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MINISTRY Hotel OF Group, HOTEL
Name of Vessel
Date.
Cause and Position.
a and G.R.T.
Remarks.
essel
Date
Cause and Position
R.T.
Admiralty
Commissioned
Vessels.
y oned
BRIGHTON QUEEN
(ctd.).
E
G.R.T. 807
1/6/40
Abandoned and
TERARD
blown up.
WAVERLEY
:.
G.R.T. 537
30/5/40
158
Abandoned at ou
Sunk during operations
Dunkirk.
CRESTED EAGLE
at Dunkirk.
int
G.R.T. 110
30/5/40
e.
was
119
STELLA DORADO
G.R.T. 416
LASSIE.
fter.
in
WESTELLA
127
OS
Beached and abandoned
G.R.T. 413
1/6
Presumed tis
OYALTY
at Male-les-Cains total loss.
85
during evacuation at
Abandoned.
POLLY JOHNSON
Dunkirk.
G.R.T. 290
Sunk during operations
Struck submerged wreck
Abandoned.
THOMAS BARTLETT
at Dunkirk.
1/6
REEZE
at Dunkirk while
)
G.R.T. 290
rescuing survivors er from Beach.
THURINGIA
92
G.R.T. 396
Abandoned.
7
Bombed at Dunkirk
CALVI
ARA JEAN
a
1/6
G.R.T. 363
ing barge.
ARGYLLSHIRE
T. 119
G.R.T. 540
200
Blown up.
At Dunkirk
1/6
Abandoned.
3)
BLACKBURN ROVERS
IS
G.R.T. 422
ling barge.
.T.
PAXTON
1.
150
Abandoned.
do.
G.R.T. 92
Approx.
EC
31/5
BOY ROY
itb barge.
R.T.T. 95
R.T.
W.
70
do.
do.
RIGHTON BELLE
Approx.
EC.
.R.T. 396
31/5
28/5/40
imb barge
.R.T.
VONIA
.W.
60
Reported lost
R.T. 622
do.
31/5/40
About on beach.
V.CLAUDE
31/5
ACIE FIELDS
ater boat
R.T. 393
do.
30/5/40
do.
BARK
do.
IVE
Jumb barge.
R.T. 687
do.
1/6/40
do.
SHETLAND
do.
G ORRY
Dumb barge do.
do.
do.
.T.1877
30/5/40
do.
do.
F.23
do.
PAGAN
Dumb barge ug.
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Empire
HOTEL
S.S.-
CONFIDENTIAL.
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P.
WAKEFUL. Torpedoed 29th May, 1940. Ship broke inhalf and only those on the upper deck were saved. About
600 troops were below.
CRESTED EAGLE. Was bombed and then beached in a burning condition on 29th May, 1940. Only about 300 saved
House, out of 600 on board.
SKIPJACK. Bombed 1st June, 1940, 250 - 300 troops on board, most of whom, unfortunately, went down with the ship when she sank.
ough
WAVERLEY. Sunk by enemy aircraft, 29th May, 1940, 600 troops were on board before ship was abandoned in sinking intity was a condition, but only 200 - 300 were picked up.
GRAFTON. Torpedoed and sunk by M.T.B. offKwinte Whistle buoy in the early hours of 29th May, 1940. No record in personnel on board.
Ps as
LANCASTRIA. Sunk 17/6/1940 by aircraft while embarking troops, tish on board were 5,200 troops, several refugees and crew 320.
Military survivors known to have been landed amounted to 3,733.
ARANDORA STAR. Torpedoed 2nd July, 1940 while carrying 1673
(approx) passengers and crew, including 8 officers and 195 men of the military guard. Of the 800 (approx)
saved 163 were members of the military guard.
MOHAMED ALI EL KEBIR. Torpedoed and sunk on 7/8/1940. When ship sank there were stated to be 4 officers and about
30 soldiers on board, all of whom jumped overboard
"and some managed to get rafts and spars, being picked up by the DestroyersWHALER".
ABOUKIR. Torpedoed and sunk on 28th May, 1940 whilst assisting in the evacuation of Dunkirk. Known to have been carrying about 250 people (officers, crew and evacuees)
of whom about 14 only were saved.
