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TNA ADM 234 360

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TNA ADM 234 360

Naval Staff History No. 41, the official historical study of the evacuation from Dunkirk during Operation Dynamo, 26 May–4 June 1940, dated 1949.

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Collection reference: ADM 234 360

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 234/360. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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OCR table 1 from document page 236
them with one another	316,663 (P)
V.A. Dover's figure carrier and ambulance traffic	6,981 (i)
Subtract hospital	309,682 (h)
disembarked on 5th June	1,096 (i)
Subtract troops	308,586 (j)
	337,131 (s)
Lord Gort's figure Subtract pre-Dynamo date figure	27,936 (b)
	309,195 (#)

OCR table 2 from document page 236
	Evacuating BRITISH	SHIPS	EMPLOYED IN DYNAMO			TROOPS	LANDED IN	ENGLAND
	troops	Patrols and other duties	Total		Put out action'	From the Beaches	From the Harbour
Cruiser	1			Lost	of			Total
Destroyers	39	-	1	-	-	1,856	-	1,856
Sloop	1	2	41	6	17	25,901	70,296	96,197
Corvettes	2	-	1	-	1	436	-	436
Gunboats	2	4	6	-	1	271	829	1,100
Minesweepers	36	-	2	1	-	2,046 28,705	1,466 17,729	3,512
Trawlers	26	- 26	36	5	8	6,271	3,881	46,434
Drifters	51	10	52	12	3	1,515	6,099	5,396
Special Service Vessels	3	-	61	5	3	3,507	901	12,370
M.A./S.Bs., M.T.Bs. etc.	4	9	3	1	-	26	73	4,408 99
Armed Boarding Vessels	13	-	13	-	- -	-	4,848	4,848
Skoots	39	1	3 40	1	4	15,414	7,284	22,698
Yachts	26	-		4	-	745	3,936	4,681
Personnel Vessels	45	-	26	3	3	5,087	82,723	87,810
Hospital Carriers	8	-	45 8	8	2	-	3,006	3,006
Naval M/Bs	12	-	12	1 6	1	2	94	96
Tugs	22	18	40	3	1	1,654	1,510	3,164
Landing Craft	13	-	13	8	3	118	I	118
War Dept. M/Ls	8	-	8	-	5	200	379	579
Dockyard Lighters	8	-	8	2	3	418	-	418
Steam Hopper Barges	7	-	7	-	-	890	1,276 550	2,166
Auxiliary Barges, etc.	8	-	8	1	.	706 886	I	1,256 886
Sailing Barges	25	-	25	9	-	172	151	323
R.N.L.I. lifeboats	19	-	19	1	2		3,103	5,031
M/Bs, M/Ls. etc.	203	-	203	81	-	1,928 I	-	-
Blockships	-	6	6	22	-	I	-	-
Seaplane tenders	6	-	6	3	-	-	-	I
Life-boats	56	-	56	39	-	I	-	-
Wherries, punts and dinghies	16	-	16	16	-
Totals	689	76	765	218	57	98,754	210,134	308,888
	I By enemy	action, by	collison or by	grounding.	2 Sunk en	route.
			FRENCH SHIPS	IN DYNAMO
Destroyers }	-	2	2 12	- 3	- 1	- -	193 6,627	} 6,646
Torpedo Boats	12	-	5	-	I	I	1,000	1,000
Sloops	2	3	2	-	-	-	2,038	2,038
Minesweeping sloops	2	-	5	-	1	6	197	203
Submarine chasers	5	-	2	-	2	I	1	-
M.T.Bs.	2	-	13	5	I	-	2,665	2,665 2,504
Minesweeping trawlers	13	- 2	7	-	-	-	2,504	2,290
Patrol vessels	5	4	12	2	-	-	2,290	4,814
Cargo ships	8	-	59	3	I	1	4,813
Trawlers and M.F.Vs.	59						22,153	22,160
Totals	108	11	119	13	4	7
		BELGIAN	SHIPS	EMPLOYED IN	DYNAMO
			1	-	-	-	229	229 183
Patrol boat	1	- -	1	-	-	-	183 3,052	3,052
Tug	1 43	-	43	4	-	-
Trawlers						-	3,464	3,464
Totals	45	-	45	4	I
			POLISH SHIP	EMPLOYED IN	DYNAMO
	-	1	1	I	-	-	1	-
Destroyer
			DUTCH SHIP	EMPLOYED IN	DYNAMO
Yacht	1 1	I I	1 1	1 I	- -	I -	214 I	214 - 214
M/L						-	214
Totals ...	2	I	2	1	-
			NORWEGIAN SHIP	EMPLOYED	IN DYNAMO	I	3,500	3,500
	1	1	1	I	-

