TNA / MT 40 66

TNA MT 40 66

Collection details

TNA MT 40 66

Ministry of Transport records containing a Dynamo vessel list and reports from masters and crews engaged in the evacuation, covering 1940–1947.

Holding archive: TNA
Collection reference: MT 40 66

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, MT 40/66. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Page	Image	OCR text	OCR tags
18	Log in to enlarge	Page 5. LIST 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 SANSGENE 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) MARLBOROUGH (W.D. Craft) GLITTER II MARQUIS (Tug) GOLIATH MARY ROSE GOURKA MARY SPEARING I GRACE DARLING MARY SPEARING II GRAPPLER (Lighter) MASSEY SHAW (Fire Float) GREATER LONDON LIFE-BOAT MAYSPEAR GONDIA (Tug) MEANDER H. 75 HAIG (W.D. Craft) MERMAIDEN (M.L.) M.F.H. (Lighter) HALFWAY 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
348	Log in to enlarge	neo 1973 HOTH STO CREAM 4. 224 As I had no definite orders I asked if I could assist them by taking VITTS Bne any more troops back, some having already come on board uninvited. (By the time the 3rd boat was in the water the 1st boat was back your with troops from the beach.) Then a signal was passed which we understood to be that Destroyer D.16 would put his troops on our ship, then return for more, and I could sail thereafter. D.16 stopped ahead of us and then we received a signal to cancel previous orders and await further orders. D.16 then dashed off for home. I then shifted my anchorage a little further east, then I was told to stop, so dropped anchor just south of No.6 buoy, leaving a channel between our ship and the buoy. About 3.45 p.m. an air raid was made over the ship and when it had passed we found our vessel on fire aft in No.5 hold, on deck and on the Gun Platform. No.5 Hatch beams had been cut and twisted. The combings burst out and the hatches all dropped below and were on fire. On the Port side there was a large hole in the deck, the plates being pushed downwards at the after end of the hatch abreast of the Tonnage opening, also another large hole in the wooden sheathed deck further aft and the Crews quarters were a mess of twisted beams and wreckage. On the Starboard side of the deck about the same distance aft, there was another hole where a bomb had penetrated the deck and burst, as the hatch combings/ ALL the Engineers aid excellent work at uneri and we understanu the 4th Engineer Rivett) manned a Bren Gun, by permission of the Chief Engineer, with effect on enemy planes. The Chief Steward E.w.Onions, 2nd Steward J.F.Brown and Purser D.D.McMahon we understand aid heroic work in tending to the wounded, there being no Doctor on board. ALL the medical Supplies and other consumable stores of our Catering Department were usea to give Medical Comfort to the rescued.	Aid Boat Comfort D.16 Brown Crews Hatch Little Steward