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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List page 1 of 1 Showing document pages 165–452 of this collection

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165	Log in to enlarge	VESSEL OWNER REMARKS FAIRWIND E. Hutton A.P.S. FAITH T. Lloyd No report received from list of MA JC missing vessels. FALCON II Dr. Firth Returned to owner? MAJOR FEDELMA II Per Crouch Eng. Co. Re-allocated to A.P.S. MALDO FELICITY T. Davis T.98 - damaged. Returned to owner. FERRY NYMPH C.H. Harvey T.98. Returned to owner 19/6. MALVI FLEET WING Watercraft, Ltd. A.P.S. MOLLY FLOSS HILDA Bond's Boatyard Returned to owners 31.5.40. MARE 1 FOLKESTONE BELLE MARCH Mr. Spraggs T.98. Returned to owner. FORMOSA J. Mears Returned to owner. MARGHE FORTUNA H.H. Salmon Returned to owner 19/6. FORTY TWO MARINA N. West A.P.S. MARSAY FRANCIS (99B) Recketts R.F. Returned to owners. FRAM MARINA Mr. South A.P.S. FLOTSAM Dorset Yacht Co., Ltd. Prepared but not used for Dynamo. MARICEI FLYING FISH W. Brazier Returned to owners 30.5.40. Not required. ARY FIREFLY A. Newell Returned to owner. ARY HO FAVOURITE SM 225 B. Allen Returned to owner. ARY IR) ARY ROS RY SPE, GAVINE F.A. Cooper T.98. Returned to owner. RY SPE/ GAY CRUSADER A. Foster T.98. Re-allocated to A.P.S. GAY FLY ILDA Noll Gay Returned to owner. GAY VENTURE D.L. Brisult A.P.S. GERTRUDE BELLE Morgan Jones GIPSY KING T.98. Returned to owner, 6.6.40. G. Riley FLOWER GIRL MARTON Butchers Returned to owner 2.6.40. GIRL NANCY F.C. Mitchell Did not go for Dynamo. DER GIRL VINE W. Light (6A) Returned owner 19/6. AIDEN GOLDEN LILY Lt. E.V. Cullen Re-allocated to Spl. Admy. Service. Returned to owner. EY GOLDEN SPRAY II F. Roberts Reported lost. ANT GONDOLIER KING Poole & Swanage Co. T.98. Returned to owners. GONDOLIER QUEEN Poole & Swanage Co. T.98. Returned to owners. LICENT D. GONDOLIER III Poole & Swanage Co. Now on service with M/S Officer Poole. GOODHOPEY Bond's Boatyard No report received from list of missing vessels. USA GOOD LUCK C.A. Simmons Re-allocated to Spl. Admy. Service 6A. IKOI GRACE A. Brown T.98. Returned to owners. GRACE DARLING IV C.E. Cundy Returned to owner. DRU II GRACE DARLING (E.36) Sayers Bros. Returned to owners. GWEN EAGLE D.W. Hudson TAUR (Littlehampton List). No trace of return from Dunkirk. GALILEE (wY68) E. Verrill GWENNY W.G.S. Crouch Prepared, but did not go to Dunkirk. RASOL Returned to owner. GWENYTH Walter Llewellyn & Sons Repaired, Fuelled, Floated, but not 08 taken over. GERBERA Chas. Hill MADGE Returned to owner. MING MODESTY PAH NA RCH ROSE Motor Boat Motor Boat vior 1.2 Torpedo I tor Ferries ( SME	Boat Fairwind Faith Falcon Falcon II Favourite Felicity Ferry Nymph Firefly Flotsam Flying Fish Folkestone Belle Formosa Fortuna Forty Two Fram Galilee Gavine Gay Crusader Gay Fly Gay Venture Gerbera Gertrude Gipsy King Girl Nancy Golden Lily Golden Spray Golden Spray II Gondolier III Gondolier King Gondolier Queen Grace Grace Darling Grace Darling IV Gwen Eagle Hilda Lily Major Mare Marina Molly Queen Roberts Rose Venture Allen Bond Bros Brown Butchers Cooper Cullen Davis Firth Foster Francis Harvey Hill Jones King Light Llewellyn Lloyd March Morgan Poole Roberts Rose Salmon Sayers Spray Walter West
173	Log in to enlarge	VESSEL OWNER REMARKS TAMARA J. Taylor & Bates Prepared did not go IV .8.71 .80.1 XI you of X UBIQUE II D. Neville Returned unsuitable out of to UNIQUE Jacohurchille Returned to owners 19.6. a USANCO Halls Re-allocated to A.P.S. of .C.D DES VALERIE Fuller A.P.S. VANGUARD Smith Bros. T.98. Returned to owners VANITEE TORID! Wetherell T.98 No information of return from Dunkirk. VERA ToMrs. C.M. Smith Returned to owner. YAR VICTORIA Smith Bros Returned to owners. s VIEWFINDER -TOLITA. London T.98. No trace of return from Dunkirk. VIKING P.H. Tranter T.98. Returned to owner. 