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of the the 25th
MINUTE SHEET.
Reference T.0.9144/S.T.N.6B.
I attach a schedule showing vessels with which this
Section was concerned, taken up for the "Evacuation of Personnel"
watrins inform were also from "Dunkirk".
Early on May 27th we were asked to find a number of small for it)
craft, vessels to be mustered at Sheerness for a special requirement. D.S.V.P. supplied a list of suitable vessels but it was soon ascertained that a great number of these were not fit and ready for service, consequently I attended a meeting at the Admiralty, when it was agreed that Admiral Preston should send some of his Officers to the various boatyards covering the area from Teddington to Burnham and Brightlingsea to inspect and send all vessels fit to Sheerness immediately and arrange regarding runner crews, oil fuel etc. The Officers were each given an authority, signed by Admiral Preston, to order the vessels away; Mr. Edwards concurred with this. During the course of the Monday this Section arranged for and got 40 vessels to Sheerness by Monday evening.
It has been an enormous task, resulting from the indiscriminate taking up of vessels without formal requisition, to get the exact picture setting out the present situation.
Innumerable lists, and a deal of correspondence, from every port and person concerned, boatyards included, were scrutinised, in order to obtain and collate all the information to enable a complete and comprehensive list to be drawn up. This entailed a great deal of checking, cross-checking and investigation, and, a large amount of correspondence with owners has often been necessary to clarify the position. A number of vessels were not shown on any list, but were simply taken, and consequently our only source of information has been from the owners themselves.
In order to get as much information as possible a list of
"AI,"
the vessels which were "reported lost" and whose whereabouts subsequent to Dunkirk were unknown (see copy attached) was circulated to the C. in C. Nore, C. in C. Portsmouth, and the
(1502) 28899/1063
1,500,000 9/39 JC&SLtd
V.A. Dover. Copies were sent to the various Naval Officers-in-
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(REGIMINT)
CODE 5-34-0
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MINUTE SHEET.
Reference. T.0.9144/S.T.N.6B.
I attach a schedule showing vessels with which this
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Section was concerned, taken up for the "Evacuation of Personnel"
also from "Dunkirk".
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vessels away; Mr. Edwards concurred with this. During the course of the Monday this Section arranged for and got 40 vessels to Sheerness by Monday evening.
It has been an enormous task, resulting from the indiscriminate taking up of vessels without formal requisition, to get the exact picture setting out the present situation.
Innumerable lists, and a deal of correspondence, from every port
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and person concerned, boatyards included, were scrutinised. in order to obtain and collate all the information to enable a complete and comprehensive list to be drawn up. This entailed a great deal of checking, cross-checking and investigation, and,
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a large amount of correspondence with owners has often been necessary to clarify the position. A number of vessels were not shown on any list, but were simply taken, and consequently our only source of information has been from the owners themselves.
In order to get as much information as possible a list of
"AI,"
the vessels which were "reported lost" and whose whereabouts subsequent to Dunkirk were unknown (see copy attached) was circulated to the C. in C. Nore, C. in C. Portsmouth, and the
(1502) 28899/1063
1,500,000 9/39 JC&SLtd
V.A. Dover. Copies were sent to the various Naval Officers-in-
Gp644'229
(REGIMINT)
CODE 5-34-0
Charge, requesting them to insert any information regarding
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LETTER SENT
2 0 SEP 1940 H.O.
st. 2161.
POST ROOM
T.0.9144/S.T.N.6B.
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T.O.9144/S.T.N.6.
Early
19th September, 1940.
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Sir,
I have to inform you that it is
Bheerness for a special to assemble the fullest possible desired information, regarding the the of suitable vessels part evacuation of the B.E.F. from Dunkirk, as played by small craft in ber of these were in permanent record of the gallantry order that it may be preserved nded a meeting at and a devotion which were displayed For the during the operations.
miral Preston should purpose to include such original
Trisuch a drecord diti is boatyards covering essential as possible and it is various thought
;he matter the Coxswains of the rightlingsea to that lifeboats may have submitted reports experiences, or which would be of general accounts of their less immediately e
considerable interest.
fuel etc. The ch
Preston
It would be greatly appreciated by Admiral emend with this, of
Monday
/therefore on the course this
Section to Sheerness Monday evening.
got 40 vessels vesi
The General Secretary,
The Royal National Lifeboat
Institution,
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There information was received and this has been noted. A
themse were also a number of vessels already e a li few service known prior to "Dunkirk" which were utilised on hereabo to us are shown separately, and the End. those hed) va
Briefly then the summary is as follows:-
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Officers were each given/authority, signed by Admiral emeume with their,
Preston, to order the vessels away
During the course of the Monday this Section arranged for and got 40 vessels to Sheerness by Monday evening.
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little information was received and this has been not ed.
There were also a number of vessels already on service prior to "Dunkirk" which were utilised and those few known to us are shown separately. at the End.
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