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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14	Log in to enlarge	ST OF SHIPS WHICH TOOK PART IN OPERATION "DYNAMO" - 26TH MAY - 4TH JUNE, 1940 PART I - BRITISH SHIPS. A.A. CRUISER. CALCUTTA DESTROYERS. ANTHONY INTREPID VENOMOUS BASILISK IVANHOE VERITY CODRINGTON JAGUAR VIMY ESK JAVELIN VIVACIOUS EXPRESS KEITH WAKEFUL GALLANT MACKAY WHITEHALL GRAFTON MALCOLM WHITSHED GRENADE MONTROSE WINCHELSEA GREYHOUND SABRE WINDSOR HARVESTER SALADIN WOLFHOUND HAVANT SCIMITAR WOLSEY ICARUS SHIKARI WORCESTER IMPULSIVE VANQUISHER SLOOP. BIDEFORD CORVETTES. GUILLEMOT MALLARD SHELDRAKE KINGFISHER SHEARWATER WIDGEON GUNBOATS. LOCUST f MOSQUITO MINESWEEPERS. ALBURY HEBE BRIGHTON BELLE ROSS KELLETT BRIGHTON QUEEN SALAMANDER LEDA DEVONIA SALTASH LYDD DUCHESS OF FIFE SANDOWN MARMION DUNDALK SHARPSHOOTER MEDWAY QUENEN EMPEROR OF INDIA SKIPJACK NIGER FITZROY SNAEFELL ORIOLE GLENAVON SPEEDWELL PANGBOURNE GLENGOWER SUTTON PLINLIMMON GOSSAMER WAVERLEY PORTSDOWN GRACIE FIELDS WESTWARD Ho HALCYON PRINCESS ELIZABETH WHIPPINGHAM QUENN OF THANET Sunk. Conti	Albury Anthony Bideford Calcutta Cruiser Devonia Duchess Duchess of Fife Dundalk Emperor of India Fitzroy Gallant Guillemot Hebe Intrepid Ivanhoe Jaguar Javelin Lydd Mackay Mallard Montrose Mosquito Pangbourne Plinlimmon Portsdown Princess Princess Elizabeth PS Portsdown PS Whippingham Queen Sabre Sandown Sharpshooter Shearwater Sheldrake Skipjack Speedwell Verity Vivacious Westward Westward Ho Whippingham Whitshed Widgeon Windsor Wolsey Malcolm May Ross
269	Log in to enlarge	DITATE 7,000 pads of 250 LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY B 1152 LONDON DEPARTMENT & NORTH To 144 DEPARTMENT STATION To Oit tod STATION193 UR REFERENCE TELEPHONE YOUR REFERENCE .0.5° turn and very skilfully managed to transfer all except a handful of troops Last at OF STATE STORE THE SECURITY while the ship was steaming as fast as possible towards the Downs. This being completed it was possible to concentrate all efforts on saving the gota "PRAGUE" by getting into as shallow water as possible before we found Tew Id ourselves unable to control the inflow of water. of By 1331 the ship was well inside the Downs and the Tug "LADY BRASSEY" SOTO? eng that tuo made fast. Dover was signalled and orders were received to anchor in the Downs. On receipt of these the ship proceeded to the Small Downs and Tat Sw add entered the Ramsgate Channel. Having arrived at a spot slightly North of the ruins of Sandown Castle, beganam about a mile North of Deal, the ship was gently beached, port anchor laid out and all active participation in the evacuation of Dunkirk ceased by SNT 1730 June 1st. OTH of the ensuing period there is little to say except that the ship was boarded by the Admiralty Salvage Officer first thing next morning and the ship examined as thoroughly as possible the next low water. Each time the after part of the ship drained out with the tide, all the visible leaks both in the shell plating and in the bulkheads were stopped as effectively as possible with the materials at hand, three salvage pumps were rigged in the after 'tween deeks to deal with whatever water which leaked past the plugs. These operations were in progress until Friday June 7th. when we were towed off the beach by Tug "LADY BRASSEY" and afterwards with the assistance of two tugs towed to London finally arriving at SW India Dock at 6 R.M. wisting and turning to clear the bombs. I paddled in towards the shore th of the S.N.T. a bit, as I could see our crew of the barge and the soldier stevedores It 1 7 to as gentin 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. il Fri SEY" (Continued) fi	Boat Deal Duchess Lady Brassey London Prague Progress Sandown Security Barge Dover Last Little Roads