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Dear Commander Garrett,
I am writing you a line in order to confirm the procedure which we agreed would be followed in regard to the vessels disposed of on the completion of "Operation Dynamo".
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These vessels are to be 'mustered' to/various ports
(See Admiralty Signal D.O.D.2321/1), and they will later be re-allocated for service for local defence. From our telephone conversation it was agreed that when these vessels are so re-allocated, you would notify me of their re-allocation as and when this is done, in order that our records may be kept up to date as some further action will be necessary on our part, with the owners, immediately.
I may add that it is a lso understood that these vessels will be kept distinct from the lists you are going to send me of vessels taken up by your various officers who have gone out to take up vessels as and from Sunday last, for
"Local Defence".
Yours sincerely,
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N.B. - Those (a) not found smable will Passum be relumed to owners will you avrengs the wa are notified of such am bank.
Paymaster Lieut. Commander H. Garrett.
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MINISTRY OF SHIPPING.
CONFIDENTIAL
MESSAGE.
0748/3rd June
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DATE 5.6.40
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Reference Admiralty message 2321/1.
instructions regarding disposal of tuge and lighters should be amended as follows 80 far as craft named are concernedi-co
(1) Following London tugs which were requisitioned specially for Operation should be returned to
Gravesend -
GHALLENGE, CONTEST, PERSIA, RACIA, CERVIA, TANGA,
HIBERNIA, CRESTED COOK, OCEAN COCK, WATERCOOK,
GUN, SUN X, SUN XI, SUN XII, BETTY.
They should be utilised as fully as possible for towage of craft or boats to be returned to the
Thames or elsewhere en route.
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(11) Under-mentioned tugs which are under orders of be Date of B, 7. should proceed as follows:-
(a) EMPIRE HENGHMAN to Portsmouth with barges
(84324C) Wt 84295/31 200 Pads 11/39 H,J,R&L,Ld Gp 684
SNOUDON and SALADIN for N.S.O. These barges were left at Ramsgate by tug TANOA on 29th May.
(b) FOREMOST 87 to Weymouth with any convenient pair of barges from those mentioned in (v) below.
(c) PAIRPLAY I to Gravesend being used, if sufficiently seaworthy, for towage as in (1) above.
(d) GONDIA to Fishguard with barges BARK and SHETLAND.
These barges were left at Dover on 20th Bay by
FOREMOST 87.
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(8)
(111) Tugs SUN VII and FOREMOST 22 should return to station at Southend and Newhaven respectively taking any convenient tow.
(iv)
If any of the tugs named above are required to assist in other more urgent towages arrangements should be made by you direct with D. of S.T.
Crews of EMPIRE HENOHMAN, GONDIA and FOREMOST 87
may be given at your discretion up to 94 hours standessy before proceeding Westward.
(v)
The barges JAPAN, KENYA, EGYPT, AFRICA, LONDON
and SCOTLAND which arrived Dover from Tilbury on 2nd June should not repetition not be returned to Themes but will be allocated, if still seaworthy to West Coast. FOREMOST 87 should take one pair to
Teymouth. Instructions for disposal of this pair and of remainder will follow later.
0748/3
For D. of S.T.
V.O.N.S.
N.(2)
Sir J.Foley
A.O.N.S.(H)
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