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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.

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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 6.
LIST OF SHIPS WHICH TOOK PART IN OPERATION "DYNAMO" - 26TH MAY - 4TH JUNE, 1940.
PART I - BRITISH SHIPS (continued)
OTHER BRITISH SHIPS (continued)
MINORU II (M.B.)
# RENOWN
MINWOOD
RESOLUTE
MONARCH
RICAS
MOTOR-BOAT 42
ROBERT CLIFF
MOTOR-BOAT 27 B
ROSA WOOD AND PHYLLIS LUND
MOTOR-BOAT 43 (R.A.F.)
ROWAN (Smack)
MOTOR-BOAT 101 (R.A.F.
RYGATE II (Yacht)
MOTOR-BOAT 102 (R.A.F.
ST. ABBS
#
MOTOR-BOAT 243 (R.A.F.
ST. CLEARS
MOTOR-BOAT 270 (R.A.F.)
#
ST FAGAN
MOTOR-BOAT 275
ST OLAF
M.L. 8 (W.D. Craft)
SAMBRA (M.B.)
MURIOUS
SAVIOUR
NANETTE (M.L.)
SCENE SHIFTER
NELSON (M.B.)
SCOTTISH CO-OPERATOR
NEMO IV
SEA FALCON
NEWHAVEN LIFE-BOAT
SEA FOAM
NEW PRINCE OF WALES
SEASALTER
No. 4
in
SEINE
No. 101
(Hopper Barges)
SHAMROCK
No. 102
)
SHEFFIELD (M. Barge)
OCEAN BREEZE
SILICIA (Coaster)
OFFERIA
SILVA FOAM
OLIVIA
SILVER BREEZE
ORIENT LINE (M.B.)
#
SILVER QUEEN (M.B.)
PAULETEER
SINGAPORE
PEGGY IV
SYKLARK (Abandoned)
PELLAG II
PERSIA (Tug)
SKYLARK I
PIGEON (W.D. Craft)
SKYLARK II
PIONEER
SKYLARK VI
PRIMA (Tug)
SMALL VIKING
PRINCE OF WALES
SOUTHEND BRITANNIA
PRINCESS FREDA
SPEEDWELL
PRINCESS LILY
SPRITE (Harbour Launch)
PUDGE
SULTAN
QUEEN
SUN IV
QUEEN ALEXANDRA
SUN X
SUN XI
~~~
(Tugs)
QUEEN BOADICEA II
QUEEN'S CHANNEL
SWALLOW
(Hopper Barge)
S.O. ONE
QUEENSLAND
TANGA (Tug)
QUICKSILVER
THARK
QUI SI SANA (M.B.)
TENIAS
RAMSGATE LIFE-BOAT
THYFORSA
THYRA
RAPIDE
REDA (M.B.)
TONY
TRITON
RELIANCE
TUG XV
# Sunk
(Continued)
Boat Britannia Falcon Lily Minoru II Minwood Monarch Murious Nemo IV New Prince of Wales Newhaven Olivia Peggy IV Pellag II Persia Pigeon Pioneer Prima Prince Prince of Wales Princess Princess Freda Princess Lily Pudge Queen Queen Boadicea Queensland Quicksilver Reda Reliance Renown Resolute Ricas Robert Cliff Rowan Saviour Scottish Co-operator Sea Falcon Sea Foam Seasalter Seine Shamrock Silicia Silver Queen Singapore Skylark Skylark II Skylark VI Small Viking Southend Britannia Speedwell Sprite Sultan Sun Sun IV Sun X Sun XI Swallow Tanga Tenias Thark Thyforsa Thyra Tony Triton Viking Barge May Page Prince Wales
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Glwards file please 11 Ptd
This Sir, is what condined abs St Margarets letter of Thanks was 110 Bexley Road 70
each Master He hystotowing to me being on my Evith Kent
1940.
I Sir been unable to obtain my letter which transferred from the % Sun XV to 06/8/40
is I James Francis Beltonlum XV which versel hawas Master of the 5/y Sun IV and at a moments hanotice I was asked to take charge of the 5/y Sun XV
Liwhich I did and the s/y Sun XV left Tilbury with talifeboats in tow for Ramsgate on 30rd May.
The 5/y Sun XV then took a part in the evacuation of the B.E.F from Dunkisk 3 Trips were made or on each of the return journeys although loaded with troops I stopped my tug and took in tow at the risk of being bombed & machinegunned, 2 Trawlers and 2 Government Lighters also crowded with troops and each time brought them safely back to Ramsgate. But Sir as for as I am concerned that was just a job of work, and I am pleased ild to he able to think that I was able to be of some service to my country.
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There and master of Ing Gcean Cock
Sun Sun IV Sun XV Francis Kent May Tilbury
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This Sir is what I feel concerned about a fine letter of b ongratulation d Thanks was issued to
70
each Master but owing to me being on my return transferred from the 5/3 Sun XV to the % Sun IV
1940,
I have been unable to obtain my letter which is now on board the s/s Sun XV which vessel has gone away for duration and the crew have decided to keep it on board. Theirfore
Sir as an officer of the Mercantile Marine I am taking the Liberty of asking you if it is possible that I might have another letter of b ongratulation + Thanks for myself which
I can assure you will he greatly heasured by me hoping that this meets with your kind approval I am Sins mine has been JYB-ellon
Yours Faithfully he forms
Master lld
Trusting you
& Obtige
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States master of Ing Gcean Cock
Liberty Sun Sun IV Sun XV
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ING
PART
VF ELS TAKING PART IN THE DUNKIR
QUA
Master
Owners.
