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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95	Log in to enlarge	FRIDAY, 31ST MAY CHAP. VIII in the Bray and Malo sectors were being thinned out by movements westward towards Dunkirk iteslf. This change of plan involved concentrating the special tows and the minesweepers to which they were to transfer the troops, into the stretch opposite the beach between Zuydcoote Sanatorium and one mile east of La Panne¹, and also advancing the commencement of the operation by one hour². A risk was involved in this change of plan as the boat tows were not in communication with the Vice-Admiral, and it would therefore be necessary for minesweepers to see that the escorting M.A./S.B.'s shepherded the tows to the new positions It had been explained to the Naval officers in each tow that the minesweepers would be anchored so as to serve as guiding marks³. " It was always impossible for me to do more than deal with the situation of the moment", says Rear-Admiral Wake-Walker. "I did not know what ships were coming or when-except for the pre-arranged plan of the sloops. Nor was it possible for Dover to give me much information. Ships got back there, unloaded, and were off again, the stream was constant but irregular and it was not possible to see any way ahead. My policy was always to keep only sufficient ships off the beaches and send all the others into Dunkirk, but the situation changed continually."4 Small craft arrive in hundreds It was in such circumstances that, at about 1900, Rear-Admiral Wake- Walker had proceeded to Dunkirk in the Keith to see how the boat situation was getting on. There he saw for the first time that strange procession of craft of all kinds the story of which was to become famous-tugs, towing dinghies, life-boats and all manner of pulling boats5-small motor yachts, motor launches, drifters, Dutch skoots, Thames barges, fishing boats, pleasure steamers⁶. This was indeed the first time that the small craft had come over in hundreds⁷. Since noon Lt. Cdr. C. J. Wynne-Edwards, R.N. (of R.-A. Dunkirk's staff), embarked in M.T.B.68, had been directing the tows to the various beaches. I See Appendix Q.18, observing that D.R. p.20, para. 61 says the beach between Bray and 1 mile east of La Panne." 2 Appendix Q.19. 3 D.R. p.20, para. 61. 4 M.017978/41, p.17. 5 The following 14 tugs (their tows are shown in brackets) reached Dunkirk that evening: The Racia (12 life-boats), Sun VIII (12 life-boats), Sun XV (6 life-boats), Vincia (3 lifeboats), Sun IV (9 boats), Tanga (6 boats), Ocean Cock (6 M/B's), Sun VII (seaplane tenders 243, 254, 276, 291 and A.M.C.3), Foremost 87 (two sailing barges), Fairplay I (sailing barge Barbara Jean), Empire Henchman (sailing barge Aidie), Crested Cock (a lighter), Sun XI (a lighter), and the Sun XII (sailing barges Tollesbury and Ethel Everard). In the early hours of 1st June 4 other tugs arrived. The St. Fagan (auxiliary barges Pudge and Lady Rosebery, and the sailing barge Doris), St. Abbs (auxiliary barge Thyra and sailing barges H.A.C. and Duchess), Cervia (sailing barge Royalty), and the Persia (sailing barge Glenway and Lark). 6 M.017978/41, p.19. 7 New arrivals off Dunkirk and the beaches on 31st May included the following The yachts Amulree, Aronia, Glagla, Caleta, Christobel II and Llanthony, the nine yachts of the Portsmouth Inner Patrol, viz the Ahola, Ankh, Bounty, Caryandra, Eilla II, Lahloo, Noneta, Seriola and Thele and from the R.N. Air Station, Ford, the yacht Andora. The drifters Ben and Lucy (towing 4 boats), Dorienta (towing boats), Monarda, Renascent and the 13 drifters of the Yarmouth Base, viz Alcmaria, Feasible, Genius, Gula, Jeannie MacIntosh, John and Norah, Lord Barham, Lord Hood, Overfalls, Reed, Rewga, Swift Wing and Taransay. The drifters Fair Breeze and Ocean Breeze were again over, the former towing a motor life-boat and 3 life-boats. The steam hopper barges Foremost 102 (towing the Excellent's 35 ft. fast motor boat and 71	Ahola Aidie Alcmaria Amulree Ankh Aronia Barbara Barbara Jean Boat Bounty Caleta Cervia Crested Cock Deal Dorienta Doris Duchess Empire Henchman Ethel Everard Evening Excellent's Fair Breeze Fairplay I Feasible Foremost 102 Foremost 87 Genius Glenway Gula H.A.C. Jeannie MacIntosh Lady Rosebery Lahloo Lark Llanthony Lord Barham Lord Hood Monarda Noneta Persia Pudge Racia Reed Rewga Royalty Seriola Sun Sun IV Sun VII Sun VIII Sun XI Sun XII Sun XV Swift Swift Wing Tanga Taransay Thames Thele Thyra Tollesbury Vincia Westward Barge Dover Edwards Ford May Reed Swift Wake Wake-Walker Walker Wynne-Edwards
182	Log in to enlarge	APPENDIX B THE EVACUATION FROM DUNKIRK Part V. List of Dutch Ships. TRANSPORTED Demok I (yacht) M.74 (motor boat) (Lt. Cdr. H.G. Boys-Smith, R.N.R. from Kestrel 1st June) 214 (L/Sea. R. W. Legg, Coxswain) Part VI. List of Norwegian Ships. S.S. Hird (Capt. A. M. Fredhjem) 3,500 APPENDIX B NAMED SHIPS AND VESSELS LOST AND DAMAGED DURING OPERATION "DYNAMO " (Dates in brackets) Note: Large numbers of unnamed boats were also lost and damaged. Part I. Ships and vessels lost BY AIR ATTACK DESTROYERS GUNBOAT Basilisk (1/6) A.B./V. Mosquito (1/6) Grenade (29/5) King Orry (30/5) Havant (1/6) Keith (1/6) MINESWEEPERS TRAWLERS Brighton Queen (1/6) DRIFTERS Devonia (31/5) Calvi (29/5) Nautilus (29/5) Boy Roy (27/5) Gracie Fields (30/5) Paxton (27/5) Skipjack (1/6) Polly Johnson (29/5) Waverley (29/5) PERSONNEL VESSELS Clan Macalister (29/5) HOSPITAL CARRIER SEAPLANE TENDER Crested Eagle (sp. S/V) (29/5) Paris (3/6) S.T. 243 (2/6) Fenella (29/5) Lorina (29/5) Normania (29/5) Queen of the Channel (28/5) Scotia (1/6) MOTOR LIGHTERS X.149 (31/5) LANDING CRAFT TUGS X.213 (31/5) A.L.C. 16 (29/5) St. Abbs (1/6) St. Fagan (1/6) BARGES Lady Rosebery (1/6) SMALL CRAFT Doris (1/6) Commodore (31/5) Mirasol (1) Southern Queen (P.L.17) (1) DESTROYERS BY TORPEDOES (E-BOATS) Grafton (29/5) TRAWLERS Wakeful (29/5) Argyllshire (1/6) Stella Dorado (1/6) I Date not known. 158	A.L.C. 16 Argyllshire Boat Boy Roy Calvi Clan Macalister Commodore Crested Eagle Devonia Doris Fenella Hird Kestrel Lady Rosebery Lorina Mirasol Mosquito Nautilus Normania Paris Paxton Polly Polly Johnson Queen Scotia Skipjack Southern Queen TSS Scotia Boys-Smith Johnson King Legg Smith
225	Log in to enlarge	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. 201	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