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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38	Log in to enlarge	THE EVACUATION FROM DUNKIRK CHAP. IV round trip from 80 to 172 miles, and the for route the had to be swept before it and thence into the Dunkirk Impulsive, the THE be used. Orders were therefore given the North Goodwin route (the middle Route X), from road, and at 1140 commenced by the destroyer Vessel Patricia. This advantage of shortening the round trip to 108 miles. Halcyon, and the Trinity House from 172 route X had the great and Helier¹ and Royal Daffodil, which left at 1054 under escort of the des- St. Among the earliest ships to use the Dover northern Route Y were the P/V's The convoy was joined en route by the hospital carriers St. Andrew and St. troyer Vimy; in company was the destroyer Anthony, escorting the S.S. Kyno.2 Julien. Route Y was certainly, at that time, out of range of gunfire, but two bombing attacks were made on the hospital carriers between the West Hinder and Kwint Bank buoys, and when the convoy arrived off Dunkirk heavy air attacks were in progress there. The Royal Daffodil and the St. Helier entered the harbour, but the latter was ordered to withdraw, and she and the 2 hospital carriers returned empty to the Downs under escort of the Vimy. The Royal Daffodil embarked 840 troops before returning to Dover. Sea and Air Patrols The principal patrol line covered in the morning of the 27th May by Fighter Command, was Calais-Dunkirk, as it was not known that the Calais garrison had ceased fire. From 1450 onwards, however, Calais fell out of the picture, and it became possible to concentrate fighter protection more exclusively on the work of evacuation³. Sixteen squadrons, varying in strength from 9 to 20 aircraft, were engaged on these activities from 0500-2130; patrols were, however, limited to squadron strength. Most squadrons carried out 2 patrols, and 287 sorties in all were flown during the day.4 To cover the passage of ships between Dunkirk and the Downs destroyer patrols had been established to the northward during the forenoon, and Vice- Admiral, Dover, asked for 6 additional destroyers to strengthen the Dover forces. The Admiralty immediately ordered 4 destroyers from the Western Approaches Command, and 2 from the Portsmouth Command, to proceed to Dover.⁵ Ex-Dutch skoots for Dunkirk Other vessels were on their way to Dunkirk during the day, among them being 15 skoots⁶. Of these the Lena, Hebe II, and later the Oranje, arrived off the beaches and embarked troops during the night of 27th/28th May the Abel Tasman, Alice and Kaap Falga, loaded with ammunition and food, arrived off La Panne early in the morning of 28th May; the Hilda and Doggersbank reached Dunkirk by noon the 28th May, and were sent to the beaches; while the remainder⁷, in error, returned to the Downs, after having got within a few miles of Dunkirk. 2 Off R buoy the Anthony, with the Kyno, was ordered back to the Downs and sub- I Eleven of the St. Helier's crew had been replaced by naval ratings. sequently 3 to Portsmouth. The Kyno took no further part in Operation "Dynamo". R.A.F. Narrative, p. 319. 5 4 R.A.F. Narrative, P. 320. Scimitar were sent. Appendices D. 1 and D. 2. The Wakeful, Mackay, Worcester, Montrose, Shikari and 6 7 See Appendix F. The Bornrif, Brandaris, Hondsrug, Jutland, Patria, Tilly, and Twente. 20	Abel Tasman Alice Anthony Bornrif Brandaris Hebe Hebe II Hilda Hondsrug Jutland Kyno Lena Mackay Montrose Oranje Patria Patricia Progress Royal Daffodil St. Andrew St. Helier Tilly Twente Day Dover Few May Miles West
