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LIST OF SHIPS WHICH TOOK PART IN OPERATION "DYNAMO" - 26TH MAY - 4TH JUNE, 1940.
PART I - BRITISH SHIPS (contimued)
PERSONNEL AND HOSPITAL SHIPS
ARCHANGEL
MANXMAN
AUTOCARRIER
MONA'S QUEEN
BEN-MY-CREE
NEWHAVEN
BIARRITZ
NEPHRITE (Store Ship)
CANTERBURY
NGAROMA
CLAN MACALISTER
NORMANIA
COTE D'ARGENT
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PARIS (Hospital)
COTE D'AZUR
PRAGUE
DINARD (Hospital)
PRINCESS MAUD
DORIAN ROSE (Store Ship)
QUEEN OF THE CHANNEL
FENELLA
ROEBUCK
FOAM QUEEN
ROUEN
ISLE OF GUERNSEY (Hospital)
ROYAL DAFFODIL
ISLE OF THANET (Hospital)
ROYAL SOVEREIGN
KILLARNEY
ST. ANDREW (Hospital)
KING GEORGE V
ST. DAVID (Hospital)
LADY OF MAN
ST. HELIER
LEVENWOOD (Store Ship)
ST. JULIAN
LOCH GARRY
ST. SEIRIOL
LORINA
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SCOTIA
MAID OF ORLEANS
TYNWALD
MALINES
WORTHING (Hospital)
MANXMAID
WHITSTABLE
OTHER BRITISH SHIPS
ADVENTURESS
BONNY BELLE
AGNESS CROSS (Life-boat)
BOURNEMOUTH LIFE-BOAT
ALBATROSS III
B.P. ONE
ALOUETTE
BRITANNIA
ANDORA
BULLFINCH
ANDORA II (R.A.F. Launch)
CABBY
ANNE IV
CANVEY QUEEN
ATHOLA
CAVERSHAM (M.B.)
AURA
CHAMOIS (Lighter)
BAIL
CHERFIELD
BAT (Lighter)
CLAUDE (Water Boat)
BEE (Lighter)
COMMODORE
BELFAST
CONSTANT NYMPH
BLACK ARROW
CORDELIA
BLACK JAVA
CORNELIA
BLACKPOOL
C. 9 (Tugs)
BOBELI (Motor Cruiser)
C. 11
BONNY HEATHER
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DABB II
DEFENDER
DHOON (Trawler)
Sunk
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Southern Railway,
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DIRECT
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General Managers Office.
I.RICHARDS.
Waterloo Station S.E.I.
H.XG.Pad.515
1st July,1940
Dear Sir,
I have to thank you for the letters sent by the
Minister, for Captain Baxter of the 'Whitstable' and
Captain Jones of the 'Dinard' which were sent with yours of the 27th June.
With regard to the S.S. 'Hythe', I cannot do better than send you herewith the report the Master made to our
Docks and Marine Manager on the 9th June.
You will see that Captain Morford not only went to
Dunkirk, but, failing to get a load of troops from the Beaches he went beyond his instructions and entered Harbour and was successful in evacuating 674 Officers and men.
I should be glad if you would kindly return the report to me as it forms part of our official records.
Yours faithfully,
FOR E. J. MISSENDEN,
GENERAL Un Suit MANAGER.
J.H. Keenlyside Esq
DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER
Private Secretary to the Minister of Shipping,
Berkeley Square House,
London W.1

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record that tooh had in the Dealer further vessels refer the suggert your letter of the that the rade Whitetable (Captain W.Baxter)
"Bythe" (Captain & Morford)
were also engaged in the evacua from Dunkerque, and I should receive be glad letter Me ood enough to let me have letters for sending to the Masters mentioned.
With regard to the S.S. "DINARD", Captain J.A.Jones bombany took overhire in ender for the latter part of the evacuation, and a be appreciate 1 if this Officer could also have a letter.
that he did so.
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letter $ be issued
16/6/40
W, Keenlynde
In. Hynard
F.H. Keelingside Esq,
The Private Secretary to the Minister of Shipping,
Berkeley Square House,
Berkeley Square W.1.
Director.
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General Manager's Office.
M-T. RICHARDS,
Development Officer. T
Waterloo Station S.E.I.
H.XG.Pad.515
25th June,1940
Dear Sir,
With further reference to your letter of the
19th June, our vessels the
S.S. "Hythe" (Captain R.W.Morford)
S.S. "Whitetable" (Captain W. Baxter)
were also engaged in the evacuation from Dunkerque, and I should be glad if the Minister would be good enough to let me have letters for sending to the Masters mentioned.
With regard to the S.S. "DINARD", Captain J.A.Jones took over from Captain P.Lewis for the latter part of the evacuation, and it would be appreciated if this Officer could also have a letter.
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letter be issued?
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Hynard
F.H.Keelingside Esq,
The Private Secretary to the Minister of Shipping,
Berkeley Square House,
Berkeley Square W.1.
Director.
apt R.
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Name & Address of Owners
Name of Master.
SS MAUD
London Midland & Scottish
Capt. H. Clarke.
IA
Railway,
Capt. W.H. Hughes.
L.M.S. Railway Headquarters,
Watford, Herts.
ST. SEIRIOL
Liverpool & North Wales
Capt. R.D. Dobb
S.S. Co., Ltd.,
40, Chapel Street,
Liverpool, 3.
/PRAGUE
London & North Eastern
Capt. C. Baxter.
Railway Company,
26, Glengall Road,
Woodford Green,
Essex.
