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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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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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DEFENDER
DHOON (Trawler)
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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.
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Details of Personnel
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Ships used.
2 June, 1940.
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20th June, 1940
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20th June 1940.
Dear Sir,
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I desire to acknowledge and thank you for your letter of yesterday's date transmitting sealed letters from the Minister of
Shipping to the Officers who had command of the "Princess Maud" and
"Scotia" in the recent evacuation from Dunkirk, which I have had much t of your letter of the pleasure in passing forward to the
O note that the Minister
Officers concerned.
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Yours faithfully,
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Dear Mr. Hynard,
Further to my letter of 19th August; I find that I have not sent you a copy of the report on the evacuation of Dunkirk by the Master of "Scotia", and have pleasure in enclosing herewith his own statement, a signed copy of which was sent direct from Holyhead to the Admiralty. In my letter referred to I did mention to you the devotion to duty of the Chief Engineer of this ship, who lost his life when the ship was sunk.
I am still awaiting the report of Captain Tulley of H.M.T. "Duke of York" on the evacuation of St. Valery.
Yours sincerely, flothamic
J.W. HARRIS.
Marine Manager.
W.G. Hynard, Esq.,
Director of Sea Transport,
Ministry of Shipping,
BERKELEY SQUARE.
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MISJA of whom no account could be taken. The "Scotia' estimated had fully 3,000 troops on board, as every available space had been taken up. The troops (British) were very exhausted and many of them could hardly walk along the pier.
net betwine embarkation Officers' duty was a very strenuous one, and borrego in passing, I should like to express my admiration of the good по manner in which this difficult work was carried out by them.
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used
J.1 In response to your request for a narrative of the activities of the "Scotia" from the twenty-sixth of May onwards, I submit the following account:-
"On the 26th May the "Scotia", with its full crew was at Southampton under two hours notice. The order came at 7.30 p.m. on the following day (27th) to to proceed to Dover with all possible speed. We left berth
42 at 9.30 p.m., and passed through Spithead at about
10.30 p.m. We arrived off Dover about 7.0 a.m. the following morning. I there received orders to proceed to
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Downs and anchor to await further orders. At 5.0 p.m., having received orders and route instructions we weighed anchor and proceeded to Dunkirk, steering various courses as ordered and made for the Eastern Channel off Dunkirk, where we arrived at 9.45 p.m. The weather was calm and hazy. We sighted several destroyers at anchor off the
Thew agoott Eastern Channel entrance who were engaged in shelling enemy positions. We signalled destroyers for guidance and were told to proceed to Dunkirk. It was now getting dark so I signalled for a pilot but received no reply.
Dunkirk was all ablaze and dense clouds of smoke obscured
JIBQ -- the port. We could hear heavy firing from inshore and twode violent explosions in the port. Transport "Malines"
twode was following the "Scotia" so we consulted as to procuring nedd a pilot. "Malines" signalled "proceeding towards
Gravelines". About two miles ahead "Malines" was fired on from shore, so we returned steering east towards
Eastern end of Channel. Several small craft lay about
STOW
at the end of the Channel, none of them showing any lights.
need It was now 0.55 a.m., Wednesday 29th. Whilst going astern and keeping in mid-channel the "Scotia" was struck abaft engine room on the port side. It was sounded all round,
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. QU 10 but was found not to be making any water and all compartments
Ms were dry. This proved afterwards to have been a torpedo, which had struck the bilge keel and failed to explode.
grited We hailed a small sloop which was proceeding towards the end bre
,JOST of the Eastern Channel and asked if Dunkirk was clear. On
84.8 being told what ship we were he told us to proceed cautiously towards the entrance. He added you are very badly needed".
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On this I decided to go on and do our utmost to relieve the wot situation. The small craft all along the pier were shifted
I - as to enable us to berth. We berthed at about 1.30 a.m.
nt gatog close to the lighthouse, East Pier. Immediately the
Isnaia vessel was alongside the embarkation Officer requested that
I should take as many troops as possible. This I did. The
TOJSI counter showed 2,700, but many more had been taken aboard of of whom no account could be taken. The "Scotia' estimated had fully 3,000 troops on board, as every available space had been taken up. The troops (British) were very exhausted and many of them could hardly walk along the pier.
net The embarkation Officers' duty was a very strenuous one, and borrego in passing, I should like to express my admiration of the good no manner in which this difficult work was carried out by them.
