TNA / ADM 234 360

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.

Holding archive: TNA
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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97	Log in to enlarge	FRIDAY, 31ST MAY CHAP. VIII Later on 2nd June, on instructions from the N.O.I.C., the original crew took charge of the Marsayru, but she did not, apparently, make a second trip to Dunkirk. Her skipper (G. D. Olivier) received the D.S.M. for his services, and her engineer (C. Coggins) a mention in despatches. The Cockle Bawley boats Of the small craft that went over on this day, Admiral Ramsay speaks in the following terms of the Cockle Bawley boats²: "The conduct of the crews of these cockle boats was exemplary. They were all volunteers who were rushed over to Dunkirk in one day, probably none of them had been under gunfire before and certainly none of them under Naval discipline. These boats were Thames estuary fishing boats which never left the estuary, and only one of their crews had been further afield than Ramsgate before. In spite of this fact perfect formation was maintained throughout the day and night under the control of a Sub-Lieutenant R.N.V.R.³ in command of the Unit, and all orders were carried out with great diligence even under actual shell fire and aircraft attack." One of these cockle boats, the Renown, was blown up by a mine while returning to England disabled and in tow of the drifter Ben and Lucy. Her skipper, W. H. Noakes, and his crew⁴ were killed. The Ben and Lucy had been towing the drifter Feasible (disabled by a shell hit), 3 life-boats and the cockle boat Letitia. At 0115 on the 1st June the Renown, by then disabled, attached herself to this tow, but an hour later she was blown to pieces and a hail of wood and splinters came down on the Letitia's deck. The Letitia's skipper (A. J. Dench) says, In the pitch dark we could see nothing, and after the explosion we hard nothing and we could do nothing, except pull in the tow rope, which was just as we passed it to the Renown about 3 hour before. French and Belgian ships arrive Early on the 31st it became known that the Belgian Government were anxious that several small Belgian fishing craft lying at Brixham should take part in the evacuation and steps were taken to arrange this. At 1335 the French destroyer Léopard routed from the Downs to Dunkirk two French trawlers5, three French motor fishing vessels⁶, and ten Belgian trawlers⁷. The Belgian trawlers were under the orders of Pilote Malet; the remainder of the ships under Lieutenant de vaisseau Drogou. Other Allied ships that sailed for Dunkirk on this day were the French cargo ships Ingénieur Cachin and Margaux, the trawlers Pierre et Marie, Emma and Duperre, and the patrol vessel Diligente; the Belgian trawlers Lydie Suzanne and Yvonne, and the drifters Gerard-Léon (H.64), Anne Marie and Thérèse Compas. On her return journey the Pierre et Marie picked up 3 English sailors from a drifting motor boat. I The Marsayru's skipper says that throughout 31st May, and the days and nights that followed (its all a complete jumble in my mind) we were under constant fire but the ship was not hit by anything." It seems, however, that Mr. Olivier was only in the evacuation for 5 hours, i.e. from 1600 to 2100, 31st May. 2 Defender, Endeavour, Letitia, Reliance, Renown and Resolute. 3 S/Lt. M. H. B. Solomon, R.N.V.R. 4 L. V. Osborne, Mate, and F. W. Osborne, Engineer. 5 Chasse-Marée and Angèle Marie. 6 Margaux (D.692), Jeune France (Di.1213) and Du Guesclin (D.G.910). 7 Indépendence (0.308), Victor-Erna (H.63), Louise-Irène (H.80), Pharailde (H.42) Raphael-Raymonde (H.43), O.L.V. Van Vlaandeven (N.49), John (O.210) Anna Marguerite (Z.2), Buffalo Bill (Z.4) and the M.41. 73	Angèle Marie Anne Anne Marie Boat Defender Diligente Drifter Duperre Endeavour England Feasible Jeune France Letitia Margaux Marie Marsayru Pierre Pierre et Marie Reliance Renown Resolute Thames Yvonne Bill Coggins COGGINS C Crews Day De Dench Drogou English Malet May Noakes Olivier Osborne Solomon
171	Log in to enlarge	LIST OF BRITISH SHIPS APPENDIX A TROOPS TRANSPORTED LIFE BOATS (contd.) 49 Louise Stephens - Lucy Lavers (S/Lt. T. W. Betts, R.N.V.R.) — Mary Scott Michael Stephens 52 (S/Lt. M. J. R. Yeatman, R.N.V.R.) 17 Prudential (H. P. C. Knight, Coxswain) Rosa Wood & Phyllis Lunn - The Viscountess Wakefield - Thomas Kirk Wright - (L/Sea. H. Huntington) Total 323 MOTOR BOATS, LAUNCHES AND VESSELS. Total 202, of which 78 were lost. - Advance (C. P. Dick, Owner, Skipper) 85 Adventuress - Albatross1 - Aljanor' - Aloha-Oe1 - Ambleve' 2 (S/Lt. R.E. Blows, R.N.V.R.) - 23 Andova (L/Sea. H. Cook, Coxswain) (S/Lt. E. T. Garside, R.N.V.R.) Anglev II Not known - Anne - Aura' (S/Lt. M. A. Chodzko, R.N.V.R.) Balquhain 54 (S/Lt. B. D. O. MacIntyre, R.N.) Bat 116 (J. T. Butchers, Capt.) Bee 15 (W. C. Trowbridge, Capt.) Belfast 61 Black Arrow¹ - Blackpool 250 Bluebird - (S/Lt. G. B. Eyre, R.N.V.R.) Bobeli — (S/Lt. W.G. H. Bonham, R.N.) Bonnibell' I (Sto. 1st Cl. G. H. Rose) Bonny Heather 420 (Lieut. C. W. Read, D.S.C., R.N.R.) Britannia - (S/Lt. S.D. Ward, R.N.V.R.) Brittanic 65 Bullpup not known Cairngorm not known Canvey Queen - Chamois - (A. E. Brown, Capt.) (L. Church, Engr.) Chantecler 30 (S/Lt. T. K. Edge-Partington, R.N.) Commodore (S/Lt. Thompson, R.N.R.) I Lost. 2 Ex-Belgian canal boat. 147	Advance Adventuress Aljanor Aloha Ambleve Anne Aura Balquhain Bat Bee Blackpool Bluebird Boat Bobeli Bonnibell Bonny Heather Britannia Bullpup Cairngorm Canvey Queen Chamois Chantecler Commodore Mary Queen Rose Betts Black Blows Bonham Brown Butchers Chodzko Church Cook Dick Edge-Partington Eyre Garside Huntington Knight Lunn MacIntyre Read Rose Scott Stephens Thomas Thompson Trowbridge Ward Wright Yeatman