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.

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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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CHAP. XI
THE EVACUATION FROM DUNKIRK
79, Of these 808 and 211,137 casualties were 1,129. Allied fit numbered 305,078.
At noon on the 3rd June British the fit total and of 13,004 troops casualties. evacuated had reached
Naval losses 2nd June harbour at from motor boat sunk off Malo, and by enemy action,
The brightest Dunkirk feature had been of the carried night out was without that embarkation disturbance in the and apart one losses off by enemy act from small craft from collision or other misadventure, sinkings were confined to
In marked contradistinction attack the from 2nd. the heavy This losses of the 1st June only ship was sunk from by air Calshot R.A.F. on station, which was the fast motor boat Seaplane one at 1500 with Commander from J. C. the Clouston, situation R.N., pier master of the mole,
Tender 243, sailed from Dover for Dunkirk was returning discussing with the staff at Dover, and a who embarkation that the party; boats should she was be in used company with S.T. 276, the intention naval being
Walker during the night's work. At 1855, about 6 miles from Gravelines, 4
two as runners" for Rear-Admiral Wakeenemy aircraft attacked S.T. 243, which received severe damage from a miss and was abandoned in a sinking condition. Commander Clouston ordered near
S.T. 276 to proceed as the enemy aircraft were still continuing to attack, and she subsequently arrived at Dunkirk though too badly damaged to be of service.
rating from S.T. 243 were picked up and saved.
Commander Clouston was seen later, drowned, and only one officer and one
The transport Royal Daffodil nearing Dunkirk from England was attacked all movable gear to port and filling boats with water she was listed to bring by aircraft about an hour after S.T. 243. The ship was holed but by shifting the damage above water. The engineers, J. W. Coulthard and W. L. Evans kept the motors running although the water had risen in the engine room, and the ship returned to Margate under her own steam. Another personnel ship, the Ben-My-Chree, was in collision on the evening of the 2nd shortly after leaving Folkestone for Dunkirk, and took no further part in the operation.
Two further ships were sunk by mines on Route Y on the 2nd June, although it was at first thought they had been torpedoed. At about 1600 the trawlers
Blackburn Rovers and Westella were on patrol near T buoy, when the former blew up on a mine and sank instantly. As the Westella closed the position, explosions from the Blackburn Rovers' depth charges lifted the ship out of the water and put her asdic installation and pumps out of action. About 40
minutes later the Westella was herself blown up by a mine between S and T
buoys, and commenced to sink. Her depth charges were set to 'safe', and the trawlers Saon and Grimsby Town sank her and picked up her survivors and those of the Blackburn Rovers, some badly injured. (Appendix J.9, J.10).
Two other trawlers met with misadventure on the 2nd, but neither was sunk.
Details are lacking but it is known that the Spurs and another trawler, probably either the Kingston Alalite or Kingston Olivine, were both damaged by gunfire.
The Spurs was on the patrol line, and it is not known how she came close enough to the coast to be damaged by shore gunfire. Gunfire also sank the
Gallant's motor boat off Malo at 0210.
known. These were the Getuigt Vor Christus, the O.L.V. van Vlaandaren,
Three Belgian trawlers were lost on th 2nd June, though no details are and the Sunny Isle.
Air co-operation, night 2nd-3rd June
The R.A.F. flew a patrol over the approaches to Dunkirk from about 2010
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Ben-my-Chree Boat England Evening Gallant Gallant's Motor Boat Gravelines Grimsby Town Kingston Alalite Kingston Olivine Royal Daffodil Saon Spurs Clouston Coulthard Dover Evans Miles Wake Walker

