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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THE EVACUATION FROM DUNKIRK
CHAP. XI
The Admiralty had already continued (2312/2) for the undertaken evacuation that ships would be night the evacuation 3rd to 4th on June, this and night. they To this the French agreed. complete on the vided and air protection now urged the French of Admiralty trops pro-
Plan for the night embarkation, the hours of 2230/3 and with such ships for
For this last and night the maximum it was decided effort to was cut to down be made, by one hour the time mained available, between to be made by personnel 0230/4. From the as re-
Pier, liftings were to be sent to the entire vessels, destroyers, and East minesweepers; be ships received, were and it was estimated that length of the pier as paddle as they could Drifters and fast thus be provided and for docks 14,000 of men. the inner harbour. small craft were to go would up to the quays be French ships, for which right latter pier the remaining would also lift ships (minesweepers the other than paddle, the beach, the Quai Félix Faure, British Avant Port (West Pier); from numbers could be estimated, were and the to New responsible for evacuation from Malo no boats. Locust was to remain loads ferried out to her by small vettes and skoots) outside and troops, receive to number of 5,000. The gunboat cor-
It was intended to employ on the work a force of 9 personnel vessels, 9
destroyers (all that were available), 4 paddle minesweepers, 7 fleet minesweepers,
9 drifters, the Locust, 2 corvettes, 4 French torpedo boats, and a number of organised motor boats flotillas including lifeboats from Ramsgate and Dover, together with a large number of French and Belgian fishing vessels. Eleven small French ships and 3 small tugs left Cherbourg for Dover on the night
2nd-3rd June; Le Havre was scheduled to send 8 trawlers, 2 minesweepers,
1 tug, and 20 small dinghies; and Fécamp sent 14 trawlers.
During the afternoon of the 3rd the French authorities transmitted the figure of French troops still remaining in Dunkirk. This was about 30,000, a proportion of whom belonged to other than combatant units. The total capacity of the lifting force, if used to the full, was 30,000, but this was about 5,000 more than the facilities within the port would permit of being embarked in 4 hours, even if the French troops moved with the greatest rapidity at all points of embarkation. On previous occasions there had been some instances of difficulty in persuading French troops to embark otherwise than as complete units.
Vice-Admiral Ramsay consequently impressed on the French liaison officers the necessity of speed, and he added a number of French officers and ratings to the augmented pier parties which were despatched to Dunkirk at 2200, in
I The following ships landed troops in England on 4th June (numbers landed in brackets)
British - destroyers Express (611), Malcolm (736), Sabre (592), Shikari (383), Vanquisher
Minesweepers Albury (400), Halcyon (501), Kellett (30), Leda (500), Medway Queen (266), ferred to trawler off Dunkirk on account of collision damage) Gunboat Locust (196)
(414), Venomous (1200), Whitshed (444); Corvettes Guillemot (460), Kingfisher (200, trans-
Princess Elizabeth (329), Queen of Thanet (150), Speedwell (396) Trawler Saturn (418)
Drifters Forecast (123), "L.H.W.D." (90) Skoots Bornrif (96), Hondsrug (308), Pascholl
(255), Ruja (300); Yacht Gulzar (140); Personnel vessels Autocarrier (712), Canterbury
Princess (659), Côte d'Argent (1349), King George V (817), Lady of Mann (1244), Newhaven (729),
(1350), Tynwald (3000); Tugs Racia (123), Sun XV (37) War Dept. M.Ls.
Maud (1270), Royal Sovereign (took the place of Manxman which refused to sail)
Pigeon (23), Swallow (23); Sailing Barge Beatrice Maud (31), Tanga not reach England until 5th and June) launches (260); R.N.L.I. lifeboats Edward Z. Dresden (50), Greater (did London (48); Motor boats
Nayland Bonny Heather (210), Diana Mary (28), Elizabeth Green (10), Meuse (50),
Coliath trawlers (355), 3 patrol vessels (836), 13 trawlers and M.F.Vs. (1416), 1104. Belgian Tug
3 M/S (55), Walker II (76). French 5 Torpedo boats 2 S/M chasers (127),
(183), 5 trawlers (554).
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Albury Autocarrier Beatrice Maud Bonny Heather Bornrif Canterbury Diana Diana Mary Elizabeth Green England Forecast Guillemot Gulzar Hondsrug King George King George V L.H.W.D. Lady of Mann London Manxman Mary Meuse Nayland Newhaven Pascholl Pigeon Princess Princess Elizabeth Queen Racia Royal Sovereign Ruja Sabre Saturn Speedwell Sun Sun XV Swallow Tanga TS King George V Tynwald Walker II Whitshed Barge Dover George Green King Last Le Malcolm Mann Maud right Walker West

