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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211

OCR table 1 from document page 211
1st Lord.	PERSONAL
18% S.D.	PERSONAL
V.G.N.B.	PERSONAL
A.C.N.S. (H)	PERSONAL
A.C.N.B. (T)	PERSONAL
D.O.D. (R)	PERSONAL
Duty Capt.	PERSONAL
I.P.	PERSONAL

Advance D.C. Duchess Duchess of York Fossa Grace Grace Darling New Prince of Wales Prince Prince of Wales Reed Sea Foam Skylark Thames Dover Edwards Prince Reed Wales

212

5,000 pads JC&SLfd 51-6896
MESSAGE.
2227/27/May.
IN
RECEIVED:-
m N.C.S.O. Themes.
DATE
27.5.40.
TIME 0031.
P/L by Secret T/P.
d C. in C. Here, Repeated V.A. Dover, Admiralty,
Ministry or Shipping, N.O.I.C. Ramsgate.
Reference Your 1433/27.
Fellowing creft requisitioned today and expected to sail 0630 temorrow under charge of Lieut. C.M.
Wright R.N.V.R. in Tug FOSSA for South Downs. Each mon has 3 days previsions.
SOUTHEND BRITANNIA
Lieut. G.L. Norton R.N.V.R.
NEW PRINCESOF, WALES
PRINCESOP WALES.
NEMO IV
SILVER POAM
SKYLARK
SEA FOAM.
SKYEARK II
Nominal list of ratings
DUCHESS 0 YORK
Borne and details of
GRACE DARLING IV
craft will be sent
BREADNOUGHT II
by letter
BREADHOUGHT III
PRINCESS MAUD.
(3)
(2)
2227/27.
Advance copy sent D.C.
1st Lord.
PERSONAL
18% S.L.
PERSONAL
V.C.H.S.
PERSONAL
A.C.N.S. (H)
PERSONAL
A.C.N.B. (T) PERSONAL
D.O.D. (H)
PERSONAL
Duty Capt.
PERSONAL
I.P.
PERSONAL
Dafs T Penovak 29/V

Advance Britannia D.C. Duchess Fossa Grace Grace Darling Grace Darling IV Nemo IV Princess Princess Maud Sea Foam Skylark Southend Britannia Themes TSS Princess Maud Dover Maud May Norton Wales Wright

226

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

232

OCR table 1 from document page 232
AGNESS CROSS (Lifebont)
ALOVETTE	GALLEON'S REACH (Hopper)
ANDORA	GALZAR
ATHOLA	GLENWAY (Bange)
	GOLIATH
BAIL	GOURKA
BELFAST	GRAPPLER (Light)
BLACK JAVA	GONDIA (Tug)
BLACKPOOL
BOURNE MOUTH LIFE-BOAT	H.75
B.P. ONE	HAIG (WD Crap)
BULLFINCH.	HALFWAY
CABBY CHERFIELD	HOLLAND HOPPER 26 HYTHE (Conotin)
CLAUDE (Wate Boat) c9 (Tug) C11 (Tug)	IOLANTHE /RMA MARIA (Fishing Bont)
CY 63. DHOON (Trawler)	JABA JACINTA (Trawlem)
DOGGER BANK	JAMES 67 (Hopper Bange)
DORIA (Tug)	JANIS
DWARF	JOHANA (Ed Boat)
D.I.	JORDAN
D.4. D.7. (Harbons Lannches) D.9	KINGSGATE K.L.
D.16
IK 715	LADY BRASSEY (Resene tug)
DG 694	LADY SHEILA
DG 950	LADY LANDANIA SOUTH BOROUGH (Hopper sange)
EDWARD NISSEN	LOTUS.
CAREN	MALDEN
E.M.E.D. (motor Lifeboat)
ESKBURN	MARL BOROUGH (WD Craft) MARQUIS (Tug)
FAIRBREEZE (Sripth)	MASSEY SHAW (Firi floar) MAYSPEAR
FAWLEY ( Sosport Ferry )	MINWOOD
FERRY KING =	MOTOR BOAT 42
FERVENT	: ,
FISHBOURNE (Igw. Ferry)	27B. - : 43 (RAF)
FOREMOST. 2. (Hopper Barge)	: - 101 /
FOREMOST. 87. (Tug)	, ; 102 1
FORMIDABLE	# I 1 243 -
FORSA	I 1 270 -
# FOSSA (Tug)	" I 275 1
FRIGHTENED. LADY.
FW 23. (Lights)

Athola Black Java Blackpool Boat Bullfinch Cabby Claude D.16 D.4 D.7 D.9 Dhoon Doria Dwarf Eskburn Fawley Ferry King Fervent Fishbourne Formidable Forsa Fossa FW 23 Glenway Goliath Gondia Grappler Haig Halfway Holland Hythe Iolanthe Jaba Jacinta Janis Java Jordan Kingsgate Lady Brassey Lady Sheila Lotus Malden Marquis Massey Shaw Mayspear Minwood Sheila Barge Black Haig Jordan King Light Read Shaw

234

# 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

243

ENCLOSURE No
TO DOVER LETTER OF. 6 am 1940
Enclosure to letter No. 414/15/40 dated 15th June 1940.
from: Flag Officer in Charge, London.
Operation "DYNAMO".
I Tugs.
above Neso
Fossa.
Abandoned on sandbanks at Dunkirk. Ger Cebter 19/5 Themes
II Dutch Coasters.
Brandaris.
Working somwhere with Royal Navy.
Lena.
Abandoned (Dunkirk?)
BRAY
III Power Driven Barges.
J.R.P.
Lewis Castle.
Fence.
Sent to Southampton.
Leonard Piper.
Ferrocrete.
Cabby.
Sent to Clyde.
Sway.
Serlo
}
On way to Glasgow.
IV Sailing Barges.
Duchess.
x Lady Roseberry.
Lark.
Ethel Everard.
Abandoned at Dunkirk.
XRoyalty.
Doris.
x
Barbara Jean.
>Aidie.
VH.A.C.
<Spurgeon.
At Dover being repaired.
Beatrice Maud.
At Sittingbourne being repaired.
Ena.
At Ipswich being repaired.
V Dumb Barges.
Sark.
These barges were on passage from London
VShetland.
to West Coast when they were diverted to
/F.23.
Dynamo operation.
VI Yachts and Pleasure Craft.
A number of these is believed to have been taken up for the
Auxiliary Longshore Patrol.
Quest.
Leilah.
Nancebelle.
Brenart.
Gwenny.
Mirasol.
Mary Spearing.
Westwood.
Mary Spearing II.
Faith.
Willie & Alice
Devil Fish.
Francis.
Matilda. (Sanka Submarine Cantre Dever?
pun
3/7
Pioneer/

Aidie Alice Barbara Barbara Jean Beatrice Maud Brandaris Brenart Cabby Doris Duchess Ena Ethel Everard Faith Ferrocrete Fossa Lark Lena London Mary Mary Spearing Mary Spearing II Matilda Mirasol Pioneer Quest Sark Spurgeon Themes Dover Francis Lewis Maud West