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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.

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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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my boat hook, but as he was dead and a German at that, I
pushed him off and got on my way.
A few minutes later I saw a French Destroyer doing about twenty-five to thirty knots, making her way into Dunkirk. I took my eyes off her for a minute or two and then glanced back, but there was nothing there. She must have had a direct hit from a bomb and sunk within a few minutes. I made my course over to where she had gone and picked up her survivors, which altogether numbered only about twenty. Those I picked up I put on board a
French tug which happened to be in the vicinity, and once more carried on into Dunkirk.
Eventually I arrived off the beach where the swarms of soldiers were gathered, and at the same time one of our big ships came and anchored close inshore.
Three of our little convoy of eight had arrived. The first immediately filled with soldiers and carried on back to
England. The second went aground. My first job was to ferry soldiers from the beach to the big ship, and I made a number of trips. Then I tried to tow the boat that had run aground off the beach but the young seaman with me got the tow rope around my propellors, the result being that
I had to give the job up and that my own ship ran aground.
All around there was ceaseless activity and, jumping over the side, I gave a hand carrying the wounded soldiers to the big ship's skiff which had been launched.
When he knew what had happened the Captain of this ship ordered me to go on board his ship with my crew and we swan out to her, but the swift running tide had not finished with us yet. Soon after we had clambered aboard the big ship, she too, ran aground. It must have been about two or three belook in the afternoon then,
Boat England Swift Few Hook Little Swift Young
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Vessel
Repairs. and Replacements. S. d.
Total
L
Type
Claimant
Paper No.
Hire & Exs.
£.
£.
S.
d.
27.
4.
9.
"SKYLARK IV"
F.V.
(S.M.5)
F.P. Collins
Tm4796/40
44.
16.
O.
375.
0.
0.
"SKYLARK VI"
M.V.
J. Bolson & Son
TO 9198/40
17.
0.
O.
25.
0.
0.
"SKYLARK IX"
75.
O.
O.
M.V.
Pascall Atkey & Son
TO 9198/40
2.
3.
9.
D. Hillyard
2.
9.
6.
54.
10.
O.
"SKYLARK X"
M.V.
TO 9154/40
160.
7.
2.
"SEAGULL"
M.B.
C.E. Loose
TM 6099/40
7.
19.
5.
L.N.203
"SOUTHERN QUEEN"
500.
0.
O.
M.B.
C.H. HARVEY
TO 9271/40
5.
13.
6.
"SOUTH RAY"
M.Y.
S. Burch
TM 3790/40
12.
0.
A.G. Bruce
4.
3.
3.
27.
5.
0.
"SPINDRIFT"
A.N. Hewett
TM 3930/40
5.
15.
O.
"STONEHAVEN"
500.
0.
0.
M.V.
W.H. Stonehaven
TO 9181/40
"SURREY"
M.V.
Thomas Bros.
TM 3763/40
11.
4.
8.
5.
O.
0.
219.
0.
"SOUTHEND
P.M.B.
Southend Britannia
TM 3888/40
0.
0.
0.
75.
BRITANNIA"
Co.Ltd.
35.
0.
0.
"SUFFOLK'S ROSE"
M.V.
Jubilee Fish Co.Ltd.
TO 9564/40
29.
1.
0.
Re-allocated to
Special Admiralty
"SILVER SPRAY
M.V.
W.A. Ragless
TM 4924/40
29.
9.
7.
42.
12.
6.
Service.
"SUNSHINE"
R.13
TM 4783/40
203.
10.
A.T. Verrion
0.
"SUE SUE"
row
F.C. Wilson
TM 9567/40
20.
0.
0.
bt.
"SPURGEON"
S.BGE.
H.W. Harvey
TO 9297/40
15.
10.
6.
19.
15.
0.
"SKIPJACK"
M.B.
W.W.Ringer
TM 4749/40
31.
0.
0.
133.
16.
8.
6.
9.
0.
"SOUTHERN QUEEN"
M.B.
G. Mockridge
TM 4776/40
10.
O.
0.
Salvage Diving Tende:
F.E. 154
"SARAH & EMILY"
TM 5093/40
30.
0.
J. Todd
0.
"SEA BELLE"
M.B.
S.G. Odam
TM 5238/40
7.
15.
0.
"SANDOWN"
M.F.B.
G. Alexander
TM 6464/40
3.
4.
0.
24.
O.
O.
3.
12.
11.
"SERB" & "STONE"
S.BGE.
R & W Paul Ltd.
TO 9296/40
49.
11.
5.
Harrison (Lan.) Ltd.
5.
0.
0.
"SALTCOTE BELLE"
S.Bge.
Francis Gilders Ltd.
TO 9300/40
1.
15.
11.
Andrews & Ellis
TO 9303/40
See
"SUNBEAM"
S.Bge.
under
"Leslie"
If
"
TO 9303/40
It
11
"SIDWELL"
S.Bge.
11
.S.S.
Gen. Steam Nav.
TO 4270/40
116.
8.
11.
"SWIFT"
Co. Ltd.
"SHERFIELD"
M.BGE.
J.J. Prior (Transport)
Ltd.,
TO 9423/40
60.
17.
7.
Not completed.
"
If
If
If
30.
6.
"SHAWFORD"
M.BGE
7.
Not completed.
Britannia Leslie Queen Rose Saltcote Belle Sandown Sea Belle Seagull Serb Shawford Sherfield Sidwell Silver Spray Skipjack Skylark Skylark IV Skylark IX Skylark VI Skylark X South Ray Southend Britannia Southern Queen Spindrift Spurgeon Stonehaven Sue Sue Sunbeam Sunshine Surrey Swift Alexander Bros Collins Ellis Francis Harrison Harvey Loose Prior Ray Rose Spray Stone Swift Thomas Wilson