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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85	Log in to enlarge	OF VESSEL OWNER REMARKS FAIRWIND E. Hutton A.P.S. FAITH T. Lloyd No report received from list of missing vessels. FALCON II Dr. Firth Returned to owner? FEDELMA II Per Crouch Eng. Co. Re-allocated to A.P.S. FELICITY T. Davis T.98 - damaged. Returned to owner. FERRY NYMPH C.H. Harvey T.98. Returned to owner 19/6. FLEET WING Watercraft, Ltd. A.P.S. FLOSS HILDA Bond's Boatyard Returned to owners 31.5.40. FOLKESTONE BELLE Mr. Spraggs T.98. Returned to owner. FORMOSA J. Mears Returned to owner. FORTUNA H.H. Salmon Returned to owner 19/6. FORTY TWO N. West A.P.S. FRANCIS (99B) Recketts R.F. Returned to owners. FRAM Mr. South A.P.S. FLOTSAM Dorset Yacht Co., Ltd. Prepared but not used for Dynamo. FLYING FISH W. Brazier Returned to owners 30.5.40. Not required. FIREFLY A. Newell Returned to owner. FAVOURITE SM 225 B. Allen Returned to owner. GAVINE F.A. Cooper T.98. Returned to owner. GAY CRUSADER A. Foster T.98. Re-allocated to A.P.S. GAY FLY Noll Gay Returned to owner. GAY VENTURE D.L. Brisult A.P.S. GERTRUDE Morgan Jones T.98. Returned to owner, 6.6.40. GIPSY KING G. Riley Returned to owner 2.6.40. GIRL MARION Butchers Did not go for Dynamo. GIRL NANCY F.G. Mitchell Returned owner 19/6. GIRL VINE W. Light (6A) Re-allocated to Spl. Admy. Service. GOLDEN LILY Lt. E.V. Cullen Returned to owner. GOLDEN SPRAY II F. Roberts Reported lost. GONDOLIER KING Poole & Swanage Co. T.98. Returned to owners. GONDOLIER QUEEN Poole & Swanage Co. T.98. Returned to owners. GONDOLIER III Poole & Swanage Co. Now on service with M/S Officer Poole. GOODHOPEY Bond's Boatyard No report received from list of missing vessels. GOOD LUCK C.A. Simmons Re-allocated to Spl. Admy. Service 6A. GRACE A. Brown T.98. Returned to owners. GRACE DARLING IV C.E. Cundy Returned to owner. GRACE DARLING (E.36) Sayers Bros. Returned to owners. GWEN EAGLE D.W. Hudson (Littlehampton List). No trace of return from Dunkirk. GALILEE (WY68) E. Verrill Prepared, but did not go to Dunkirk. GWENNY W.G.S. Crouch Returned to owner. GWENYTH Walter Llewellyn & Sons Repaired, Fuelled, Floated, but not taken over. GERBERA Chas. Hill Returned to owner.	Fairwind Faith Falcon Falcon II Favourite Felicity Ferry Nymph Firefly Flotsam Flying Fish Folkestone Belle Formosa Fortuna Forty Two Fram Galilee Gavine Gay Crusader Gay Fly Gay Venture Gerbera Gertrude Gipsy King Girl Nancy Golden Lily Golden Spray Golden Spray II Gondolier III Gondolier King Gondolier Queen Grace Grace Darling Grace Darling IV Gwen Eagle Hilda Lily Queen Roberts Venture Allen Bond Bros Brown Butchers Cooper Cullen Davis Firth Foster Francis Harvey Hill Jones King Light Llewellyn Lloyd Morgan Poole Roberts Salmon Sayers Spray Walter West
