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.

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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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MINISTRY OF SHIPPING.
Ex. 2161
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MESSAGE.
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Ref.
S.T.N.6B.
DATE
THE
June, 1940.
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".
OFF
the
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,
($$)
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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when this is done,
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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.
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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)
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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.
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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

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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

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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

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# 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