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OCR table 1 from document page 159

	TROOPS TRANSPORTED
DRIFTERS (contd.)
	110
Gula (Tempy.-Skipper A. W. West, R.N.R.)³
Jacketa (Ty. Skipper D. Tause, R.N.R.)	651 120
Jackeve (Skipper C.E. F. Reynolds, R.N.R.) Jeannie MacIntosh	Not known
(Skipper J. W. Nicholson, R.N.R.)3
& Norah	61
John (Skipper R. A. Sims, R.N.R.)³
Kindred Star	I
(T. W. Sheridan, Tempy. Skip. R.N.R.) (G. Corney, Temp. Skipper, R.N.R.) (Lieut. A. J. Dunbar, R.N.V.R., Unit Officer)
Lord Barham	388
(Tempy.-Skipper J. Masterton, R.N.R.)³
Lord Cavan	I
(Ty. Skipper J. H. Muggridge, R.N.R.)
Lord Collingwood	332
Lord Hood	I
(Skipper J. W. Lawn, R.N.R.)³	379
Lord Howard
(Tempy-Skipper D. Davidson, R.N.R.)³
Lord Howe	277
(Skipper W. H. Pollock)
Lord Keith	323
(R. Pye, Master)
Lord Rodney	Not known
(R. Durrant, Master)
Lord St. Vincent	150
L.H.W.D.	90
Mare	219
(Skipper A. H. W. Pendle, R.N.R.) (Group Offr. Cdr. J. W. D. Powell, D.S.C.(Bar), R.N.R.)	360
Midas
(Skipper H. Holden, R.N.R.)	190
Monarda
(Lieut. P. T. Lovelock, R.N.V.R.)	483
Netsukis (Tempy.-Skipper A. V. Muffett, R.N.V.R.)3 Ocean Breeze	259
(Lieut. V.A. de Mauny, R.N.) (Skipper Bailey (?)) Overfall	Not known
(Tempy.-Skipper D. Miller, R.N.R.)3
Paxton (Lt. Cdr. R. M. Prior, R.N.) (Skipper A. M. Lovis, R.N.R.) Reed	I Not known
(Skipper G. Hatton, R.N.R.)³	260
Renascent
(Skipper R. E. Hannaford, R.N.R.) Rewga	162
(Tempy.-Skipper J. W. Macanley, R.N.R.)3 Rig	60
(Skipper E. Beckham, R.N.R.)
Robert Cliff	\|
Sarah Hyde	100
(Skipper H. G. Meen, R.N.R.) (Unit Officer Lt. J. I. Cruickshank, R.N.V.R.) Shipmates	196
(Ty. Skipper H. E. Ward) Silver Dawn (Skipper S. A. White, R.N.R.)	694

Dawn Gula Jacketa Jackeve Jeannie MacIntosh Kindred Star L.H.W.D. Lord Barham Lord Cavan Lord Collingwood Lord Hood Lord Howard Lord Howe Lord Keith Lord Rodney Lord St. Vincent Mare Midas Monarda Netsukis Overfall Paxton Reed Renascent Rewga Rig Robert Cliff Shipmates Silver Dawn Beckham Corney Cruickshank De Dunbar Durrant Hannaford Holden Lawn Lovelock Lovis Mauny Miller Muggridge Nicholson Pendle Pollock Powell Prior Pye Reed Reynolds Sheridan Tause Ward West 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