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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265	Log in to enlarge	MINUTE SHEET. Reference. OPERATION DYNAMO - SMALL CRAFT. A. CRAFT USED. (i) Commercial Craft. (a) Barges (self-propelled, sailing and dumb). About 120 of these were used including some diverted from existing Government service. All have been requisitioned by S.T.N.4. (b) Tugs. Numbers are not yet available but all available tugs under requisition or employed on coastal towage work were diverted to the scheme. In addition all London ship tugs were used and craft tugs were put on to the work normally carried out by the ship tugs. (ii) Non-commercial Craft. Mainly motor launches (including river launches), motor boats, barge yachts, etc. The majority of these craft were commandeered by officers sent out by D.S.V.P. Arrangements were made for these officers and any other local Naval Authorities who took up craft to used provide complete lists of all they commandeered. Pending receipt of these lists it is impossible to give our 300 accurate numbers but over a hundred craft were 4 X requisitioned by S.T.N.6 and the total must run into some hundreds. B. MANNING. (i) Commercial craft. Most of these had existing crews on board when taken up or crews were arranged by S.T.N.4. (ii) Non-commercial Craft. me Runners were engaged by the officer who took up the hould craft to work them from the places where they were lying to the assembly points and they were afterwards manned by Naval personnel or volunteers who were signed on, where possible, under a modified form of T. 124. xc-/7 atter h of In many instances however these volunteers were not signed on any form of agreement, but it is hoped that u be complete crew lists will be available in some form or another. C. FINANCIAL QUESTIONS ARISING. (i) In connection with Personnel. (a) Payment to runners for delivering craft to assembly points. In many cases this payment has been made by the Owner of the vessel or by the Owners of the boatyard at which the craft were lying and claims will and be received from them in due course. In other cases D.S.V.P's officers arranged for casual labour to take the craft down and agreed a remuneration. In these cases time arrangements have been made for payment to be effected by the Cashier, Ministry of Shipping after verification of the facts to (1339) 40487/876 1,510,000 1/39 JC&SLid (b) Payment of wages for commercial craft. For commercial [OV] Gp644/229 (REGIMINT) CODE 5-34-0 craft/ [OVER	London Barge Crews

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MINUTE SHEET.
Reference.
OPERATION DYNAMO - SMALL CRAFT.
A. CRAFT USED.
(i) Commercial Craft.
(a) Barges (self-propelled, sailing and dumb). About
120 of these were used including some diverted from
existing Government service. All have been
requisitioned by S.T.N.4.
(b) Tugs. Numbers are not yet available but all available
tugs under requisition or employed on coastal towage
work were diverted to the scheme. In addition all
London ship tugs were used and craft tugs were put on
to the work normally carried out by the ship tugs.
(ii) Non-commercial Craft.
Mainly motor launches (including river launches), motor
boats, barge yachts, etc. The majority of these craft
were commandeered by officers sent out by D.S.V.P.
Arrangements were made for these officers and any
other local Naval Authorities who took up craft to
used
provide complete lists of all they commandeered.
Pending receipt of these lists it is impossible to give
our 300
accurate numbers but over a hundred craft were
4
X
requisitioned by S.T.N.6 and the total must run into
some hundreds.
B. MANNING.
(i) Commercial craft.
Most of these had existing crews on board when taken up
or crews were arranged by S.T.N.4.
(ii) Non-commercial Craft.
me
Runners were engaged by the officer who took up the
hould
craft to work them from the places where they were
lying to the assembly points and they were afterwards
manned by Naval personnel or volunteers who were signed
on, where possible, under a modified form of T. 124.
xc-/7 atter
h
of
In many instances however these volunteers were not
signed on any form of agreement, but it is hoped that
u be
complete crew lists will be available in some form or
another.
C. FINANCIAL QUESTIONS ARISING.
(i) In connection with Personnel.
(a) Payment to runners for delivering craft to assembly
points. In many cases this payment has been made by
the Owner of the vessel or by the Owners of the
boatyard at which the craft were lying and claims will
and
be received from them in due course. In other cases
D.S.V.P's officers arranged for casual labour to take
the craft down and agreed a remuneration. In these
cases time arrangements have been made for payment to
be effected by the Cashier, Ministry of Shipping after
verification of the facts
to
(1339) 40487/876
1,510,000 1/39 JC&SLid
(b) Payment of wages for commercial craft. For commercial
[OV]
Gp644/229
(REGIMINT)
CODE 5-34-0
craft/
[OVER