TNA / MT 40 36

TNA MT 40 36

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TNA MT 40 36

Ministry of Transport papers on Dynamo war planning, the “E” scheme pool of small craft for special service, and the procedure for settling claims, covering 1944–1945.

Holding archive: TNA
Collection reference: MT 40 36

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

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180	Log in to enlarge	rata MINISTRY OF SHIPPING. CONFIDENTIAL MESSAGE. 0748/3rd June OUT COSPIDENTIAL 286 To V.A.Dover, 488 & 4 OF THEM STATE 1 DATE 5.6.40 Repeated 0. in C. Nore. 982 Rejoy 0. in O. Portsmouth 245. P.O. 1/c London. 0 Commodore 1/c Sheerness 618. SENT Cortland 567. 616 N.O. 1/c Ramagate. COME N.O. 1/c Newhaven War Office. P.O. 2/0 (282) Y.O. i/c 2/6 By T/2 From Admiralty. RES & IMPORTANT. 1/0 Crimsby. 1/6 Yarmouth. 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. off (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. OD. (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) S.T.N.4. D. of (3) D. of S.T. A.C.N.S.(T) C.C.R.T. S.T.N.6A. Mr.Justice 0.0.(8) D. of S.T. S.T.N.63: W.P.L. Mr.D.H.Ndwards Dps. (4) Mr.F.V.Cross Nr.Bellamy Capt.Fisher Extra	Africa Betty Cervia Commodore Contest Egypt Foremost 22 Foremost 87 Gondia Hibernia Japan Kenya London Newhaven Persia Racia Scotland Shetland Sun Sun VII Sun X Sun XI Sun XII Tanga Thames Themes Westward Cook Crews Dover Fisher May Tilbury West
226	Log in to enlarge	Page 5. OF SHIPS WHICH TOOK PART IN OPERATION "DYNAMO" - 26TH MAY. 4TH JUNE, 1940 PART I - - BRITISH SHIPS (continued) OTHER BRITISH SHIPS (continued) DOGGER BANK HANDY BILLY DORIA (Tug) HASTINGS LIFE-BOAT DREADNOUGHT II HOLLAND DREADNOUGHT III HOPPER 26 DUCHESS OF YORK HOUND (Lighter) DWARF HYTHE (Coaster) D.1 ) IOLANTHE D.4 IOTE D.7 (Harbour IRMA MARIA (Fishing boat) D.9 Launches) JABA D.16 JACINTA (Trawler) D.C. 715 JAMES 67 (Hopper Barge) D.G. 694 JANIS D.G. 950 JOHANNA (Eel Boat) EASTBOURNE LIFE-BOAT JONG EDWARD NISSEN JORDAN EDWINA (Trawler) KAYELL ELIZABETH QUEEN KESTREL E.M.E.D. (Motor Life-boat) KINGSGATE EMPRESS KITCAT (M.B,) EMPRISE (Harbour Launch) K.L. ENDEAVOUR LADY BRASSEY (Rescue Tug) ENTERPRISE (M.B.) LADY CABLE (M.B.) ERICA LADY SHEILA ESKBURN LADY SOUTHBOROUGH FAIR BREEZE (Drifter) (Hopper Barge) FAWLEY (Gosport Ferry) LANDANIA FERRY KING (Gosport Ferry) LANSDOWNE FERVENT LAROC FISHBOURNE (I.O.W. Ferry) LETITIA (Smack) FOREMOST 2 (Hopper Barge) LITTLE ANN (M.B.) FOREMOST 87 (Tug) LOTUS FORMIDABLE LOUISIANA FORSA MADAM SANSCENE FOSSA (Tug) MAID ERRANT FRIGHTENED LADY MALDEN F.W. 23 (Lighter) MALDEN ANNIE IV GALLEON'S REACH (Hopper) MA JOIE GALZAR MARASOLE GAY CRUSADER MARGERITA GLENWAY (Barge) GLITTER II MARLBOROUGH (W.D. Craft) GOLIATH MARQUIS (Tug) MARY ROSE GOURKA MARY SPEARING I GRACE DARLING MARY SPEARING II GRAPPLER (Lighter) GREATER LONDON LIFE-BOAT MASSEY SHAW (Fire Float) MAYSPEAR GONDIA (Tug) MEANDER H. 75 HAIG (W.D. Craft) MERMAIDEN (M.L.) HALFWAY M.F.H. (Lighter) MICHAEL STEVENS MINEKOI (Tug) Sunk (Continued)	Boat D.1 D.16 D.4 D.7 D.9 D.C. D.C. 715 D.G. 694 D.G. 950 Doria Dreadnought II Dreadnought III Drifter Duchess Duchess of York Dwarf Edwina Empress Emprise Endeavour Enterprise Erica Eskburn Fair Breeze Fawley Ferry King Fervent Fishbourne Foremost 87 Formidable Forsa Fossa Frightened Lady Gay Crusader Glenway Glitter II Goliath Gondia Grace Grace Darling Grappler Haig Halfway Holland Hound Hythe Iolanthe Iote Irma Jaba Jacinta Janis Johanna Jong Jordan Kayell Kestrel Kingsgate KitCat Lady Brassey Lady Cable Lady Sheila Lady Southborough Lansdowne Laroc Letitia Little Ann London Lotus M.F.H. Ma Joie Malden Marasole Marlborough Marquis Mary Mary Rose Mary Spearing Mary Spearing II Massey Shaw Mayspear Meander Mermaiden Queen Rose Sheila Barge Haig Hastings Jordan King Little May Page Rose Shaw