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The outward trip a about ahead the on arriviting:
further vessels proceeding of incident. every "Scotia" description On our completed way - we passed its return-voyage.witter
4d as many troops towards Dunkirk large and wrecks and also in we I small sa asswobelp. inspiring to see as these their vessels staft wouthers returning, their best to quite off them. In which forms each an render
We arrived and Its of were
SomaCrowding difficult outside until to as the the a shore berth ship was had at side. Dover a clear. heavy at Berthing list 10.0 a.m., was having rather waited visafely smoothly on British and 3,000 soil. of our gallant However,
[Is] Mothe formation their the swood poop engin over which was We done spent at some hours during the day birs V.d THE funne. this bewitmid-day Sheerness. 3.0 ordered a.m. and We shipped We arrived left ninety Dover for alongside Sheerness to enable coal on us hulk Thursday to proceed "Agincourt" coaling - 30th, to - about about part was then off ordered the hulk to to Margate No. tons 13 Roads buoy of until coal. to 7.0 We a.m., were Friday. then
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complete bunkering.
no the supplied facilities by Coaling the at Naval Margate was Authorities a Roads. difficult The proposition "Scotia" having as there were at stow THE
and carried coal was to bagged the bunkers. from the Coaster with "Jolly bags Days", and shovels, hove been shipped in this departments It was now 9.30 gave p.m., willing way. and Members untiring of assistance the crew from in all of
Altogether, ninety tons up, coal
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I learned later that tow the with sloop smoke had issuing had to from be and abandoned. a stem little to stern. later enemy bombers About two miles from No. 6 buoy we saw bombers, deck fire, all around and and but a kept Lewis they on for guns us. were Our We a guns counted Bren several opened ten poop side the the came boat starboard had by wa la Be helm and had us, the but engines none scored going at a hit. full speed. I Bombs manoeuvred were with dropped on the The "Scotia" were the Comma bo coming disappeared, enemy from A little vhile latery little whitht later little whille later no we this saw time several the British planes planes had drove the our planes gone than enemy
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trying just 3.55 after a.m. I (Wednesday Having leaving embarked Dunkirk the troops We was Channel full of saw troops a troopship who and small craft. We also were the
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The further
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a.m., miles from according No.6 buoy to The various matters hand hand signs befewas was opposite signalled direction. by one Channel four -
passed repeated. us A few 6 which Buoy". was going signal in I
our Couch
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later that the sloop had issuing had to from be stem little to stern.
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bombers, enemy bombers but About two miles from No. 6 buoy we abandoned.
all helm deck fire, around and and a kept us, Lewis they on navigating our for guns us. were Our We saw guns counted several opened ten poop came the boat out on and "Scotia the the cont and had A the but engines going at a bridge. hit. full I speed. Bombs manoeuvred were a Bren with dropped on disappeared, coming from little while latery we saw several British planes drove our this planes time the enemy planes had
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Begie hundreds for his skilful May I work warmly which thank was the the Commander means their of lives. the "Esk"
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French assured soldiers has were since patient had one leg and and wa de taken "Scotia", off, myself by a boat that rescued in the was two I
destroyers landed which the the climped aboard the at Dover. still alive had "Esk". "Esk" on The to been the and in different Dorts.ch had were by in lying others showed and injured twenty-eight in deeply of our crew to report to be that our and final two list of three hundred May must have lost their several between lives. are two hundreds for his skilful of lives. I work warmly which thank was the the Commander means of saving of the many "Esk"
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In reply to your letter of 7th August; we have pleasure in enclosing report received from Captain Clarke,
Master of H.M.T. "Princess Maud", on the evacuation of Dunkirk.
We have previously written to you in connection with the work performed by Captain W.H. Hughes of H.M.T. "Scotia".
The "Princess Maud" sustained considerable damage through enemy action, and as you will note, lost four of her crew. It is regretted that Captain Clarke's report should be so late in coming to hand, but this is explained by the fact that he is a man of very retiring nature, and it was somewhat difficult to get him to tell us of the good work done by his ship.
