TNA / MT 40 66

TNA MT 40 66

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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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15	Log in to enlarge	Page 2. LIST OF SHIPS WHICH TOOK PART IN OPERATION "DYNAMO" - 26TH MAY - 4TH JUNE, 1940. PART I - BRITISH SHIPS (continued) MINESWEEPING CRAFT. ALCMARIA JEANNIE MACINTOSH RECERD ARLEY JOHN AND NORA RELONZO BOTANIC JOHN CATTLING RENASCENT BROCK LORD BARHAM RESTRIVO # CALVI LORD CAVAN REWGA CLYTHNESS LORD COLLINGWOOD RIG CHICO (E.S.) LORD GREY SARAH HYDE / COMFORT LORD HOOD SARGASSO CONIDAW LORD INCHCAPE SATURN DORIENTA LORD KEITH SILVER DAWN FEASIBLE LORD MELCHETT STARLIGHT RAYS FIDGET LORD RODNEY STELLA RIGEL FISHER BOY LORD ST. VINCENT STRATHELLIOTT FYLDEA MARE STRIVE GENIUS MARETTA SWIFT WING GULA # NAUTILUS TARANSAY GULZAR OLIVAE THOMAS BARTLETT INVERFORTH OUR BAIRNS THOMSONS JACKETA OVERFALLS THREE KINGS JACKEVE POLLY JOHNSON TWEENWAYS UNICITY A/S TRAWLERS. ARGYLLSHIRE KINGSTON ANDALUSITE SPURS BLACKBURN ROVERS KINGSTON OLIVINE STELLA DORADO CAPE ARGONA LADY PHILOMENA THURINGIA CAYTON WYKE OLVINA TOPAZE GRIMSBY TOWN ST. ACHILLEUS WESTELLA KINGSTON ALALITE SAON WOLVES THAMES SPECIAL SERVICE SHIPS. CRESTED EAGLE GOLDEN EAGLE ROYAL EAGLE M.A/S.B's. M.T.B's. ETC. D.C. MOTOR-BOAT M. A/S. B. 10 M.T.B. 68 ( ex "EXCELLENT") M.T.B. 16 M.L. 100 M. A/S. B.6 M.T.B. 22 M.T.B. 102 M.A/S. B. 7 M.T.B. 67 M.T.B. 107 DOVER FLARD-BURNING DRIFTERS BOY ROY GOLDEN GIFT PAXTON EILEEN EMMA GOLDEN SUNBEAM SHIPMATES FORECAST LORD HOWARD THE BOYS GERVAIS RENTOUL LORD HOWE TORBAY II GIRL GLADYS MIDAS UT PROSIM GIRL PAMELA NETSUKIS YORKSHIRE LASS YOUNG MUN Sunk.	Alcmaria Argyllshire Arley Boat Botanic Boy Roy Brock Calvi Cayton Wyke Chico Comfort Conidaw Crested Eagle D.C. Dawn Dorienta Eileen Eileen Emma Feasible Fidget Fisher Boy Forecast Fyldea Genius Gervais Rentoul Girl Gladys Girl Pamela Golden Eagle Golden Gift Golden Sunbeam Grimsby Town Gula Gulzar Inverforth Jacketa Jackeve Jeannie MacIntosh John Cattling Kingston Alalite Kingston Andalusite Kingston Olivine Lady Philomena Lord Barham Lord Cavan Lord Collingwood Lord Grey Lord Hood Lord Howard Lord Howe Lord Inchcape Lord Keith Lord Melchett Lord Rodney Lord St. Vincent Mare Maretta Midas Nautilus Netsukis Olivae Olvina Our Bairns Paxton Polly Polly Johnson Relonzo Renascent Restrivo Rewga Rig Royal Eagle Saon Sargasso Saturn Shipmates Silver Dawn Spurs Starlight Rays Stella Rigel Strive Sunbeam Swift Swift Wing Taransay Thames The Boys Thomsons Three Kings Topaze Torbay II Tweenways Wolves Yorkshire Lass Dover Fisher Johnson Kings May Page Swift Thomas Young
322	Log in to enlarge	Mr. Dilke 36 COPY FOR - MR. W. G. HYNARD, Director of Sea Transport, Ministry of Shipping, Berkeley Square House, Berkeley Square, W.L. 197 WJP/LK 13th August, 1940. The Right Hon. Ronald H. Cross, M.P., Minister of hipping, Berkeley Square, LONDON, W.L. Dear Bir, EVACUATION FROM DUNKIRK Further to our Chairman's letter of the 27th ultimo, we understand that you wish to collect information Navy in connection with the evacuation of the B.E.F. from regarding the services rendered by the ships of the Merchant for THE GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD. e Northern France and Flanders and we, therefore, take the ,wo which liberty of attaching copies of a few confidential reports we have received from various sources. If it would Yours faithfully, be of interest to you we should be pleased to forward the Company when we are able to obtain same. similar information regarding other vessels owned by this so perience coasting and home trades, and the special knowledge and passenger vessels of this Company operate chiefly cargo in the As you are aware, in normal times the and tense ming and which our Masters and Officers have of the channels exut under them to find their way to the beaches and berths coasts, enabled approaches to the Northern French and Belgian 15.0 y to and their ships, their shallow draft was also of the pleasure the difficult conditions. In the case of a journeys good bunker capacity enabled these vessels assistance make backwards and forwards with a minimum of delay. to O t. The copies of reports enclosed, refer to:- ship)iight m.v. "ROYAL SOVEREIGN" m.v. "QUEEN OF THE CHANNEL" (cross channel O. ch the 19 p.s. "GOLDEN EAGLE (cargo vessel managed by G.S.N. (Passenger paddle steamer " passenge cut S.S. "ABUKIR" rd in- Lowed for the Ministry) ing the is and Newman of th an escort our entrance bombs. enemy A waiting for me aircraft off the the consisting British the the the half be an hour when the port. returned to Ostend.	Abukir Golden Eagle Liberty London Queen Royal Sovereign Few Masters Newman right
