TNA / MT 40 36 Pt 2

TNA MT 40 36 Pt 2

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TNA MT 40 36 Pt 2

A second digitised section of MT 40/36: Ministry of Transport papers on the Dynamo small-craft pool, special-service planning and claims procedure.

Holding archive: TNA
Collection reference: MT 40 36 Pt 2

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, MT 40/36 Pt 2. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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213	Log in to enlarge	DUNKIRK CLAIMS COMMITTEE. MEMORANDUM for the Ministry of Shipping re the unsuccessful attempt of the Owner of M.C. "Wolsey" to assist at the Dunkirk 204 evacuation. "Wolsey" had been out of commission about seven months and was lying covered with a tarpaulin at Burgoines Boat Yard, Hampton Wick, on Tuesday the 28th May 1940, with about 30 gallons of pool petrol in her tanks. On the evening of that day I received, about 7 o'c. a telephone message from J. Offer who was in London, to the effect that Lieut. Laycock of the Admiralty wished my craft to be delivered at Sheerness as soon as possible after daybreak on the following day. Mr. Offer at the outbreak of war had served as one of the crew of "Wolsey" when I was Section Officer at Lambeth Pier in the River Emergency Service, and he agreed to help to deliver the boat to Sheerness. He arrived at Hampton Wick about 11. o'clock and in the meantime I had got the engine in running order and the water tank filled, but had no time to clean out the filters and carburetters or to attend to other details which would have been seen to in ordinary circumstances. We left Teddington Lock about midnight and arrived at Greenwich Pier about 2 a.m. when the tide turned and we endeavoured to sleep for about an hour, and then continued our journey. At Tilbury we received instructions from the Naval Officer in charge of "Eternal Wave" to deliver the vessel at Southend Pier, where we proceeded after taking on Petrol at Gravesend. About 10.30 a.m., we arrived at Southend Pier and 29/5 Wednutay were asked to take the vessel to Dunkirk as there were not sufficient Naval Ratings available. Provisions for three days and more petrol were taken aboard, and we were -1-	Boat Evening Hampton London Wolsey Day May Pool Tilbury

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DUNKIRK CLAIMS COMMITTEE.
MEMORANDUM for the Ministry of Shipping
re the unsuccessful attempt of the Owner
of M.C. "Wolsey" to assist at the Dunkirk
204
evacuation.
"Wolsey" had been out of commission about seven
months and was lying covered with a tarpaulin at
Burgoines Boat Yard, Hampton Wick, on Tuesday the 28th
May 1940, with about 30 gallons of pool petrol in her
tanks.
On the evening of that day I received,
about 7 o'c. a telephone message from J. Offer who was
in London, to the effect that Lieut. Laycock of the
Admiralty wished my craft to be delivered at Sheerness
as soon as possible after daybreak on the following
day.
Mr. Offer at the outbreak of war had served as one
of the crew of "Wolsey" when I was Section Officer at
Lambeth Pier in the River Emergency Service, and he
agreed to help to deliver the boat to Sheerness. He
arrived at Hampton Wick about 11. o'clock and in the
meantime I had got the engine in running order and the
water tank filled, but had no time to clean out the
filters and carburetters or to attend to other details
which would have been seen to in ordinary circumstances.
We left Teddington Lock about midnight and arrived
at Greenwich Pier about 2 a.m. when the tide turned and
we endeavoured to sleep for about an hour, and then con-
tinued our journey. At Tilbury we received instructions
from the Naval Officer in charge of "Eternal Wave" to
deliver the vessel at Southend Pier, where we proceeded
after taking on Petrol at Gravesend.
About 10.30 a.m., we arrived at Southend Pier and 29/5
Wednutay
were asked to take the vessel to Dunkirk as there were
not sufficient Naval Ratings available. Provisions for
three days and more petrol were taken aboard, and we were
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