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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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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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paid off on A/P 29th Trawlers August CARBINEER 1940 on lapse II, KASTORIA of T 124 and agreements NAMUR
(M. 06221/40).
IMMEDIATE.
Serial No. 610.
SECRET.
Club, L. Willis Rye and The has R.N.O. his taken title Hastings, up has his Headquarters Vice Admiral in (Commander)
SPECIAL SECRET BRANCH ACQUAINT.
To change in the area covered now by been this amended R.N.O. is to R.N.O., involved.
The following information is circulated for guidance and for such action within each Admiralty Department as may be
(M. 016366/40).
necessary.
62
.0. i/c Haifa The following as patrol police craft on launches Palestine have been commist
G.Britow for Head of Military Branch.
MOQITA
SEALION
19th September, 1940.
SEAWOLF
SHARK
HAWK
EAGLE.
1.
Correspondence to Naval authorities in the Shetlands.
All will be borne nominally on books of STAG.
In connection with the distribution of copies of
(M. 017235/40).
Admiralty letters of a General nature regarding anti-invasion measures, the Secretary to F.O.C. Shetlands has stated that epartm such Admiralty circular letters of general application need be
S.S.
sent to F.O.C. Shetlands only and not to N.O. i/c Lerwick and imiral
R.N.O. Sullom Voe.
(M. 014684/40).
Whale Catcher ORNEN III was commissioned on 24th June
2. 1940 as a tender to MALABAR II for minesweeping and patrol duties at Trinidad.
(M. 018275/40).
beer
Orope
Catcher THORVARD was commissioned on 9th July 1°
ovided
3. as a tender Whale to MALABAR II for minesweeping and patrol duties at
(M. 018274/40).
Trinidad.
quisit has been approved to requisition M/B DANDY under (owner
WILL
4. Sergeant J. It Cumming) for Air Rescue work at Herne Bay supervision of R.N.O. Whitstable. (M. 016623/40).
5. Belgian (H 62: & different vessel from be DE taken DRIE up as
M/F.V's LEOPOLD NERA, ANNA LEOPOED, BELGICA GEZUST a:
acc
DE DRIE GEZUSTERS 540 (8)) manned by Poles) are to manned by tenders (S.S.B.A. to No. observation minelayers. They will be Belg
(M. 017640/40).
CH
crews.
MEDON
6. Boat LERINA at Appledore for A/P (4. duties. 016300/40).
Approval has been given to take up Motor Passenger
01
S.S.B.A. No. 554 (7) Passenger but Launch put into MEUSE
ommodat
7. commissioned Reference for the Dunkirk Operations, was service not with civilian crew. (M. 010027/40).
and
Chasseurs 23 and 25 were turned 24 over to
8. Free French Wooden Navy French on 9th September 1940, and Chasseur on
(M. 012992/40).
16th September 1940.
lers ai
9.
M.L. 119 commissioned on 18th September 1940.
(M. 013007/40).
(3)) and and SILANION 3rd
10. August equisit
AHAMA
September (S.S.B.A. 1940
W
11.
CH
Belgica Boat Dandy Malabar Meuse Rye Whitstable Beer Crews De Hastings Head May Whale Willis
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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
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Dynamo 25%
22.
(a)
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
Stock
2479
s/s Whitstable
Dover
Sea Transport officer.
5th June
Dover.
Sir
I herewith forward you a marre of events relating to the above ship during period 26th may to 4 4 June 1940. us requested
9 have no meritorious action to report.
26th May
Ship berthed in Wellington dock Doner.
27th may
16.05 Left Wellington dock bound for Folkestone
Compasses adjusted off Folkestone with, and without degarsing switched (
18.35 Berthed at Folkestine hier.
28th may
04.17 Left Follesstine pin bound for Southamp
14.50 anchored at Mettey.
19.08 Home uh ander
19.35 Berthick at N°1 berth South compton.
29th may
16.15 Received orders from San Transport Office to proced to Down at the earliest possible moment,
19.00 to 20.50 Coaling.
20.55 Left Southampton for Done
30th May
06.52 Anchoud off Dover.
31.00 May
02.15 Received instructions to proceed to position
5 miles East of Dunkergue, to pick oh troops.
03.50 Left anchorage and proceeded to rendergvors by Route X.
08.20 anchored close inshore off Bray.
P.T.O
Wellington Whitstable Dover May Miles