234	Log in to enlarge	# sunk. indicates Card for read and resul on service dring this operation $26.5.40 Additions to hist of ships taking part in operations Dynamo:- 4.6.40 Skoots ATLANTIC insired with Naval Grew DEMOK.1. DENEB FREDANJA. HILDA. ORANGE YREESWIJH TINY TUNG Other British Shipo. ADVENTURESS EDWARD NISSEN AGNESS CROSS (Lipeboat) ELIZABETH QUEEN? GREEN ALBATROSS III E.M.E.D. (motor Liphoat) ALOVETTE EMPRISE (Harborn Lannch) ANDORA. ERICA. ANDORA II (RAF Lanmch) INNDORATI ESKBURN ANNE N ANNE ATHOLA FAIRBREEZE (Dript) 1 FAWLEY (Gosport Ferry) BAIL FERRY KING (Gosport Ferry) BELFAST FERVENT BLACK JAVA FISHBOURNE (19 w Ferry) BLACKPOOL FOREMOST. 2. (Hopper Bangh) BONNY BELLE FOREMOST 87. (Tug) BOURNEMOUTH LIFE- BOAT) FORMID ABLE B.P. ONE FORSA BRITANNIA # FOSSA (Tug) BULLFINCH FRIGHTENED. LADY. F.W 23 (Lighter) CABBY CANVEY QUEEN GALLEON'S REACH (Hopper) CHERFIELD GALZAR # CLAUDE (WATER BOAT) GLENWAY (Barge) CORNELIA GUTTER II C9 C 11 C " } TUGS. GOLIATH. GOURKA. CY 63 GRAPPLER (Lighter) DHOON (TRAWLER) GONDIA (Thg) DOGGER BANK H.75 H. 75 DORIA (TUG) HAIG (WD. Crap) DWARF HALFWAY D.1. HANDY BILLY D 4 HOLLAND D7 (HARBOUR LAUNCHES) HOPPER 26 D9 HYTHE ( Coasth ) D 16 Si C DC 715 DG 694 DG 950 IT PHO	Adventuress Albatross Andora II Anne Athola Atlantic Black Java Blackpool Boat Britannia Bullfinch Cabby Canvey Queen Claude D.1 Deneb Dhoon Doria Dwarf Emprise Erica Eskburn Fawley Ferry King Fervent Fishbourne Foremost 87 Forsa Fossa Fredanja Glenway Goliath Gondia Grappler Haig Halfway Hilda Holland Hythe Java Queen Tiny Barge Black Green Haig King Read
251	Log in to enlarge	No. TO DOVER LETTER OF. 940, SPIRIT BARGES. NAME Dumb or Owner Date of Proc- Name Motor. Requiseeded Date of itioning to Tug /ADA Dumb J.Harker,Ltd. 15.5.40. London. 22.5.40. Prizeman. Knottingley. Believed returned to Gravesend. CHARLOTTE Dumb J.Harker,Ltd. 7.5.40. Gravesend. 10.5.4.0. Scotsman Knottingley. Believed returned to Gravesend. DARIUS Dumb do 15.4.40. Thames. 17.4.40. Headman Believed returned to Gravesend. /DAUNTLESS C Motor J.W.Cook & Co. 18.4.40. Calais 7.5.40 Bureaucrat London. Not known to have returned. DRAKE C Dumb do 18.4.40. Dover 9.5.40 Merman Not known to have returned. GANNET C Dumb do. 18.4.40. London 22.5.40. Prizeman. Believed returned to Gravesend. JEAN Dumb J.Harker, Ltd. 18.4.40. Gravesend 20.4.40. Krooman Knottingley. Believed returned to Gravesend. /JOE Dumb do. 7.5.40 do. 10.5.40. Scotsman Believed returned to Gravesend. /MARJORY H Motor do. 18.4.40. Dunkirk 24.4.0. Foremost 87 Not known to have returned. /R.O.P. No.1. Dumb R.O.P.Ltd., 25.4.40. Gravesend 25.4.40. Norman London. Believed returned to Gravesend. /R.O.P. No.2 Dumb do. 20.4.40 Dunkirk 24.4.40 Foremost 87 Not known to have returned. R.O.P. No.5 Dumb do. 18.4.40 Gravesend 20.4.40 Krooman Believed returned to Gravesend SAM H Dumb J.Harker,Ltd. 25.4.40 Dover 3.5.40 Merman Knottingley Believed returned to Gravesend SEAMEW C Motor J.W.Cook & Co. 18.4.40 Calais 7.5.40 Bureaucrat London. Not known to have returned SEAGULL C Dumb do. 18.4.40 Dover 9.5.40 Merman Not known to have returned 24 LICE 1940 Q.H.	Charlotte Foremost 87 Headman Krooman London Seagull Seamew Thames Cook Dover Drake