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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
} french
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
C.Y. 63
DABB II
DEFENDER
DHOON (Trawler)
Sunk
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TELEGRAMS:
"STEAMERS, DOUGLAS".
TELEPHONE N°
DOUGLAS 1101 (5 LINES)
General Manager's Office,
R.W. CANNELL,
GENERAL MANAGER.
OUR REFERENCE
YOUR REFERENCE
Douglas. 24th. June, 1940.
A/
The Private Secretary,
Ministry of Shipping,
Berkeley Square House,
Berkeley Square,
LONDON, W.1.
Dear Sir,
I shall be glad if you will convey to the Minister of
Shipping our thanks for his kindness in forwarding letters of appreciation addressed to the Masters of the "LADY OF MANN",
"MONA'S QUEEN" and "FENELLA", three of our vessels which took part in the evacuation of Dunkirk. These have been transmitted to the Officers concerned.
It is very gratifying to my Board to know that these
Officers and the ships' companies under their command did their duty and worthily upheld the glorious traditions of the Merchant
Navy to which they are so proud to belong.
With respect to the dereliction of duty on the part of certain of the personnel of the "BEN MY CHREE", "TYNWALD" and
"MANXMAN", I am endeavouring to obtain authentic particulars of
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the Officers and men who continued at their posts and will forward you the desired lists as soon as possible.
Yours faithfully,
,Lwbanneld
General Manager.
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June,
CONFIDENTIAL.
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Operation "DYNAMO" - Work of Personnel Vessels.
Personnel Vessels (continued).
remaining; she started a trip but failed to make Dunkirk. On return, the original Captain rejoined with some of the original crew. She should then have sailed at 2010/3, but the Captain reported 3 engineers short at the last minute. It was not considered necessary to wait for the engineers and the Master and crew disembarked and the new crew provided for the second time. Before further use could be made of her, however, the evacuation terminated.
9. The MONA'S QUEEN was sunk by a mine on her second voyage to Dunkirk, and the FENELLA was bombed and sunk on her first voyage.
10. The MALINES who had completed two trips, refused to sail on the 1st, left Dover at 1600 on the 2nd without orders and was subsequently found to have proceeded to Southampton.
11. It was felt that trouble might occur in the ST.HELIER
and PRINCESS MAUD, and accordingly a naval party was put on board to supplement the ships crews, and in consequence no trouble occurred.
12. The outstanding ships were the MAID OF ORLEANS 6 trips, one being diverted without completing the trip, and once returning due to collision. ROYAL DAFFODIL 7 trips, on one of which she was turned back by a French destroyer -
ROYAL SOVEREIGN 6 trips
KING GEORGE V
5 trips
COTE d'ARGENT
5 trips
ST. HELIER
4 trips after having refused to
158 rgdl sail once.
PRAGUE
3 trips with full loads, bombed,
85mght severely damaged and beached on the last return trip.
13. Eleven other ships were concerned in the Operation, details of which are as follows:
27th May BIARRITZ
27th May
Damaged by shell fire and returned.
ARCHANGEL
27th May
Damaged by shell fire and returned.
QUEEN OF THE
Sunk by bombing attack.
CHANNEL
28th May
LORINA
Sunk by bombing attack.
29th May
NORMANIA
Sunk by bombing attack.
28th May LOCH GARRY
One trip.
28th May SCOTIA
One trip.
2nd June
THE
28th May KILLARNEY
Sunk by bombing attack.
One trip.
2nd June ROUEN
One trip.
2nd and 3rd
Acapt R.
June AUTO CARRIER
Two trips.
2nd and 3rd
June NEWHAVEN
Two trips.
fice of
Enclosure:-
g Officer Commanding,
Details of Personnel
ER.
Ships used.
2 June, 1940.
authorized.

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of Ship.
Name & Address of Owners
Name of Master.
LAN MACALISTER
Clan Line Steamers, Ltd.
Capt. R.W. Mackie
Tylney Hall, longuines are still learning
Rotherwick, made as to whicher
Near Basingstoke, Hants.
office is still alive.
KOHISTAN *
F.C. Strick & Co. Ltd.