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OCR table 1 from document page 157
	TROOPS TRANSPORTED
TRAWLERS (contd.)	-
Spurs (Skipper H. H. Jarvis, R.N.R.)³	120
Edwina (Skipper P. Bedford (?) )	130
Evelyn Rose (Tempy-Skipper (F.R.) A. J. Lewis)³	180
Fyldea (Lieut. R. Bill, R.N., Asst. to Cdr. M/S Dover) (Lieut. J. K. M. Warde, R.N.V.R., Unit Officer) (Skipper G. Whamond)	502
Gava (Lieut. F. J. Jordan, R.N.R.) (Skipper Day, R.N.R.)	[ ] 1
Grimsby Town (Lieut. W. C. Riley, R.N.V.R.)³	[ ] -
Inverforth (Lt. Cdr. A. A. Martin, R.N.R. (Group Officer) ).	[ ] -
Jacinta	-
Jasper (Lieut. A.® Johnson, R.N.V.R.)3 Cattling	77
John (Ty. Lt. G. St. C. Rideal, R.N.V.R.) (Ty. Skipper G. W. Aldan, R.N.R.)	[ ]
Kingston Alalite (Ch. Skipper A. H. Foster, R.N.R.)³	[ ] -
Kingston Andalusite	-
(Skipper J. Bruce (Act.) R.N.R.)3	[ ]
Kingston Galena	-
(S/Lt. J. L. Pringle, R.N.V.R.)	[ ]
Kingston Olivine (Lieut. G. W. Gregorie, R.N.R.)³	[ ] -
Lady Philomena	-
(Skipper J. Hodson, R.N.R.)³
Lord Grey	400
(Ty. Lt. J. A. Simson, R.N.V.R.) Proby. Skipper W. J. Tiller, R.N.R.)
Lord Inchcape	240
(S/L S. J. Longsdon, R.N.V.R.) (Unit Officer)	[ ]
Lord Melchett	-
(Skipper R. C. Raylor, R.N.R.) (Group Officer Lt. W. H. Ward, R.N.V.R.) Malabar	26
Nautilus1 (Lieut. W.E. Gelling, R.N.R.) (Skipr. R. Maclean, R.N.R.)	[ ] -
Ocean Reward	-
Olvina	347
(S/Lt. J. H. Cooper, R.N.V.R.) (Unit Officer, 40th A/S Group)
Our Bairns	200
(Skipper J. H. Miller)	[ ]
Polly Johnson1	-
(Skipper Lieut. L. Lake, R.D., R.N.R.)	[ ]
Relonzo	-
(Skipper Slater) Restrivo	[ ] -
(Tempy.-Skipper J. Fountain, R.N.R.)³	[ ]
St. Achilleus1	-
(Ty. Lt. H. A. Gellett, R.N.V.R.) (S.O. 11th A/S Group)
Saon	359
(Lt. Com. A. G. G. Webb, R.N. (Ret.) )³ Sphene	[ ] I
Saturn (Skipper C. Pennington, R.N.R.) (Ty. Skipper H. C. Watson, R.N.R.)	1,177

Edwina Evelyn Rose Fyldea Gava Grimsby Town Inverforth Jacinta Jasper John Cattling Jordan Kingston Alalite Kingston Andalusite Kingston Galena Kingston Olivine Lady Philomena Lord Grey Lord Inchcape Lord Melchett Malabar Olvina Our Bairns Polly Relonzo Restrivo Rose Saon Saturn Sphene Spurs Aldan Bedford Bill Ch. Cooper Day Dover Foster Gellett Gelling Johnson JOHNSON R Jordan Lake Lewis Longsdon Maclean Martin Miller Pennington Pringle Raylor Rideal Rose Simson Slater Tiller Ward Warde Watson Webb Whamond

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OCR table 1 from document page 184
Dreadnought III'	Moss Rose¹	Venture
Eastbourne Queen (1/6)	Nemo IV1 New White Heather'	Viewfinder (31/5)
Empress (1/6)²		Viscountess
Enchantress	Peggy IV⁴	(31/5)2 Wakefield
Enterprise (31/5)	Princess Lily (31/5)	Wave Queen
Escaut Eve4		Westerley Yser (1/6)2 (5/6)⁶

OCR table 2 from document page 184
WHERRIES, PUNTS, BOATS	BARGES	LANDING
Aimée (wherry)'	Aidie (1/6)2	CRAFT A.L.C.4 (29/5)
Carama (punt) (30/5)	Barbara Jean (1/6)2	A.L.C.8 (31/5)2
Clara Belle (wherry)'	Claude³	A.L.C.15 (31/5)
Dinky (10 ft. boat)¹	Duchess (1/6)2	A.L.C.18 (29/5)
Doris (wherry)'	Ethel Everard (1/6)²	M.L.C.12 (2/6)2
Dumpling (boat)¹	Lark (1/6)2	M.L.C.17 (3/6)2
Edina (wherry)'	Royalty (1/6)²	M.L.C.22 (2/6)2
Lark (punt)¹	Warrior2 4
Medora (wherry)'
Miranda (No. 58)¹
Sarah & Emily (boat)¹
Viking III (dinghy)'

OCR table 3 from document page 184
DESTROYERS	A.A. CRUISER	SLOOP
Anthony (30/5)	Calcutta (2/6)	Bideford (29/5)
Gallant (29/5)
Greyhound (29/5)
Intrepid (29/5)
Ivanhoe (1/6)
Jaguar (29/5)
Sabre (30/5)
Saladin (29/5)		A.B/V
Vivacious (31/5)		Mona's Isle
Windsor (28/5)		(27/5)
Wolfhound (27/5)
Worcester (1/6)

OCR table 4 from document page 184
MINESWEEPERS Hebe (31/5)	PERSONNEL VESSELS	HOSPITAL CARRIERS
Pangbourne	Canterbury (29/5)	Isle of Guernsey (29/5)
(29/5) Ross (1/6)	Prague (1/6)	St. Julien (29/5)
Salamander (1/6)	Royal Daffodil (2/6)	Worthing (2/6)
Westward-Ho (1/6)