GREYHOUND. War Office casualties Liverpool, informed 3/2/1941
by Admiralty Letter M.O 1739/41 that no details available.
CHROBRY. Ship hit by salvo of explosive and incendiary bombs at 2340 on 14th May, 1940 and abandoned in flames early
15th May. Casualties caused by explosion of bombs and through being trapped and overcome by fumes.
HYPERION. Mined in Mediterranean on 22/12/1940 and subsequently sunk by H.M.S. JANUS. It is not thought that there were any troops on board.
MAID OF KENT. Lost on 1/6/40 as the result of bombing attacks during Dunkirk operations. No details available and no information as to any military personnel on board.
MONA'S QUEEN. Personnel Vessel sunk by mine whilst off Dunkirk.
No other details available.
H.M.S. GRACIE FIELDS. Received direct hit from enemy aircraft while carrying 700-800 troops. Impossible to ascertail number of troops killed.

SHIPMINDER, BLACKPOOL."
41006
Blackpool 23829.
MINISTRY OF SHIPPING,
Empire Hotel Group,
GRAND HOTEL,
Lansdowne Crescent,
BLACKPOOL, S.S.-
7
28th March, 1941.
M.151359/41.
CONFIDENTIAL
Dear Mr. Walmsley,
7th March, I send With you the following information about remainder further reference to my letter of the the
W.1.
of the ships of your list.
"GRAFTON" "HYPERION" and "WAKEFUL" were sunk were and the "GREYHOUND" "CRESTED EAGLE" and "WAVERLEY", Admiralty which service.
H.M. at As not Messrs. Dunkirk such, investigated ships all last May/June, these their The ships S.S. casualties are were "SKIPJACK" the commissioned concern in Exchange this has of not Department. on the Buildings, been Admiralty lost. Quayside, and Her about we Owners, have ch
Witherington may & Everett be able of to give you some time. information any.
The
Newcastle-on-Tyne, Army personnel she may have carried at any
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information about Division I the am "CHROBY". afraid and we if have I She can not was find yet a Polish out been anything able vessel to about requisitioned get any her
SEAL
by which Sea will Transport help you, I will send it along.
in
THE a pe
Yours sincerely,
Chanchard
F. Walmsley, Esq.,
S.
MACALISTER.
C.L.
30/5
G.R.T. 6787
Bombed at Dunkirk.
D.W. 10905
S.S.SCOTTA
SUNK.
Pass.
G.R.T. 3454
1/6
D.W. 540
Bombed at Dunkirk
S.S.PARTS
Pass.
G.R.T. 1790
2/6
D.W. 650
Attacked 510 11.5'N by 2.07E. aircraft approx.
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ugh nti was
S.S. MOHAMED ALI EL KEBIR This ship was torpedoed at 2045 B.S.T. on 7th August whilst on voyage from t i
Avonmouth to Gibraltar. There were on board 26
ips
Officers and 706. other ranks, of whom 40 or 50 are rit believed to be missing. There was a big swell, not much sea, a moderate breeze, good visibility but overcast. The ship immediately settled aft, but th remained upright during the launching of all to serviceable life boats and rafts. The ship sank in about 1 hour 50 minutes.
S.S. GREYHOUND. I have no information about this
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ship. Is she H.M.S.?
S.S. ABUKIR This ship was on voyage from Ostend to the Downs with troops, air force pilots, personnel and refugees. She was torpedoed about 5 miles due
E. of the W. Hinder Light Ship at 0115 B.S.T. on
28th May. I understand that there were 14 saved out of 250.
S.S. GRACIE FIELDS. I have no information in regard to this ship.
WAVERLEY. I have no information in regard to this ship.
CHOBRY (Polish) This ship was attacked by aircraft and set on fire on 16th May. I have no further information about this ship.
HYPERION I have no information about this ship.
Destroyes
GRAFTON
I have no information about this ship.
SKIPJACK The only information I have about this ship is that she was shelled from German long range guns whilst in Granville Dock, Dover, on 28th November.
CRESTED EAGLE I have no information about this ship.