Tug
SUN"
H. Cole x
W.H.J. Alexander & Co. Ltd
1019128
"SUN III"
F. Russell
X
do
"SUN IV"
C. ALexander
X
do
"SUN V
W. Mastin
X
do
"SUN VII"
G. Cawsey do
"SUN VIII"
S. Smith do
"SUX X"
W. Fothergill
Latter is. Gamern do
Stm Tommis Co.
SUN XI"
J. Lukes x
do
X.
"SUN XII"
(Mee) B. Mastin X Litter to Was washin, na)
do
Actician
"SUN XV"
mate,
J. Belton
X
do
XX08SAXX
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Elliot Steam Tug Co., Ltd
"CONTEST"
H. Bates x
/
"CHALLENGE"
C. Parker x
do or
"FOSSA"
G. Finch x
Gaselee & Son, Ltd.
"BETTY"
G. Leeks
X
do nsit rk's ials
"CRESTED COCK"
T. Hills
X
The Gamecock Steam Tow
"OCEAN COCK"
A.V. Mastin x
do my
WATERCOCK
W. Fothergill (This Tug went to do Dover only
FOREMOST 87"
J. Fryer
Managed by W. Watkins, Lt.
"FAIRPLAY ONE"
S. Wright & G. Finch do
(1084
"CERVIA"
W. Simmonds
William Watkins, td.
992,000
Gpt
"DORIA"
(REG
A. Mastin do
"FABIA"
F. Smith do
"GONDIA"
C. Pratt do
"HIBERNIA"
B. Youseman
X
do
"JAVA"
W. Jones
X
do
For
(Continued)
Betty Cervia Challenge Contest Crested Cock Doria Fabia Fairplay One Foremost 87 Fossa Gondia Hibernia Java Sun Sun III Sun IV Sun V Sun VII Sun VIII Sun XI Sun XII Sun XV Watercock Alexander Bates Belton Cawsey Cole Dover Finch Fothergill Fryer Hills Jones Leeks Lukes Mastin Parker Pratt Russell Smith SMITH S Wright Youseman
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COPY.
63
THE DUNKIRK EVACUATION.
s.t. "TANGA".
158
May 30th.
At 9-15 p.m. left Tilbury Landing Stage towing 12 ships lifeboats anchored off Southend 11-0 p.m.
May 31st.
At 1-40 a.m. received orders to get underway at 4-0 a.m.
and tow boats to Ramsgate. Anchored off Ramsgat about 10 a.m.
At 2-0 p.m. four Lewis guns and two gunners came on board, also
Liut. Com. and Lieut. R.N.R. We then took six boats in tow and proceeded towards Dunkirk.
About 7-30 p.m., when nearing Dunkirk, German 'planes started bombing and machine-gunning. When the bombs exploded it seemed to lift us up out of the sea. We arrived off Dunkirk Harbour about 8-40 p.m. but had to go 6 miles further on tb the beaches.
We sipped our boats and hung off. Our boats had to fill up and take the troops to the larger vessels.
1st June.
About 3-50 a.m. some of our boats returned to us with about
16° troops. We took them on board, abandoned all but one motor boat and had to run for it. When abreast of Dunkirk Harbour we fell in with a small boat with 6 men in it. We stopped and picked the up and they were the sole survivors of 25 from the H.M. Tug "ST. FAGAN", which had been bombed with her tow of three Thames barges, two of the barges were also blown up. A mile further on we picked up Barge
"PUDGE" with four men on board, two badly wounded. So we towed her back to Ramsgate where we anchored off at 9-0 a.m. Motor boats came off and landed our troops. At 4-0 p.m. we hove up, towing four boats and proceeded again to Dunkirk, arrived off about 10-30 p.m., slipped our boats as before and we paddled about outside.
2nd June.
At 3-30 a.m. we were ordered to clear out and run for it.
Not one of our boats had returned to us. Othe r boats had brought us about 90 British and 8° French troops to us, so we proceeded back to Ramsgate, towing one disabled motor boat, arriving back at 8-0 a.m.
3rd June.
At 4-30 p.m. we left Ramsgate once again towing 4 motor boats.
Arrived off unkirk at 11- p.m. Slipped our boats and awaited as before.
4th June.
About 2-° a.m., Tugs "SUN IV,XV", "RACIA" and "TANGA" were ordered to go alongside Pierhead inside and get as many troops as possible
We all went in, no sooner had we got alongside the ladders when we were ordered to clear out as fast as possible. We only managed to get
37 French toops, not any of our boats returned to us. We cleased the Pier head about 2-35 a.m., when a German plane started bombing.
Our Lieut. Com. gave orders to fire our guns. We were firing 5
Lewis and 3 Bren guns. There were about 50 men on our deck aft and they all say that our Lewis gunner aft with twin Lewis guns brought the 'plane down. We saw the 'plane crash from our bridge and we were alll happy about it. About 3 miles from the North Goodwin Lightship we fell in with a French fishing Lugger with a crew of three on board, as they did not appear to know where they were ge took them in tow and anchored them off Ramsgate about 7-30 a.m.
(Signed) H.P. Gouge.
Master of Tug "TANGA".
Boat Pudge Racia Sun Sun IV Tanga Thames Barge Bridge Gouge Head Lewis May Miles Tilbury