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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Page 4.
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
#
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
(Continued)

Adventuress Albatross Andora II Anne Archangel Athola Aura Autocarrier Bat Bee Biarritz Black Arrow Black Java Blackpool Boat Bobeli Bonny Heather Britannia Bullfinch Cabby Canterbury Canvey Queen Caversham Chamois Clan Macalister Claude Commodore Constant Nymph Cordelia Cruiser Côte d'Azur Defender Dhoon Dinard Dorian Fenella Foam Queen Isle of Guernsey Isle of Thanet Java Killarney King George King George V Levenwood Lorina Maid of Orleans Malines Manxman Nephrite Newhaven Ngaroma Normania Paris Prague Princess Princess Maud Queen Roebuck Rose Rouen Royal Daffodil Royal Sovereign Scotia St. Andrew St. Helier St. Seiriol TS King George V TSS Princess Maud TSS Scotia Tynwald Whitstable Worthing Black George King Maud May Page Rose

June,
CONFIDENTIAL.
Page 3.
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.

Archangel Biarritz Fenella Killarney King George King George V Lorina Maid of Orleans Malines Newhaven Normania Prague Princess Princess Maud Queen Rouen Royal Daffodil Royal Sovereign Scotia St. Helier TS King George V TSS Princess Maud TSS Scotia Crews Dover George King Last Maud May Page

OCR table 1 from document page 86
Name of Ship.	Number of	Number of
	Trips.	Troops Carried.	Sunk.	Damaged.
CANTERBURY	3	3811		Bomb.
MAID OF ORLEANS	6	5319		Collision.
BIARRITZ	1			Shell fire.
ARCHANGEL	1			Shell fire.
ST. HELIER	4	3850
ROYAL DAFFODIL	8	7066
ST. SEIRIOL	2	950		Bomb.
QUEEN OF THE CHANNEL	1		Bomb
LOCH GARRY	1	1001
SCOTIA	2	2000	Bomb	to Ston intront
MALINES -	2	1884		hant orders!
PRAGUE	3	4000	Bomb
ROYAL SOVEREIGN	6	6858
KILLARNEY	1	800
KING GEORGE V	5	3750
COTE d'ARGENT (French)	5	4754
LORINA	1		Bomb
NORMANIA	1		Bomb
PRINCESS MAUD	2	1270		Shell fire.
ROUEN (French)	1	1286
AUTO CARRIER	2	712
NEWHAVEN (French) -	2	1396
MONA'S QUEEN	2	1312	Mine
MANXMAN	3	2333
TYNWALD	5	7534
MANX MAID	Nil
FENELLA	1
BEN-MY-CHREE	2	4080	Bomb
LADY OF MANN	4	2902		Collision
	TOTAL	68,868

Archangel Ben-my-Chree Biarritz Canterbury Fenella Killarney King George King George V Lady of Mann Lorina Maid of Orleans Malines Manx Maid Manxman Newhaven Normania Prague Princess Princess Maud Queen Rouen Royal Daffodil Royal Sovereign Scotia St. Helier St. Seiriol TS King George V TSS Princess Maud TSS Scotia Tynwald George King Mann Maud

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VO 15 LND V BIC
TO MR W.H.BROWN
FROM MR GROSS
1520/27
YOUR SRL 63 1330/27
THE DUCHESS
AR CLYDE 29/4/40 SD GLASGOW 7/5
AR BOULOGNE ABT. 14/5 AT BOULOGNE 18/5,SD?
SD DOWNS 21/5 ARR LONDON 21/5 SD22+5
AR CLYDE 28/5 AND SD 2/6
AR ST MALO 4/6 SD 11/6
AR GLASGOW 14/6 SD 17/6
AR MILLAN PREV.20/6 SD 20/6
AR SWANSEA 21/6 SD 25/6
AR NEWPORT 25/6 SD 26/6
AR/#8A////
AR CORK A// 28/6 SD 1/7 FOR CARD IFF
THE MARQUIS
AR LONDON 29/4/40 SD 3/5
AR GLASGOW 8/5 SD 10/5
AR ROUEN 14/5 SD 15/5
AT CAEN 16/5 SD 18/5 APPROX
AR LONDON 18/5 SD 22/5
ANCH. SOUTHEND 23/5 SD DOWNS 24/5 BOUND FOR OSTEND, BXX NO RECORD
OF ARRIVAL OR SAILING DATED FROM a a OSTEND. ANCH DOWNS 27. 28/5
SD 28/5
AR DOVER 28/5 SD 5/6
AR LONDON 6/6 SD? PD SOUTHEND 9/6
AR GLASGOW 12/6 SD?
ANCH GOUROCK BAY 29/6 AND SD 1/7 FOR SHOREHAM
10++++
/RECD 1530/27

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