96	Log in to enlarge	OPERATION DYNAMO. MINISTRY Hotel OF SHIPPING, HOTEL VESSEL Motor Boats and Other Small Craft. OWNER DUNGENESS Lifeboat Remarks EASTBOURNE Lifeboat of Vessel Date Cause and Position GREATER LONDON R.N.L.I. REMARKS Approx. LOST. "G" Lifeboat Lifeboat 31/5/40 Abandoned off Dunkirk TROSS ASSUMED LOST NOR approx. do. Did not return do. do. do. LOST HYTHE HASTINGS Lifebost Lifeboat -OE P. & 0. S.N. Co. " (Wherry) Unknown " " Lost at Dunkirk CK ARROW ASSUMED LOST LIFEBOATS (4) Did not return do. ELI LIFEBOATS (5) Returned " Did not return NISBELL LOST. " Unknown Blue Star Line to T (16') " " " " " LIFEROATS (15) LIEEBOATS Royal Mail Reported LL PUP " ou ,UEJACKET (18'6") " " " ARAMA (15' Punt) " " Canadian & 0. Pacific Lines a No information " int " 17 LARA BELLE LIFEBOATS LIFEBOATS Motor) LIFEBOAT " " " was OURT BELLE 2. " " " Butchers S. Edam Dutch P. S.N. Co. Returned returned) to damandevillfish YB " " " " " DINKY (10' boat) " " " " in OWneyDORIS (Wherry) " " " PS LOUISE LIPEBOATS vessels) STEVENS DREADNOUGHT 2. " " " " 3 tisl " Ex ROSLIN CASTLE DUMPLING (Boat) " " " Lost at Dunkirk " wiven EASTBOURNE QUEEN LUCY " EDINA (Wherry) Unknown British India Steam " 1 LOWESTOPERS No trece laced. to " Abandoned at Dunkirk " EMPRESS Gt. Ltd. EDITH DOROTHY (Boat) " Unknown " " Abandoned at Dunkirk ENCHANTRESS " " Unknown ENTERPRISE " " " Dunkirk. return EX-SERVICE DINGHY " ASSUMED LOST " FAITH " " LOST GOLDEN SPRAY 2. " 31/5/40 " -do- GOOD HOPE Approx. " " 11 GRANGE ex UPWEY Ropnerdo- Shipping Co. Dunkirk. No of GWEN EAGLE " " " HANDY BILLY " ASSUMED LOST HANORA MARGATE Lifeboat "Missing returned i return! return! " IOTE Lost at Dunkirk LOST MICHAELY Houlder Bros. & Co. KATE (18' Boat) " Unknown LOST " " " LANSDOWNE LARK (Punt) " " " LILY (Rowboat) " " 11 Southwold lifebost " LITTLE ANN Sunk Dunkirk " LETITIA Abandoned at Dunkirk " " " RAMSGATE POOLE LUNWOOD (Lifebost)LLIS Lifebost WRIGHT) reported ed 3 lost. to Owner 1 " MADAME SANSGENE Unknown " " MARY ROSE " KIRK S. Simpson MAGNET (Rowboat) " " " " " MARGHERITA " MAID OF HONOUR " " " MA JOIE " Abandoned - Dunkirk " ALMER LTON Lifeboat MALDON ANNIE " Unknown " Returned did to Owner. not go. MEDORA (Wherry) " " " " MINIKOI Sunk off Dunkirk " MIRANDA (Rowboat) 31/5/40 Unknown LOST Approx. MIRASOL " " MONTAGUE WHALER " " ASSUMED LOST " MOSS ROSE " " " 36' MOTOR BOAT " " 30' DO. " " LOST " NEMO IV. " Abandoned at Dunkirk " NEW WHITE HEATHER " Unknown " PEGGY 4. " Sunk off Dunkirk " PIONEER 11 Unknown PRINCESS MAUD Abandoned off Dunkirk ASSUMED LOST LOST	Boat Dinghy Dinky Dumpling Eastbourne Queen Edina Edith Edith Dorothy Empress Enchantress Enterprise Faith Golden Spray Good Hope Gwen Eagle Hanora Hythe Iote Kate Lansdowne Lark Letitia Lily Little Ann London Ma Joie Magnet Maid of Honour Margherita Mary Mary Rose Medora Minikoi Mirasol Montague Whaler Moss Rose Nemo IV New White Heather Pacific Pioneer Princess Princess Maud Queen Rose TSS Princess Maud White Heather Bros Butchers Hastings Little Maud Poole Rose Spray White Wright