Capt. W.C. Robertson
117-121, Leadenhall St.
E.C.3.
BENLAWERS *
Petrograd Steamers Ltd.,
Capt. J.P. Drummond.
28, Bernard Street,
Leith
(Managers: Wm. Thompson
& Co.)
K
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CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH
Ellerman & Bucknall
Capt. A.W. Wooster
S.S. Co., Ltd.
Tudor Court,
Cobham, Surrey.
K1
ROEBUCK
c/o Chief Docks Manager,
Capt..Larbalestier.
G.W. Railway Company,
Cardiff.
ST
KITTY
Basso & Company,
Mr. W. McCondach,
Weymouth.
13, Ox Street,
Weymouth.
ST
SPINEL +
William Robertson Ltd.,
Capt. R. Humphreys
ST
Glasgow, C.1.
ST
QUEEN OF THE CHANNEL
The General Steam
Capt. W.J. O'Dell
PAR
Navigation Co., Ltd.,
"
ROYAL DAFFODIL
G. Johnston
ISL
ROYAL SOVEREIGN
15, Trinity Square,
"
T. Aldis
DIN
E.C.3.
WOR
ISLI
MONA'S QUEEN
Isle of Man Steam Packet
~~
Capt. A. Holkham
"
R. Duggan $
FENELLA
Company Limited,
Capt. W. Cubbon
MANXMAN
x
Imperial Buildings,
If
P.B. Cowley
TYNWALD
*
Douglas,
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qual
&
Isle of Man.
Chief Officer
J.Whiteway 0
BEN-MY-CHREE
X
Capt. G. Woods and
Chief Officer
T. Cain /
LADY OF MANN
Capt. T.C. Woods
LORINA
Southern Railway Co.,
Capt. A. Light.
NORMANNIA
Waterloo Station,
Capt. M.C. Whiting
CANTERBURY
S.W.1.
Captain C. Hancoc
MAID OR ORLEANS
2
(Capt. A.E. Larki
(Capt. G. Walker
BIARRITZ
Capt. M.H. Bake
AUTOCARRIER
Capt. C. Maste orized.

Braved
PIC WORK OF
ches
ST. SEIRIOL
Steamer's
SEVEN TRIPS TO
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cuation
DUNKIRK
Making seven trips to Dunkirk in the d them on to waiting other ships, and then midst of heavy bombing, the North Wales iol herself with about 900
pleasure steamer St. Seiriol (1,586 tons), f the seven voyages.
now on Admiralty service, played a
FICER'S GALLANTRY
brilliant part in the rescue of 335,000
rvived was a miracle in men, in which a thousand ships of all dozen aircraft flew over sizes took part last May.
circled round to make
Only now is it possible to reveal the full
D with their missiles, and story of her gallant work-as told by Mr.
cks with machine-gun
E. Keble Chatterton. the well-known naval n the Crested Eagle, an writer, in The Epic of Dunkirk (Hurst
0, became a furnace after and Blackett, 10s 6d). Merseyside was well
Seiriol got as close as represented among the rescuing craft. The about 5½ hours her crew
Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. for pick up survivors.
instance, had eight of their ships engaged.
ficer, Mr J. McNamee, and lost three of them-iKng Orry, Mona's ulean service. Immedi-
Queen, and Fenella. The North Wales
Company's vessels were St. Tudno, St. Silio he was at the beach, and St. Seiriol, but it was the last-named the boats, helping men that won particular notice from the naval id ferrying them to the essel.
authorities.
"On arrival in partially paralysed below
Exhausted Crew
1 that he asked was per-
According to Mr. Chatterton she proved one back and do one more of the most useful vessels engaged, and her two masters during this crew, subject to the immense strain of aerial
Morris and Captain R.
attack, and without rest during her continual journeys to and from the historic beach, were finally in an advanced stage of physical and
MINED CREW
nervous exhaustion. A week before her first nal courage and endurtrip sho had already managed to enter Calais and, defying bombs. had reached the quay and says Mr. Chatterton, got away safely. Then. on May 27 she went impressed the naval over to assist at Dunkirk.
uch trips also strained
At first she was at the jetty, but afterwards etermined crew, so that lay off the beach, where her boats did ver the military doctor invaluable service. She would send three boats hands were unfit to to the beach, bring off an average of about ger. They were sent to forty-seven men in each, though bombs rest and another crew dropped from the planes like rain. and load them on to waiting destroyers or other ships, continue the brave duty and then fill up St. Seiriol herself with about be associated with this
900 men on each of of the seven voyages.