The devotion to duty of the Chief Engineer, Nunns, when the vessel was shelled in way of the engine room, leaving a hole, as the Captain describes "about a yard square", has impressed us very much, and we have pleasure in drawing your attention to this.
We have already written you regarding the work performed by the "Princess Maud" and "Duke of York" at the evacuation from
St. Valery.
Yours faithfully,
J.W. Hottanis HARRIS.
Marine Manager.
W.G. Hynard, Esq.,
Director of Sea Transport,
Ministry of Shipping,
Berkeley Square House,
Berkeley Square,
W.1.
Wreckage, overhead could be heard but. none sighted, owing come allerait to the visibility.
plying between Dover and Dunkirk.
ts and numerous craft of all kinds were passed
Temaste Jaeisen edj of enoriqsgem grit riguorit betwode I
TERMSUP B" berewart All hands were disappointed at being thwarted.
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JaeW and bris landed JasH Berthed 90+ mort between antmon two 9T9W tiers of ships,.000 four abreast, military gunners on the poop.
wounded four (all since have died), two being
4.30 p.m.
repairs.
Shifted ship to ferry dock to effect temporary
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P.T.O

DEPARTMENT SEAL
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179
ships, while at the same time the Transport "SCOTIA", which was
20
overtaking, was attacked by small motor torpedo craft. On this
GREAT STATE
occasion, the tide being high, it was possible to make zig-zag courses, and return to Dover over the Banks.
Orders were to anchor in the Downs, which were reached at
6.30p.m.
On Monday, the 27th May, at 11.0a.m. left. Downs in convoy with "ST.HELIER", "KYNO", "ROYAL DAFFODIL", "ST.JULIEN", and two escorting Destroyers, this time by the North Sea route, making the coast in the vicinity of Ostend. While on passage, planes approached the convoy, and passed first over the "ST.ANDREW", releasing many bombs which fell very close, and off the port bow, and which subjected the ship to great shock from under-water explosions. Shortly after another salvo was dropped, which fell close to the "ST.JULIEN'S" starboard quarter. Shortly after 3.30p.m.
the French coast was sighted, and from then until our arrival off
Dunkirk Pier Heads enemy planes were constantly over head.
About 4.20p.m. the Port was reached, and the ST.HELIER"
and the "ROYAL DAFFODIL" entered; and this appeared to be the signal for enemy planes to heavily bomb the harbour, while another flight passed over us and the other ships that were waiting outside.
Countless bombs were dropped, and with such rapidity that it was impossible to take any action to avoid them. Later the "ST.
HELIER" came out of Harbour and informed the JULIEN" and the
"ST-ANDREW" that the S.T.O. had ordered that no ships should enter for fear of blocking the Harbour, the quay walls of which had already collapsed. Thus the convoy re-formed under a covering fire from the escorting Destroyers, and returned to the Downs, which were reached at 10.30p.m.
On Tuesday, the 28 May, at 11.50p.m. and while at anchor in the Downs, one or more enemy planes passed over the anchorage, and dropped several bombs all of which Dell clear.
At 3.30p.m. orders were received to proceed to
Southampton, which was reached at midnight.
On Wednesday, the 29th May, the vessel oiled and stored, while Harland & Wolffe commenced to put concrete shields on the navigation bridge. The ship was on short notice, and no liberty was given to the crew.
On Thursday, the 30th May, the ve sel sailed in the late afternoon for Dover, which was reached shortly after midnight, and vessel sailed shortly after mid-day for Dunkirk, this time alone, although the "ST. DAVID" was to follow shortly afterwards.
On the arrival of the "ST. ANDREW", a Destroyer instructed her to berth wherever she could find room, and this was done alongwe side the pier. At ordinary times this would have been considered
1g impossible, and at that time was doubly difficult owing to the ad
, large number of sunken vessels.
n esc
After berthing, which was done during a heavy air raid, t
the Authorities requested the ANDREW" to move to another part cra of the Harbour, where a portion of the quay was still standing.
When the vessel arrived at this berth, it was discovered that the ambulances had been bombed, and that they were either empty or contained dead men, while the quay was in such a state