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THE EVACUATION FROM DUNKIRK
AN
TABLE 1
Table I
following corrections apparently and need (f). to be applied to (P) and (s) in order to equate
them (The with one another and with (c)
THE ANALYSIS RECORDED OF NUMBERS THE ALLIED OF SHIPS WHICH TOOK PART IN OPERATION DYNAMO, HARBOUR AND OF
THEM FROM DUNKIRK AND
316,663 (P)
BEACHES.
Subtract V.A. Dover's hospital figure carrier and ambulance traffic
6,981 (i)
309,682 (h)
Evacuating BRITISH SHIPS EMPLOYED IN DYNAMO
TROOPS LANDED IN ENGLAND
Subtract troops disembarked on 5th June
1,096 (i)
troops
Patrols and
Put out
From the
From the
other duties
Total
of action'
Beaches
Harbour
308,586 (j)
Lost
Total
Cruiser
1
-
Destroyers
39
1
1,856
-
-
2
-
Sloop
1
41
17
25,901
70,296
1,856
337,131 (s)
-
6
Lord Gort's figure
Corvettes
1
436
96,197
2
1
-
27,936 (b)
271
436
4
-
Subtract pre-Dynamo date figure
Gunboats
2
6
1
829
-
1,100
-
2
-
2,046
Minesweepers
1,466
309,195 (#)
36
1
3,512
-
Trawlers
36
8
28,705
17,729
26
5
46,434
26
Drifters
52
12
3
6,271
3,881
51
5,396
10
Special Service Vessels
61
3
1,515
6,099
3
5
12,370
which compares with 308,491 (c) and 308,888 (f)).
-
4
3
-
3,507
901
M.A./S.Bs., M.T.Bs. etc.
1
4,408
9
26
-
73
Armed Boarding Vessels
13
99
13
-
5. The total figure of troops disembarked from British ships in ports in the United
-
-
4,848
3
-
Skoots
1
4,848
Kingdom during the period of Operation Dynamo, as given by the War Office (A.G. Stats.)
39
1
40
4
15,414
7,284
4
22,698
viz. 308,491 (c) is considered the most nearly correct. It differs from the total computed
Yachts
26
745
3,936
-
26
-
3
4,681
Personnel Vessels
45
by H.S./T.S.D. by 397 (=0.0013%).
-
45
3
5,087
82,723
8
87,810
Hospital Carriers
8
-
2
-
3,006
8
3,006
Naval M/Bs
12
1
1
2
94
-
12
96
6
Tugs
22
18
1,654
1,510
40
3
1
3,164
Landing Craft
13
-
3
118
I
118
13
8
War Dept. M/Ls
8
5
200
379
579
-
8
-
-
Dockyard Lighters
8
8
2
3
418
418
-
Steam Hopper Barges
7
890
1,276
7
-
2,166
-
-
706
550
Auxiliary Barges, etc.
8
-
8
1
.
1,256
25
886
I
886
Sailing Barges
9
-
-
25
2
172
151
323
R.N.L.I. lifeboats
19
-
19
1
-
1,928
3,103
5,031
M/Bs, M/Ls. etc.
203
-
203
81
I
-
-
Blockships
-
6
6
22
-
I
-
-
Seaplane tenders
6
-
6
3
-
-
-
I
Life-boats
56
-
56
39
-
I
-
-
Wherries, punts and dinghies
16
-
16
16
-
Totals
76
765
218
57
98,754
210,134
308,888
689
I By enemy action, by collison or by grounding.
2 Sunk en route.
FRENCH SHIPS IN DYNAMO
-
193
2
-
2
-
Destroyers
-
}
1
6,627
}
6,646
-
12
-
12
3
Torpedo Boats
I
1,000
1,000
3
5
I
-
Sloops
2
2,038
2,038
-
2
2
-
-
-
Minesweeping sloops
-
1
6
197
203
5
-
5
-
Submarine chasers
1
2
I
2
-
2
-
5
-
2,665
2,665
M.T.Bs.
13
13
I
-
2,504
2,504
Minesweeping trawlers
-
2
7
-
-
Patrol vessels
5
2
2,290
2,290
-
12
-
Cargo ships
8
4
3
1
4,813
4,814
59
I
59
-
Trawlers and M.F.Vs.
119
13
4
7
22,153
22,160
Totals
108
11
BELGIAN SHIPS EMPLOYED IN DYNAMO
-
229
229
1
1
-
-
-
-
183
183
Patrol boat
1
-
-
1
-
4
3,052
3,052
-
Tug
43
-
43
-
Trawlers
4
-
3,464
3,464
45
I
Totals
45
-
210
POLISH SHIP EMPLOYED IN DYNAMO
-
1
-
-
1
1
I
-
Destroyer
DUTCH SHIP EMPLOYED IN DYNAMO
214
214
I
1
1
-
-
I
1
I
-
-
Yacht
1
I
1
I
M/L
214
214
-
2
1
-
2
I
Totals
...
NORWEGIAN SHIP EMPLOYED IN DYNAMO
3,500
3,500
I
-
1
1
I
1
Freighter
3 Picked up from a damaged M/L,