Later on, in June,
How she survived was a miracle in
Iready published, was itself." says Mr. Chatterton. Often a dozen ees from Le Havre, aircraft flew over simultaneously, circled beril from fierce enemy round to make careful direction with their air, and again got back missiles. and raked the decks with machinegun bullets."
When the Crested Eagle, an oil-burning who will sail on this ship, became a furnace after a direct hit. St.
e should be spared to
Seiriol got as close as possible, and for about ce-time duties, will be five and a half hours her crew were toiling wledge of the brilliant to pick up survivors.
in "the most difficult
Her chief officer, Mr. J. McNamee, nd military operation performed herculean service. Immediately as the Admiralty after this he was at the beach, wading in comparable with the from the boats, helping men on to them, and amers' part at Zeeferrying them to the nearest large vessel.
On arrival in port he became partially nd, if Royal Daffodil paralysed below the waist, yet all that he why not Royal St.
asked was permission to go back and do one more trip. She had two masters during this time, Captain R. Morris and Captain R.
D. Dobb.
The Royal St. Seiriol?
The exceptional courage and endurance of
St, Seiriol," says Mr. Chatterton, consider.
ably impressed the naval authorities. Such trips also strained and shook her determined crew, so that on arrival at Dover the military doctor decided that all hands, were unfit to carry on any longer. They were sent to their homes for rest and another crew took the ship to continue the brave duty that must ever be associated with this pleasure vessel."
Later, in June, St. Seiriol was evacuating lement each time. Our refugees from Le Havre, again in deadly peril from fierce enemy assaults from the air, and bombed and shelled ahea again got back safely.
The part played by St. Seiriol in the most t from a few shell spli difficult combined naval and military operaamage.
tion ever carried out" recalls the epic exploit of the Mersey ferry steamers, Royal Iris and
Royal Daffodil, at Zeebrugge in 1918. When peace comes, perhaps St. Seiriol will achieve icer, Mr Macdonald, had
Royal fame.
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General Managers Office.
T. M. 6213/40/s. T.A.6.
Douglas
A/DE.
F.N.6213/40/S.T.A.6,
1940.
1st September, 1940.
The Director of Transport,
Ministry of Shipping,
Berke Sir, House,
Berkeley Square,
LO I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter
Dear Sir,
A/DE of the 28th ultimo and to thank you for the reports of the Masters of your Company's ships which took part
I have received your relating to the from which the evacuation of the B.E.F. from Dunkirk.
evacuation is required.
I am, Sir,
The reports from the Masters of the
"FENELLA" deal chiefly with the Your obedient The Servant,
Master these of the "LADY OF MANN" includes some details of Pullice.
ships being lost in that operation.
evacuation have had of the the B.E.F. copied from Le in sgd.) B.E Bellamy herewith.
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of You the "MONA'S QUEEN", one from joined left her will obser for Director of Sea Transport. who the the work ship on the 28th. May, and of Captain on that day.
The
General Manager, material which I forward of service
The Isle of Man Steam Packet Co., Ltd.,
General Manager's Office,
DOUGLAS.
Yours faithfully.
administ lobert
I
only left, in fact between the Pier Germans as the
Heinkels blew dived on to the berth which we had just vacated and practically it to pieces. However, we got back to Dover safely and disembarked our troops. On 24th. May we were ordered to go to anchorage in the Downs for a little rest as Dover harbour was getting rather congested. We were at anchor in the Downs on Saturday evening. Next 25/5
day at noon we got orders and a route for Dunkirk, so we accordingly set off as per instructions. Our route took us about 4 miles off Calais to a certain buoy. On nearing the position I could not see the buoy, but saw a buoy a little further inshore and steamed towards it to make certain. On nearing the buoy I saw it was not the buoy on the instructions and ordered the helm hard aport. Immediately hell was let loose on our ship. We were shelled from the shore by single guns and
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TELEGRAMS
"STEAMERS, DOUGLAS"
TELEPHONE N?