324	Log in to enlarge	The General Iteam Navigation Company Ltd ALEGRAMS-GLYCONIC TELEX LONDON ELEPHONE-ROYAL 3200.7 (23 LINES) CLORE CODEs-PRIVATE 15, Trinity Square, BENTLEYS PHRASE SCOTTS 10TH EDTN. A.B.C. 5TH EDTN. BOE London.E.c.3 Bofons 20mg OUR REFERENCE WJP/LK only NUTOP YOUR REFERENCE 13th August, 1940. 199 SECTO The Right Hon. Ronald H. Cross, M.P., Minister of Shipping, Berkeley Square, LONDON, W.1. Dear Sir, EVACUATION FROM DUNKIRK Further to our Chairman's letter of the 27th último, we understand that you wish to collect information regarding the services rendered by the ships of the Merchant for THE GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION M.Philpott CO. LTD. Navy in connection with the evacuation of the B.E.F. from Northern France and Flanders and we, therefore, take the liberty of attaching copies of a few confidential reports Yours faithfully, which we have received from various sources. If it would be of interest to you we should be pleased to forward e Company when we are able to obtain same. similar information regarding other vessels owned by this ,WO As you are aware, in normal times the cargo and the passenger vessels of this Company operate chiefly in the 10 coasting and home trades, and the special knowledge and perience and which our Masters and Officers have of the channels exenabled approaches to the Northern French and Belgian coasts, tense them to find their way to the beaches and berths ming under the difficult conditions. In the case of the ut and pleasure ships, their shallow draft was also of 15. journeys backwards and forwards with a minimum of delay. to their good bunker capacity enabled these vessels assistance make y to L a The copies of reports enclosed, refer to:- ) m.v. "ROYAL SOVEREIGN" m.v. "QUEEN OF THE CHANNEL" (cross channel to " o t. p.s. "GOLDEN EAGLE (cargo vessel managed by G.S.N.Co. (Passenger paddle steamer) " passenger ship) S.S. "ABUKIR" for the Ministry) ch the cut .rd in- Lowed ing the agreed. my cluding out entrance lines of the crew, and enemy A port sailed soldiers the and British Belgi S.S. was dopping "MARQUIS" sent informed waiting out Verey as me for Mr. that lights me Newman an off and escort the of bombs. the consisting British the be an hour when the aircraft port. returned to Ostend.	Abukir Golden Eagle Liberty London Marquis Queen Royal Sovereign Few Masters Newman right
326	Log in to enlarge	STATE and the DROP. dw wse TOW CX 21. BOX OFFICE and SHE COPY. H.M.S."GOLDEN EAGLE". and Due c/o G.P.O. To LONDON. 202 by 21.6.40. COMMISSION We arried about 2000 troops over from Dunkirk. Q On our first trip we came up to the survivors of the "WAVERLEY" which had just been bombed and sunk. They were had in the water and had been machine gunned after the ship returned to Margate to land them. sunk. With so many of the men wounded and exhausted we The next time we arrived off the beach east of Dunkirk at 8 a.m. and left at 9 p.m. It was a slow job getting men off the beach with only the two boats belonging to the ship. We were attacked on and off all the time by bombers but our pom-poms appeared to hold them off each time until fighters arrived. We eventually had to leave our position on off the beach owing to heavy artillery fire. An aeroplane was overhead spotting for the guns. Finally we went inside the harbour and filled up with troops. There were about 1500 on board. While inside the harbour an attack was made with about 50 planes. Although a number of ships were alongside the pier none were hit but bombs fell uncomfortably close. The last time we went was at night. We were ordered to be alongside the east pier at 1 a.m. The ship arrived off Dunkirk at that time and we did not go in until 3 a.m. The order had been given to retire when we were told to go in and get what we could but be out again by 2.50 a.m. We got inside and alongside the pier but got nobody. The block ships then came I in and told us to get out. The shelling was very heavy and think we were very fortunate not to be hit. In getting away one of the sponson springs was caught in the port wheel. We stopped outside to clear it. The loose was out but it was tightly bound around the banjo with so many got turns that it would have taken a long time to cut away. We were the With only ship in the roads except a destroyer, all others having gone. to daylight breaking and shells getting close the only thing do was to chance it. The wheel made a lot of noise, the we got back, but it did get us back. grease pipe carried away and the banjo was rather warm when (signed) F. BARNES Chief Engineer. to the ship, After sailing, SD Hereplane Test up, È dipping away blown	Golden Eagle London Barnes Last Long Loose Roads