound to Scalp with
Haematoma. Bullet wound left elbow, no TOSS bony injury, track passed from above, external tuberosity of humerus to pronator Teres, splint, dressing and sling applied. Morphia, Anti-Gas serum.
Improved markedly.
Most of these had been shocked, and were suffering from immersion, wet clothes were removed and blankets applied.
2100, over 1,200nBrittish soldiers were embarked including 60 stretcher
During the six hours at the jetty at Dunkirk, 15000 to
Tetanis Serum. Names and individual cases cannot be recorded. Morphia cases, Casualty Clearing Station, and were recent, many had received Antinearly all shrapnel wounds. Most had been dressed at the
Grs.1, and Anti-Gas serum were administered freely.
There were in addition three men who died before reaching
Dover.
SECOND TRIP in S.S. "Lady of Mann", night of the 3rd. - 4th June 1940.
Very Steward, who had acquired 2 Valises, containing catgut, and needle good ship, Barber's shop used as Stck Bay. Very helpful Chief and Spencer Wells, and 2 Thomas's splints. Very few blankets were not available (serious mistake by Medical Officer which luckily did matter.)
Over 1,200 French soldiers embarked without incident, two tetanus, slight and Anti-Gas, 3,000 units of each given. (2) Superficial wounds. (1) Cut skin, dorsum of left wrist sutured. Antishrapnel wound to sternum, treated by French Medical officer.

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French Staff, but I could not find any so I filled up with Poilus and a few Tommies. The furthest end of the inner harbour was already in German hands but their shooting was extremely wild and we got away unscathed."
He finishes up his letter with this characteristic remark - -
"That is all I did at Dunkirk (1). I went over five times in all!
For brevity and preciseness in describing real achievement in the face of danger, the following from Lieut. C.W. Read,
R.N.R. is characteristic:-
"Made 7 complete return trips to Dunkirk Beaches; average number soldiers carried 60 - approx. 420 soldiers. Made
10 trips from Mole at Dunkirk to transports lying off, under shrapnel = 600 soldiers.
Rescued Chief Steward and 39 soldiers from water ex S/S
Scotia and bombed whilst doing SO.
On last return journey was caught in parachute flares, bombed and then machine-gunned, but escaped without damage owing to speed and quickness on helm of "Bonnie
Heather". Service finished at 5.0 D.M. on 4th June.
Estimated number of soldiers handled in launch:-
Dunkirk Beaches to Ramsgate
420/450
Dunkirk Mole to Transports lying off
600/650
Rescued from S/S Scotia
40.
With compasses of doubtful accuracy and no other navigating instrument but a lead pencil, the difficulties of navigation once a boat lost contact with the main convoy were imense.
Some of the small craft had not even 8 compass; yet all who left the other side in safety managed to reach the English coast to re-fuel and set off again to repeat the advanture.
One officer even tells how, after wandering all through the night with a compass he could not trust, he put into
Calais! Only after twenty minutes heavy shelling did he escape with his craft intact.
The narrowness of such escapes could be repeated again and again. The writer himself, whilst leading at column of six small white painted yachts was subjected to dive machinegunning from three successive flights of three enemy aircraft.
With no arms whatever with which to offer resistance, the column was almost a sitting target and the airplanes could approach till they almost touched the cabin roofs. Yet,
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