DOUGLAS 1101 (5 LINES)
R.W. CANNELL,
General Manager's Office.
GENERAL MANAGER,
OUR REFERENCE
YOUR REFERENCE
A/DE.
T.M.6213/40/S.T.A.6.
Douglas 28th. August, 1940.
The Director of Sea Transport,
Ministry of Shipping,
Berkeley Square House,
Berkeley Square,
LONDON, W.1.
Jiglio, 11/18/19 30 16 AUGISHD RECEIVED A 11121.
Dear Sir,
I have received your letter of the 22nd. instant, from which I note that the material relating only to the Dunkirk evacuation is required.
The reports from the Masters of the "MONA'S QUEEN" and
"FENELLA" deal chiefly with the evacuation from Dunkirk, both these ships being lost in that operation. The report from the
Master of the "LADY OF MANN" includes some details of the evacuation of the B.E.F. from Le Havre, Brest and La Pallice.
I have had the reports copied in extenso and enclose same herewith.
You will observe that there are two reports regarding the work of the "MONA'S QUEEN", one from Captain Duggan, who left the ship on the 28th. May, and of Captain Holkham, who joined her on that day.
I trust the material which I forward will be of service to the Department.
Yours faithfully,
Robannett please Is aniss Dans
General Manager.
in the
Germans disembarked blew Heinkels it to dived pieces. on to However, the berth we which got the back we had to just Dover vacated and practically congested. a little rest as Dover harbour was go in the Downs our for troops. On 24th. May we were ordered safely to to and anchorage day at We were at anchor in the Downs on Saturday getting rather Next to per instructions. Our route took us about 4 miles accordingly Calais set off noon as we got orders and a route for Dunkirk, so we evening.
but a certain buoy. On nearing the position I could not see the off certain. On nearing the buoy I saw it was not the buoy on the saw a buoy a little further inshore and steamed towards it to buoy, make instructions and ordered the helm hard aport. Immediately hell was let loose on our ship. We were shelled from the shore by single guns and
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Frigue the only casualty School Road,
6, School Terrace,
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throughout leg all injury of these through bomb ONCHAN.
Roy
Motion and J. Cowell who were members of the Lewis and 22nd August, 1940.
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General Manager, the enemy
Cannell, Esq., in very exposed and
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board landed, I reported the fact to the Embark- on
On Isle of Man Steam Packet Co. Ltd. aure that every ation Officer in charge of the jetty, I then suggested to him
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Dear Sir, or we to tow by the steamer "FENELLA" during the evacuation of Dunkirk.
I beg to submit the following report of the part played
At about 8.00 a.m., Tuesday, 28th May, I received a signal from the Shore Signal Station to enter Dover Harbour for orders and to obtain fuel oil. We berthed alongside Government Quay at about 9.00 p.m. and at 10.30 p.m. received orders that I was to proceed alongside the oil store ship anchored in the harbour at
12.30 a.m., Wednesday, fill up with oil, then proceed for Dunkirk to embark troops. We left the berth as ordered but when about to berth alongside the Oiler, I was hailed by an Officer on board and told that we were to anchor as they were not ready to receive us alongside. They were busy oiling H.M. Destroyers at this time and we did not get alongside until After berthing alongside, we found that the oiler's pipe connections were not suitable and would not couple up with our connections. This meant that we could not take in any oil, and as there was a continual stream of vessels coming into the Port, requiring oil and water, it seemed to me that we would stand a poor chance of getting any oil that day, and as my Officers and crew were anxious to make the trip to Dunkirk,
I consulted with the Chief Engineer and asked him if he considered we could do the trip, there and back, with what oil he had on board, and he told me that providing we steamed at a slightly reduced speed we might just be able to manage. I then consulted the Chief and Second Officers and we decided to proceed immediately.