20 Damaged. VISCOUNT J. Mears Being returned to owners 11.6.40. VEDETTES F. Lycett -allocated to A.P.S VENTURE N.O.I.C. Shereham No report received from List of Missing Vessels. VOLANTE R.110 R.J. Solly Returned to owner. VIKING III J.S. Houlton Reported lost. VENUS (WY.67) Cole Prepared but did not go to Dunkirk VOLO G. Denny Returned to owner. wepiche Marocaine VICTORY Bolitho Stood by - did not go. WANDA E.A.L. Midgely A.P.S. WARRIOR G.H. Warrell Abandoned off Dunkirk. Presumed lost. WARRIOR W. Douglas A.P.S.DWOH WAVE QUEEN G.H: Kent T.98. No report received from List of Missing Vessels. WAIKAKEI II Lieut. Leyland Re-allocated to A.P.S. WESTERLEY R.A.B. Christie No report received from List of Missing Vessels. WESTWARD F.H. Porter Re-allocated to A.P.S. WEYMOUTH QUEEN Cosens & Co. Released 3.6.40. WHITE BEAR .AB The Hon. Clive Pearson Survived. WHITE SPRAY Mrs. Helyar Did not leave. WHITE WATER W.H. Richards T.98. Returned to owner. WHITEWING F.J. Cook A.P.S. WILLIE & ALICE W.G.B. Crouch No trace of return from Dunkirk. Returned used by N.O.I.C. Ramagate, given back to owner. WINDSONG O.L. Dalton A.P.S. NEW WINDSOR CASTLE c/o Toughs Returned to owners. WINGS OF THE MORNING Lord Dunboyne A.P.S. WINMABET J. Gummerson Returned to owner. WINSTON A.J. Fuller To V.A. Dover. Now returned to owners. WOLSEY A. Malcolm Returned to owner. WOODLAND LILY Messrs. Jacobs Returned - unsuitable.	Alice Lily London New Windsor Castle Queen Tamara Valerie Vanguard Vanitee Venture Venus Vera Victoria Victory Viewfinder Viking Viking III Viscount Volante Volo Wanda Warrior Wave Queen Westerley Westward Weymouth Queen White Bear White Spray Windsong Windsor Windsor Castle Wings of the Morning Winmabet Wolsey Woodland Lily Bates Bros Christie Cole Cook Denny Douglas Dover Fuller Halls Houlton Jacobs Kent Malcolm Porter Smith Spray White
452	Log in to enlarge	282 260 14 OLD SQUARE NAVAL OFFICER IN CHARGE LINCOLNS INN. W C.2. -4JUN1940 * HOLBORN 1038 3rd June 1940 RAMSGATE Sir, Sub-Lieut. Lucey, R.I. The above officer was out in CO and of the Fire "Massey Shaw" for the purpose of embarking troops Float from Dunkirk on the afternoon and night of the 31st May- 1st June. member of the crew, which consisted entirely officers As 8 and men of the London Fire Brigade brief and Aux- acof Fire Service, I venture to send you 8 occasion, count might of not otherwise be brought to the notice be iliary the work done by Mr. Lucey on this of which his superior officers, in the hope that he will given proper credit for it. skiff in tom from Ramsgate, Mr. on 8 the Float. grass the Lucey proceedings. The beach, line After Massey and but on I an and this swam Shaw to unsuccessful It SO an was bring ashore was brought R.A.F. swamped stern then out with motor 8 attempt decided of a in light a load the the light boat with boat, of breakers to which line troops attempt 3 the rocket and was early grass to to made aground the line, get in fast a grass line bauled to the in from the Float. come As it success- seemed unlikely that the breakers stern-first, we at the line then being the motor boat was going to attempted to transfer the line Float was gov under way In and was drag lost fully through to the box but unfortunately order to same moment the out, and the line took charge it back to the motor boat the line but was unable to get From that I swam after was hauled aboard the Float, in the cathering the beach and was alone on the beach who were rather point Mr. Lucey about 50 or 60 soldiers, which time I darkness demoralised, with for two three hours, most of believe he spent in the water. The Float falling tide, and various attempte Lucey were then had to be shifted into deeper to water get owing to the with the motor boat and Mr. about 11 into contact Eventually at, I think, from another o'clock unsuccessful. to the Float in a boat further Mr. Lucey got out immediately insisted upon boat, attempte and went ship. He then ferry out more men with this ashore while being made it to again himself and remained in the boat. ashore some thirty in or forty men were brought out	Boat London Massey Shaw Success Venture Light Lucey May Shaw