OCR table 5 from document page 184
	GUNFIRE
PERSONNEL VESSELS Biarritz (27/5)	TRAWLERS	A.B/V.
Princess Maud (30/5)	"Kingston" (2/6)€ Spurs (2/6)	King Orry (27/5)

Aidie Anthony Barbara Barbara Jean Biarritz Bideford Boat Calcutta Canterbury Clara Belle Cruiser Dinghy Dinky Doris Dreadnought III Duchess Dumpling Eastbourne Queen Edina Empress Enchantress England Enterprise Escaut Ethel Everard Gallant Hebe Intrepid Isle of Guernsey Ivanhoe Jaguar Kingston Alalite Kingston Olivine Lark Lily Medora Mona's Isle New White Heather Pangbourne Prague Princess Princess Lily Princess Maud Queen Royal Daffodil Royalty Sabre Spurs St. Julien TSS Princess Maud Venture Viewfinder Viking Viking III Vivacious Wave Queen Westerley Westward White Heather Windsor Worthing King Maud Ross White

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INDEX
Johanna,54, 60.
John, and Norah, 71n.
39, 43-4. D.
G., 76.
G. de S. (P.S.T.O. 60. Dover), 48.
Jutland, 47n, 54,
Keith, at Boulogne, 9-10; In Dynamo, 55, 64, 66, 67 (flag of R.A. Dover), 71, 74, 76, 86,
Kaap Falga, 20, 29.
88-90 (sunk).
Kellett, 28n, 32, 41, 46, 97, 107n, 89. 109, 114n, 116-7, 119.
Kenward, Lt. (E) W. H., killed,
Kestrel, 72n.
Kingfisher, 60, 87, 89 (damaged), 114n, 116 (rammed), 117.
Killarney, 29n, 54n.
King George V, 54n, 94, 107n, 108-9, 114n, 116, 119.
King Orry, 16, 19, 28, 45 (sunk), 97 (damages Dunkirk pier).
Kingston Alalite, 34n, 110.
Kingston Andalusite, 34n.
Kingston Galena, 34n.
Kingston Olivine, 110.
Koeltz, General, 19.
Kuno, 20n, 24n.
Lady Brassey, 28n, 36, 91, 104.
Lady Haig, 72n.
Lady of Mann, 48n, 87, 107n, 109 (sent back empty), 114n, 118.
Lady Philomena, 34n, 91.
Lady Robinson, 94 (sunk).
Lady Rosebery, 71n.
Lady Sheila, 60.
Lady Southborough, 72n.
La Flore, 107n, 109.
Lahloo, 66, 71n.
Laidsell, Lt. Gen. W. G. (Q.M.G.), 8, 26, 59, 90.
Lambart, Capt. Hon. L. J. O., R.N. (ret.), lost, 93.
Lansdowne, 72n.
La Panne. See Beaches.
Lark, 71n, 95 (sunk).
Laroc, 60.
Leda, 28n, 32, 54n, 97, 114n, 116 (sinks Maréchal Foch), 118.
Lena, 20, 24, 27-8, 100, 116 (lost), 117.
Léopard, 73, 99, 107n.
Letitia, 73.
Lewes, Lt. Cdr. J. H., 45.
Lewis, Cdr. E. R., 106.
L.H.W.D., 114n.
L'Impétueuse, 62.
Llanthony, 71n.
Lloyd, General, 84.
Lochgarry, 29n, 39, 41.
Locust, 46, 58, 87, 107n, 108, 114, 116, 119.
Lord Barham, 71n.
Lord Cavan, 32n, 98 (sunk).
Lord Collingwood, 32n, 47n.
Lord Grey, 45.
Lord Hood, 71n.
Lord Howard, 23n, 107n.
Lord Howe, 13, 23n.
Lord Keith, 32n, 47n.
Lord Melchett, 85.
Lord Rodney, 47n.
Lord St. Vincent, 32n, 47n.
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Haig Johanna Jutland Kestrel Killarney King George King George V Kingston Alalite Kingston Andalusite Kingston Galena Kingston Olivine L.H.W.D. Lady Brassey Lady Haig Lady of Mann Lady Philomena Lady Robinson Lady Rosebery Lady Sheila Lady Southborough Lahloo Lansdowne Lark Laroc Lena Letitia Llanthony Lochgarry Lord Barham Lord Cavan Lord Collingwood Lord Grey Lord Hood Lord Howard Lord Howe Lord Keith Lord Melchett Lord Rodney Lord St. Vincent Sheila TS King George V De Dover George Haig King Lambart Lewes Lewis Lloyd Mann Robinson