TNA / CAB 103 191

TNA CAB 103 191

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TNA CAB 103 191

Cabinet Office papers concerning the proposed publication of a book about Operation Dynamo and the 1940 evacuation from Dunkirk, dating from April 1949 to February 1950.

Holding archive: TNA
Collection reference: CAB 103 191

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, CAB 103/191. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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116	Log in to enlarge	1010 Telegrams: SHIPMINDER, BLACKPOOL." Telephone: SOUTH SHORE-41006. 17A 6/2 Blackpool 23821. MINISTRY OF SHIPPING, Л "Empire Hotel", GRAND-HOTEL, CONFIDENTIAL. Lansdowne Crescent, BLACKPOOL, S.S. M/151359/41 Lancs. 7th March, 1941. 1941. Dear Mr. Walmsley, I am sorry not to have replied before to your letter of February 26th but you will appreciate that it has taken a little time to collect the information you to ask for and even now it is not complete. We can, of n course, only give you such information as we have and this does not always cover all the points you raise. It may be that in many cases the Admiralty could give h you more to detailed here information, especially where casualties, are concerned, since they handle all the g actual Casualty Lists. However, I append all the ed information I can for your help. S.S. "Lancastria" on 17th June, 1940, was attacked and sunk by enemy aircraft about 3.50 p.m. while at of anchor at Carpenter Roads off St. Nazaire. The ship ad sank in about ten minutes. About twelve boats got Luding away and a number of the crew and troops were picked it sea up by numerous craft in the vicinity. nk at S.S. "Arandora Star" was torpedoed at 6.15 a.m. over on the 2nd July, 1940, in the North Atlantic - position 55° 20'N. 10° 33' West. The survivors all got away in the ship's boats and on rafts which hip. were sighted by aircraft about two hours later and at about 2 p.m. on the 7th a Destroyer arrived and picked up the survivors. It is not known how many voyage were drowned and how many were killed by the explosion. n W, S.S. "Mohamed Ali El Kebir" was torpedoed at saved, 8.15 p.m. on the 7th August, 1940, in the North chose Atlantic 55° 0" N. 15° West. She sank about one 2 sank hour and fifty minutes later. A Destroyer arrived on the scene and picked up survivors. F. Walmsley, Esq. Church K call, Wavertree, Liverpool.	Arandora Star Atlantic Blackpool Lancastria Lansdowne Church Little March May Roads West

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1010
Telegrams : SHIPMINDER, BLACKPOOL."
Telephone : SOUTH SHORE-41006.
17A
6/2
Blackpool 23821.
MINISTRY OF SHIPPING,
Л
"Empire Hotel",
GRAND-HOTEL,
CONFIDENTIAL.
Lansdowne Crescent,
BLACKPOOL, S.S.
M/151359/41
Lancs.
7th March, 1941.
1941.
Dear Mr. Walmsley,
I am sorry not to have replied before to your letter
of February 26th but you will appreciate that it has
taken a little time to collect the information you
to
ask for and even now it is not complete. We can, of
n
course, only give you such information as we have and
this does not always cover all the points you raise.
It may be that in many cases the Admiralty could give
h
you more to detailed here information, especially where
casualties, are concerned, since they handle all the
g
actual Casualty Lists. However, I append all the
ed
information I can for your help.
S.S. "Lancastria" on 17th June, 1940, was attacked
and sunk by enemy aircraft about 3.50 p.m. while at
of
anchor at Carpenter Roads off St. Nazaire. The ship
ad
sank in about ten minutes. About twelve boats got
Luding
away and a number of the crew and troops were picked
it sea
up by numerous craft in the vicinity.
nk
at
S.S. "Arandora Star" was torpedoed at 6.15 a.m.
over
on the 2nd July, 1940, in the North Atlantic -
position 55° 20'N. 10° 33' West. The survivors
all got away in the ship's boats and on rafts which
hip.
were sighted by aircraft about two hours later and
at about 2 p.m. on the 7th a Destroyer arrived and
picked up the survivors. It is not known how many
voyage
were drowned and how many were killed by the explosion. n
W,
S.S. "Mohamed Ali El Kebir" was torpedoed at
saved,
8.15 p.m. on the 7th August, 1940, in the North
chose
Atlantic 55° 0" N. 15° West. She sank about one
2 sank
hour and fifty minutes later. A Destroyer arrived
on the scene and picked up survivors.
F. Walmsley, Esq.
Church K call,
Wavertree,
Liverpool.