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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117	Log in to enlarge	T561 16A UNITED of SHIPPING CASUALTIES SECTION, TRADE DIVISION, OMERALTY ADMIRALTY, S.W.1. 28th February, 1941. tity as a Dear Mr. Hammond, in I am in receipt of your letter of 25th instant and am afraid that the information which is available in S as tish this Section will not be of very much use to you. I think I explained to you over the telephone that we are not concerned with the personnel of merchant ships which le are lost, but only with the ships themselves. The information which we obtain in regard to personnel being 00 only incidental to our object. I have, however, checked up our facts and other information we have, with the following result:- 1. S.S. LANCASTRIA. This ship was struck by a salvo of 4 bombs about 1545 G.M.T. on 17th June. The ship had embarked 5,200 troops and a number of refugees, including women and children. The wind was light N.W., slight sea and swell, cloudy with bright periods. The ship sank rapidly by the head, listing from side to side. About 10 minutes after being hit at 1600, the ship heeled over on her port side and sank. Deserty S.S. WAKEFUL I have no information about this ship. Is she H.M.S.? S.S. ARANDORA STAR This ship was torpedoed on a voyage from Liverpool to St. Johns, Newfoundland at 0657 on 2nd July, 1940. I understand 119 Officers and crew, making a total of 868 survivors, the remainder of those 163 Military Guard, 264 Italians, 322 Germans were saved, on board are presumed to have been lost. The ship sank stern first at 0720. D. Hammond, Esq. The War Office, Casualty Branch, Blue Coat School, Church R oad, Wavertree, Liverpool.	Arandora Star Lancastria Church Hammond Head Le Light

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T561
16A
UNITED
of
SHIPPING CASUALTIES SECTION,
TRADE DIVISION,
OMERALTY
ADMIRALTY, S.W.1.
28th February, 1941.
tity
as a
Dear Mr. Hammond,
in
I am in receipt of your letter of 25th instant
and am afraid that the information which is available in
S as
tish
this Section will not be of very much use to you. I
think I explained to you over the telephone that we are
not concerned with the personnel of merchant ships which
le
are lost, but only with the ships themselves. The
information which we obtain in regard to personnel being
00
only incidental to our object. I have, however, checked
up our facts and other information we have, with the
following result:-
1.
S.S. LANCASTRIA. This ship was struck by a salvo of
4 bombs about 1545 G.M.T. on 17th June. The ship had
embarked 5,200 troops and a number of refugees, including
women and children. The wind was light N.W., slight sea
and swell, cloudy with bright periods. The ship sank
rapidly by the head, listing from side to side. About
10 minutes after being hit at 1600, the ship heeled over
on her port side and sank.
Deserty
S.S. WAKEFUL
I have no information about this ship.
Is she H.M.S.?
S.S. ARANDORA STAR This ship was torpedoed on a voyage
from Liverpool to St. Johns, Newfoundland at 0657 on
2nd July, 1940. I understand 119 Officers and crew,
making a total of 868 survivors, the remainder of those
163 Military Guard, 264 Italians, 322 Germans were saved,
on board are presumed to have been lost. The ship sank
stern first at 0720.
D. Hammond, Esq.
The War Office,
Casualty Branch,
Blue Coat School,
Church R oad,
Wavertree,
Liverpool.