We arrived off Dunkitk at about 1.00 p.m., but we were delayed from entering the Port to avoid a heavy bombing raid which was then in progress. When this was over, we berthed on the east side of the
East jetty and commenced to embark troops and stretcher cases and continued to do so throughout the afternoon, the embarkation being slowed up considerably by continuous heavy bombing attacks.
We had between six and seven hundred troops on board when the enemy dive bombers scored a direct hit on "FENELLA's promenade deck, doing considerable damage, at about 5.00 p.m. They also scored a hit on the jetty causing it to split in two, parts of the concrete being blown through the ship's side below the water line and into the engine room which immediately began to flood with water. Another bomb fell between the ship and the jetty, the force of the explosion blowing out the oil cooler from the ship's side and completely wrecking almost every pipe and pump in the engine room, rendering the engines useless.
I inspected the damage in company with the Chief and Second
Officer - the ship was listing badly - fortunately inclining towards the jetty - and was rapidly making water.
Our examination of the damage proved that the ship was doomed and the only course open was to disembark all troops and abandon ship. I instructed the O.C. troops to this effect.
As the jetty abreast of gangways had been blown away, the only method of disembarkation was to climb over the rails on the forecastle head which fortunately was level with the jetty.
The enemy was particularly active at this time and several times his bombing and machine-gunning held up the disembarking of the troops, but owing to the skilful handling of my Chief and Second
Officers, all troops and stretcher cases were safely disembarked,
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the only casualty on board the "FENELLA" being Engineer Roy Motion
SM II 20 play who suffered leg injury through bomb explosion. I must mention that throughout all of these raids our Lewis gunners, F. Garrett and J. Cowell who were members of the crew and two Bren gunners, appointed to the ship by the Military Authorities at Southampton, all remained at their gun posts in very exposed positions and continued firing at the enemy aircraft.
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On going through the ship and making sure that every soul on
"Isec board had been safely landed, I reported the fact to the Embarkedd ation Officer in charge of the jetty. I then suggested to him that if he could obtain tugs or trawlers, we were prepared to tow to
"FENELLA" away from the jetty to render the berth available for other ships and beach her before she finally sank. He was in favour of this suggestion and tried to get tugs, but no vessels capable of towing were available. All the troops and the majority of "FENELLA's crew had by this time been embarked on board the steamer "CRESTED EAGLE." The Embarkation Officer then suggested, as nothing further could be done with regards to "FENELLA," that I
and my Officers should proceed home in this steamer. Unfortunately, this ship was herself bombed and set on fire within ten minutes of leaving the jetty and had to be beached. I regret to say this caused a number of casualties, among them sixteen of the "FENELLA's crew who lost their lives.
I am, Sir,
(signed) Yours obediently,
(sgd) W. CUBBON.
Master.
boats.
3rd. June,
10-15 to take p.m. went inside the Piers, Could not
Deft Dover 6-30 p.m. arrived Dunkles ropes, kept manoeuvring inside the has to June, when Wg made Cost.
leave as water we grounds arriving at Downr
Dover for Plymouth is
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TELEGRAMS
"STEAMERS, DOUGLAS"
TELEPHONE N:
DOUGLAS 1101 (s LINES)
General Manager's Office.
R.W. CANNELL,
GENERAL MANAGER,
OUR REFERENCE
YOUR REFERENCE
Douglas.
A/D.E.
T.M.6213/40/S.T.A.6.
20th. August, 1940.
The Director of Sea Transport,
Ministry of Shipping,
Berkeley Square House,
Berkeley Square,
LONDON, W.1.
THE RECEIVED ON AUG of &
Dear Sir,
Your letter of the 7th. August was read to my Board at their last meeting. They note that it is desired to assemble the fullest possible information regarding the part played by the
Merchant Navy in the evacuation of the B.E.F. from Dunkirk and asking us to forward to the Department copy of any such material obtainable from the Masters or members of the crews of the
"MONA'S QUEEN", "FENELLA" and "LADY OF MANN". My Directors, however, instruct me to ascertain if you wish for particulars of the Dunkirk Evacuation only or of the evacuation of the B.E.F.
generally.
On receipt of your reply, such information as is available will be at once despatched to you.