174	Log in to enlarge	THE EVACUATION FROM DUNKIRK APPENDIX A TROOPS MOTOR BOATS, LAUNCHES AND VESSELS (contd.) TRANSPORTED M.F.H. (W. H. Smith, Capt.) 87 Minikoil (S/Lt. R. E. Blows, R.N.V.R.) / Minoru II' / Minotaur (T. Towndrow, Skipper) / Minwood 51 Mirasol / Moss Rose1 / Murious / Naiad Errant 8 (A. B.S. Palmer, i/c) Nanette II 30 Nayland 83 Nemo IV' / New Britannic 83 (W. Matthews, Cox.) New Prince of Wales' - (S/Lt. P. H. E. Bennett, R.N.) New White Heather - Offemia 50 Patricia (T.H.V.) / Pauleter 400 (Sto. D. T. Banks) Peggy IV: - (S. H. Hughes, Skipper) Pioneer¹ - Princess Freda - (S/Lt. E.S. Forman, R.N.V.R.) Princess Lily - (Prob. Ty. S/Lt. K. E.A. Bayley, R.N.V.R.) Princess Maud - Provider Not known (F. Hannaford, Skipper) Queen Boadicea II - (Lieut. J.S. Seal, R.N.R.) (Capt. J. Whittaker) Queen of England' - Quest - Quicksilver 20 (S/Lt. D.L. Satterford. R.N.) (L/Sea. T. Phillips) 18 Quisisana (S/Lt. A. J. Weaver, R.N.V.R.) 28 Rapid I (S/Lt. J.C. Clarke, R.N.V.R.) Reda 44 Reliance (S/Lt. P. Snow, R.N.) (P.O. R. W. Rawlings, Motorman) 80 (Skpr. A. Legget) Renown' - Resolute (Skpr. W.H. Noakes) 40 Roberta (Skpr. H.D. Osborne) - Rocinante - Rosabelle - Rose Marie Not known St. Patrick1 - Sambrez Not known Santosy - Saviour (Actg. S/Lt. J.M. Chappell, R.N.) 22 I Lost. 2 Ex-Belgian canal boat. 150	Boat Britannic England Lily M.F.H. Marie Minoru II Minotaur Minwood Mirasol Murious Naiad Errant Nanette II Nayland Nemo IV New Britannic New Prince of Wales New White Heather Offemia Patricia Pauleter Peggy IV Prince Prince of Wales Princess Princess Freda Princess Lily Princess Maud Provider Queen Queen Boadicea Quest Quicksilver Quisisana Rapid I Reda Reliance Renown Resolute Roberta Rocinante Rosabelle Rose Rose Marie Santosy Saviour TSS Princess Maud White Heather Banks Bayley Bennett Blows Chappell Clarke Cox Forman Hannaford Hughes Legget Matthews Maud Noakes Osborne Palmer Phillips Prince Rawlings Rose Satterford Seal Smith SMITH H Snow Towndrow Wales Weaver White Whittaker
227	Log in to enlarge	INDEX Mosquito,44,727, 74, 88 (damaged), 92-3 (sunk). Motor boats Control sunk Organisation, 5, 25. 93. to salvage pulling boats, 60-61,; follow Capt. Howson to England 74. Movements 119-120. M.T.B.67, 66n, 67. M.T.B.16, 28, 113. M.T.B.68, 66n, 71, 75. M.T.B.107, 66n, 111, 119 (in operation CK). M.T.B.102, 66n, 90, 108, 115. Naiad Errant, 72n, 92. Nautilus, sunk, 36, 42, 47. Nanette II, 72n. Nelson's, picket boa+, 72n: motor boat, 107n, 119. Nayland, 32n, 47n, 114n. Netsukis, 23n, 107n. Nettle, Lt., 49. New Britannic, 32n, 47n. Newhaven, 102, 107n, 109, 112n, 114n. Newhaven, sends small craft, 61. New Prince of Wales, damaged, 74. Ngaroma, 16. Nicolle, General, 101. Niger, 61, 86, 100 (meets small craft returning empty), 101, 107n, 109 (rams a French ship). Noakes, Mr. W. H., killed, 73. N.O.I.C. Beaches, see Capt. Howson. Noneta, 71n. Nord, Admiral. see Abrial, Admiral. Nore C. in C., 8, 17 (to cover Dynamo); provision of boats, 51; M.T.B.'s, 70. Normania, sunk, 44. Ocean Breeze, 60, 71n. Ocean Cock, 71n. Ocean Reward, 28n, 34 (sunk). Olivier, Mr. G. D., 73. Olvina, 60 (goes to France in error), 91. O.L.V. van Vlaandaren, 73n, 110 (lost). Operations: CK Blocking of Dunkirk, 111-2, 119-20; XD (E) Dunkirk demolitions, 8, 19, 106; XD (G) Boulogne demolitions, 8-9. Oranje, 20, 24, 29n, 47n, 100. Oriole, 28n, 47 (beached to form pier), 107n. Osborne, Mr. F. W., 73n. Osborne, Mr. L. V., 73n. Ostend, unsuitable for military requirements, 7; captured, 27. Otway-Riven, Cdr. H. J. O., 49, 80n. Our Bairns, 34. Overfalls, 71n. Pacific, 30n. Pacifico, 119-120. Pangbourne, 28n, 41 (damaged), 42, 97, 107n, 120. Paris, 29n, 103-4 (sunk). Parminster, Brigadier, 22. Pascholl, 30n, 114n, 115-7. Patria, 20n, 24, 29n, 46. Patricia, 20. Patrols: air, see Royal Air Force; Naval of the routes, 20, 23, 28, 33-34 (ships taken off), 34 (strengthened), 85 (inshore channel). Pauleter, 60n. Paxton, 23n, 31 (damaged). Pellag II, sunk, 95. Persia, 71n, 90. Personnel vessels: vulnerability, 28; not to be employed in daylight, 29, 99; strain Pharailde, 73n. on, 48; sailings suspended, 70; heavy losses, 98-9. 203	Boat Britannic England Mosquito Naiad Errant Nanette II Nautilus Nayland Netsukis New Britannic New Prince of Wales Newhaven Ngaroma Noneta Normania Olvina Oranje Our Bairns Pacific Pacifico Pangbourne Paris Pascholl Patria Patricia Pauleter Paxton Pellag II Persia Prince Prince of Wales Goes Howson Noakes Olivier Osborne Prince Wales