KING GEORGE V
David MacBrayne Limited,
Capt. R.E. MacLean.
LOCHGARRY
44, Robertson Street,
Capt. E. MacKinnon.
Glasgow, C.2.
KILLARNEY
Coast Lines Limited,
Capt. R. Hughes.
2, Crescent Road,
Kingston-on-Thames,
Surrey.
ST. HELIER
Great Western Railway Co.,
Capt. R. Pitman c/o Chief Docks Manager,
Cardiff.
ST JULIEN
Great Western Railway Co.,
Capt.L.S.Richard
ST ANDREW
Paddington Station, W..2.
Capt. H.C. Bond
ST DAVID
Capt. C.Joy.
PARIS
Capt. E. Biles
ISLE OF GUERNSEY
Southern Railway Co.,
Capt. F.W. Hodges
DINARD
Waterloo Station,
Capt. P. Lewis
WORTHING
S.E.L.
Capt. C.J. Munton
ISLE OF THANET
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Capt. A.J. Hammond
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These Masters took over when original Masters were too exhausted to carry on.
x Evacuation of Calais.
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H.M.H.C. "DINARD" No. 28.
As instructed, I beg to report herewith on my recent experiences in connection with the evacuation of Dunkirk.
We made two trips, the first on May 28th, leaving the Downs anchorage at 2.02p.m.
We went by the northern route, arriving off Dunkirk beaches at 6.30 p.m., the only other vessels about at that time being three small destroyers. We had some difficulty in obtaining instructions; eventually one of the destroyers asked us if we would go alongside the Jetty. This we did, and berthed at 8.10 p.m.
Our R.A.M.C. staff went ashore to contact, and assist in carrying the wounded down the pier, whilst we on board organised ourselves into parties to get the wounded aboard, and carry them to the various wards. We had no gang planks supplied, so had to utilise planks, skids, and anything suitable that would span between ship and pier, during which time the ship continued to range and could not be kept still alongside.
However, we managed somehow to get the wounded aboard; 271 stretcher cases and 13
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R.A.M.C. personnel, and being assured that there were no more available, we cut our moorings and proceeded to back out.
We had difficulty in finding the channel as several of the light buoys were not functioning. We managed it, however, without any harm coming to us.
At about 1 a.m. on the 29th we were attacked by torpedoes, two being fired at us from the starboard quarter. The water being very luminous that night, it was very easy to see and avoid the attack, one torpedo passing ahead and the other astern.
Some minutes after this we heard a heavy explosion astern of us, and saw what appeared to be smoke and steam well back in our wake. This took place between
Kwinte Bank Whistle Buoy and West Hender Whistle Buoy.
We had several narrow escapes from collisions as we were meeting dozens of ships coming along without lights, and the weather misty.
One destroyer actually touched our belting on the starboard side, going very fast.
We arrived back at the Downs at
4.30 a.m., and on to Newhaven berthing at 8.35 a.m.
Ouic second trip to Dunkirk on May 30th commenced at 0.40 p.m. from the Downs, this time taking the Western route via U.V.W. Buoys. We arrived off the entrance at 7.34 p.m. and proceeded to go in, but were instructed by H.M. Destroyer to go out re again until dark. We remained outside until 9.45 p.m. and at 10 p.m. we berthed well down the pier. During the whole of this time shells were bursting about us, enemy planes were continuously overhead, and bombs were dropped all round us, but none near enough to damage us. Whilst alongside, shell fire was very intense, and planes overhead were giving the range by Verey lights. The pier was damaged, and men coming along the pier to destroyers to seawards of us, were being wounded and billed.
Shrapnel from bursting shells was continually coming aboard. We found great difficulty in making contact with those in charge of wounded, the same condition prevailed regarding gangways, having to use planks and skids as best we could. The range was getting very close at this time, shells falling and bursting not more than
20 yards from our vessel, causing her to rock and range. It was with difficulty we kept our improvised gangways intact. The water was falling, and our draft being
13'6", we decided when 14'6" was reported to me, to prepare to get out. We still found difficulty in contacting the wounded, and at 11.45 p.m., the water being under
14'6", we cut our moorings and backed out.
We made our way down the channel by steaming close to the buoys and using an electric torch to identify their markings. We had no idea what wrecks we should find in our way. We steamed cautiously however, to the end of the channel and eventually made our way back to the Downs. We were under shell fire to the end of the channel 3 W. Buoy.
During both these expeditions I cannot speak too highly of the conduct of the crew; officers, engineers, sailors, firemen and stewards did everything in their power to assist me in every way, getting the wounded aboard over these improvised gangways, with the distumbed water causing the ship to shake and range continuously, carrying stretchers, standing by to sound our depth, carrying men wounded alongside, aboard, and a dozen and one things. They were splendid, I cannot draw attention to any special case.
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A record is being compiled in the Ministry of Shipping of the part played by the Merchant Navy in the Dunkirk operation, and the owners of the vessels concerned have been approached for copies of any reports they may have received from the Musters.
The Southern Railway state that reports from the Masters of their steamers have been submitted to you through the P.S.T.O.
In the circumstances, would it be possible, please, for you to supply copies of the reports, or, alternatively, to loan the originals for inspection? The names of the Southern Railway steamers in question are:-
LORINA, NORMANNIA, CANTERBURY, MAID OF ORL ANS, BIARRITZ,
AUTOCARRIER, PARIS, ISLE OF GUERNSEY, DINARD, WORTHING,
ISLE OF THANET, HYTHE and WHITSTABLE.
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