Yours faithfully,
Awbarneth
General Manager.
Reply deart hypest der single line.
The great majority of the buoys were unlit, and as remarked above the
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a bi were rowing off in their boat towards us. I picked them up, also boat and crew of barge "DUCHESS" that had anchored in the Roads, and then the next wave of bombers were overhead.
(Continued)

(EPORT From Captain R.D.Dobb.
H.M.T."St.Seiriol". "St.
oth June, 1940.
TO The Diverpool G North Wales
Steamship Company Limited,
40, Chapel Street,
233
Liverpool.
Dear Sirs,
"St..Seiriol"
On Tuesday the 21st may at 7.30 pm. while entering Calais my vessel was attacked by Three Enemy Bombers but they failed to make a hit. While alongside more attacks were made but we managed to get away at 0.30 pm. and proceeded to Dover and then to the Downs to Anchor.
On Monday 27th May at 1.30 pm. we proceeded to Dunkirk in company with the "Channel ueen" arriving Dunkirk about 8.0 pm. alongside the Mole, but were ordered to go to the Beaches to pick up Troops, using our Lifeboats. While the lifeboats were away I was asked if i could go back to the Mole by a Destroyer as there were a very large number of troops there. it was now about 10.0 pm. and dark and heavy bombing and gunfire all around.
I got alongside the Mole in a very short time and embarked 600
soldiers and Left the Mole at about midnight. I went back to look for my Lifeboats but as they were being used to convoy troops from the
Beach to other craft 1 proceeded to Dover via the Calais route as ordered by a Destroyer. During the passage I was again attacked by
Aircraft but got away without being hit. On arrival at Dover 1 was ordereu to Folkestone to Disembark.
The M.V. "Channel "ueen" was bombed and sunk.
On Wednesday 29 29th May we left Dover at 12.30 pm. for Dunkirk to embark troops. Arrived off Dunkirk in heavy bombing and shore gunfire and proceeded to go alongside the Mole, when the Mole was bombed, also the "Fenella" which was alongside the "Crested Eagle".
+ couta not make a landing. There were no troops there so I
proceeded to the beach to embark troops follow ng the S.S. "Crested
Eagie" which had a complement of troops. The bombing was now terrific.
the "Crested Eagle" was hit and went on fire, and we Lowered our only
Lifeboat and rescued 150 men from the burning ship under very heavy
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Report from Mr. D.D.mcMahon.
Purser. "St.Seiriol". "St.
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To.Mr.T.G.Brew. T.
Secretary.
The Liverpool & North Wales S.S.Co., utd.
40, Chapel Street, Liverpool.
Dear Sir,
On Tuesday 21st May we travelled to Calais light, and on entering the Harbour we were bombed, and i was rather surprised to see that none of the Shore Datteries opened fire on the enemy plane, and our own Gunners were the first to discover they were enemy planes and opened fire. When the bombing had discontinued we proceeded and tied up at the quayside. The Master then went ashore for instructions and other bombers appeared but all bombs fell on the land side.
7 understand the Master received instructions to return to Dover.
On Monday 27th May. We received orders and travelled to Dunkirk and tied up alongside the quay, but I understand instructions were received to go and pick up troops from the shore by the smaller boats.
The boats were Lowered and I volunteered to go into one of them, but told that this was not necessary. Later on a message was given to the Captain to return to the uay when the
Adjutant on the Ship and others went into the Town to see to the
Troops ready to be evacuated. Troops were put aboard and we returned to Dover for instructions. There was very heavy bombing during these operations, and our Lifeboats having already been
Launched we had to return without them. When we arrived at
Folkestone In the early hours or the morning + went ashore to telephone the Office and 1 was very pleased to see the arrival of our 2nd Officer (B.Jones) and his crew who had been picked up by a Destroyer.
Wednesday 29th May. We again went to Dunkirk in heavy bombing.
We saw the "Fenella" had been bombed also the "Crested Eagle".
On arrival we were toia to go and pick up troops from the Beach, as the Pier was not being used. The "Crested Eagle" had now become a mass of flames and we proceeded to rescue those who