97	Log in to enlarge	MINISTRY mire Hotel OF SHIPPING, Group, HOTEL, REMARKS Motor Boats and Other Small Craft. ame of Vessel Date Cause and Position Remarks Approx. a ALBATROSS 31/5/40 ALJANOR Abandoned off Dunkirk approx. do. LOST. ALOA-OE Did not return do. ASSUMED LOST ANEE (Wherry) do. " do. Unknown BLACK ARROW " LOST BOBELI Lost at Dunkirk " " BONNISBELL Did not return " ASSUMED LOST BOAT (16') Did not return " do. doned) BRITTANIC Unknown " LOST. " " BULL PUP " " " BLUEJACKET (18'6") " " " CARAMA (15' Punt) " " " CLARA BELLE " " oug " COURT BELLE 2. " " " CYB " mti " " DEVILFISH " was " " DINKY (10' boat) " " " DORIS (Wherry) " " " DREADNOUGHT 2. " " " " 3 " in " " DUMPLING (Boat) " " " EASTBOURNE QUEEN " 08 tish as Lost at Dunkirk " EDINA (Wherry) " Unknown " EMPRESS " Abandoned at Dunkirk " EDITH DOROTHY (Boat) " Unknown " ENCHANTRESS " Abandoned at Dunkirk " ENTERPRISE " Unknown " EX-SERVICE DINGHY " " " FAITH " " GOLDEN SPRAY 2. " ASSUMED LOST " GOOD HOPE LOST 31/5/40 " " Approx. GWEN EAGLE " " " HANDY BILLY " " " HANORA " " IOTE " ASSUMED LOST KATE (18' Boat) Lost at Dunkirk 11 Unknown LOST LANSDOWNE " " LOST LARK (Punt) " " " LILY (Rowboat) " " " LITTLE ANN " " Sunk Dunkirk LETITIA " " Abandoned at Dunkirk MADAME SANSGENE " " Unknown MARY ROSE " " " MAGNET (Rowboat) " " " MARGHERITA " " " MAID OF HONOUR " " " MA JOIE " " Abandoned Dunkirk MALDON ANNIE " " Unknown MEDORA (Wherry) If " " MINIKOI " " Sunk off Dunkirk MIRANDA (Rowboat) 31/5/40 " Unknown Approx. LOST MIRASOL " " MONTAGUE WHALER " 11 ASSUMED LOST MOSS ROSE " " " 36' MOTOR BOAT " " " 30' DO. 11 " LOST NEMO IV. " " Abandoned at Dunkirk NEW WHITE HEATHER " " Unknown PEGGY 4. 11 " Sunk off Dunkirk PIONEER 11 " Unknown PRINCESS MAUD " Abandoned off Dunkirk ASSUMED LOST LOST	Albatross Aljanor Anee Black Arrow Bluejacket Boat Bobeli Clara Belle Cyb Devilfish Dinghy Dinky Doris Dumpling Eastbourne Queen Edina Edith Edith Dorothy Empress Enchantress Enterprise Faith Golden Spray Good Hope Gwen Eagle Hanora Iote Kate Lansdowne Lark Letitia Lily Little Ann Ma Joie Magnet Maid of Honour Margherita Mary Mary Rose Medora Minikoi Mirasol Montague Whaler Moss Rose Nemo IV New White Heather Pioneer Princess Princess Maud Queen Rose TSS Princess Maud White Heather Black Little Maud Rose Spray White
113	Log in to enlarge	Name of Vessel. Date Cause and Position Remarks GOOD HOPE 31.5.40 Unknown LOST. Approx. zh GWEN EAGLE " " do. " HANDY BILLY " " S " ASSUMED LOST HANORA " IOTE Lost at Dunkirk LOST " a KATE (18' Boat) " Unknown LOST. S " LANSDOWNE " Unknown # LARK (punt) " " " " LILY (Rowboat) " LITTLE ANN Sufik Dunkirk " " LETITIA 11 Abandoned at Dunkirk " MADAME SANSGENE " Unknown # MARY ROSE " " " MAGNET (Rowboat) " " # " " " MARGHERITA " 11 " MAID OF HONOUR If MA JOIE Abandoned - Dunkirk " MALDON ANNIE " Unknown " MEDORA (wherry) " 11 " MINIKOI " Sunk off Dunkirk " MIRANDA (Rowboat) 31.5.40 Unknown LOST approx. MIRASOL 11 11 ASSUMED LOST MONTAGUE WHALER " " do. MOSS ROSE " 11 " 36' MOTOR BOAT " 11 LOST DO. 11 = 30' " NEMO IV. = Abandoned at Dunkirk 11 NEW WHITE HEATHER " Unknown. " PEGGY 4. 11 Sunk off Dunkirk " PIONEER " Unknown ASSUMED LOST PRINCESS MAUD 11 Abandoned off Dunkirk LOST -6-	Boat Good Hope Gwen Eagle Hanora Iote Kate Lansdowne Lark Letitia Lily Little Ann Ma Joie Magnet Maid of Honour Margherita Mary Mary Rose Medora Minikoi Mirasol Montague Whaler Moss Rose Nemo IV New White Heather Pioneer Princess Princess Maud Rose TSS Princess Maud White Heather Little Maud Rose White