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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Page	Image	OCR text	OCR tags
16	Log in to enlarge	Page 3. LIST OF SHIPS WHICH TOOK PART IN OPERATION "DYNAMO" - 26TH MAY 4TH JUNE, 1940 PART I - BRITISH SHIPS (continued) PORTSMOUTH A/P YACHTS AHOLA CARYANDA NONETA ANLAH EILA II SERIOLA ANKH LAHLOO THELE BOUNTY MASAYRU MISCELLANEOUS H.M. SHIPS (small craft) A.L.C. 5 GREY MIST (Dan-laying A.L.C. 15 Vessel) A.L.C. 16 # GRIVE (F.A.A. Yacht) A.L.C. 17 KINDRED STAR (Drifter) ALOUETTE II # KING ORRY (Armed Boarding (Echo Sounding Yacht) Vessel) # AMULREE (Harbour Defence LLANTHONY (Examination Patrol Craft) Service Vessel) ARONIA (Yacht) LORMONT (Armed Boarding BEN AND LUCY (Drifter) Vessel) BLUEBIRD (M.B.) MONARDA (Drifter) BYSTANDER MONA'S ISLE (Armed Boarding (Echo Sounding Yacht) Vessel) CALETA (Harbour Defence ST. OLAVES (Rescue Tug) Patrol Craft) TARRET (A/S Yacht) CHRYSTOBEL II (Harbour THRIFTY (Drifter) Defence Patrol Craft) V. 4 ("Vernon's" pinnace) "DOLPHIN'S" MOTOR-BOAT VELIA (Armed Trawler) EVELYN ROSE (Trawler) VERNON I "EXCELLENT'S' A/A MOTOR-BOAT VIVIANA (A/S Trawler) GAVA (Trawler) GLALA (Harbour Defence Patrol Craft) DUTCH SKOOTS (Commissioned with Naval Crews) ABEL TASMAN DOGGERSBANK PACIFIC AEGIR FREDANJA PASCHOLL ALICE FRISCO PATRIA AMAZONE GORECHT PRINCESS JULIANA ANTJE HEBE REIGER ATLANTIC HILDA RIKA BART HONDSRUG RUJA BORNRIF HORST (Abandoned) SAN ANTONIO BRANDARIS JAVA SURSUM CORDA CARIBIA JUTLAND TILLY DELTA KAAPFALGA TINY DEMOK I LENA TUNG DENEB ORANJE TWENTE DESPATCH II ORANGE YREESWIJH VREDE ZEUS # Sunk (Continued)	A.L.C. 15 A.L.C. 16 A.L.C. 17 A.L.C. 5 Abel Tasman Aegir Ahola Alice Alouette II Amazone Amulree Ankh Anlah Antje Aronia Atlantic Bart Bluebird Boat Bornrif Bounty Brandaris Bystander Caleta Caribia Caryanda Delta Deneb Despatch II Doggersbank Dolphin Drifter Eila II Evelyn Rose Excellent's Fredanja Frisco Gava Glala Gorecht Grey Mist Grive Hebe Hilda Hondsrug Horst Java Jutland KaapFalga Kindred Star Lahloo Lena Llanthony Lormont Mona's Isle Monarda Noneta Oranje Pacific Pascholl Patria Princess Reiger Rika Rose Ruja San Antonio Seriola Sursum Corda Tarret Thele Thrifty Tilly Tiny Twente Velia Vernon Vernon I Vernon's Vrede Zeus Crews King May Page Rose
191	Log in to enlarge	121 THE BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY OR SEAFARERS)] DIXON HOUSE, NUE, LONDON, E.C.3. 7th September, 1940. Telegrams: SHIPADOP, LONDON. Admiral SIR EDWARD EVANS, E.C.B. D.S.O. Vice Presidents 69 And at TRIDENT HOUSE, 70 Dear S1PON Please Reply 116, DOCK STREET, VISCOUNT SANDON NEWPORT, MON. SIR F. VERNON THOMSON E. H. WMT. Cross has asked me to Telephone: NEWPORT (Mon.) 3128 Telegrams: SHIPADOP, NEWPORT (Mon.) Chairman: thank you for your letter of the Secretary: th tember with which you were 6th September,1 good enough to send him a copy of Minister of Shipping, the first Bulletin issued by your Berkeley Square, Society. Mr. Cross was much interested in the contents of this Dear Mr. Cross, publication. Yours faithfully, your acceptance a copy 1. M of Hynand - interesting you may like to ther for and which we trust you unBellamy & your Dunkirk collection similar bulletin at Footain KEENLYSIDE nost encouraged by the on our first effort. 2. M. Dailbe P. Private Secretary. respectfully, S.E.Britten, Esq. Secretary. SEB/DW. Enclosure tide was ebb, it being about 21/2 hours after high water. and ATTA When I arrived in Dunkerque Roads there were a large number of other vessels in the vicinity, both large and small. There was some confusion owing to the heavy bombardment from the shore and the activity of hostile aircraft. Just after 11 p.m. I heard the sound of a heavy collision close to my vessel. -1- P.T.O	London Vernon Viscount Dixon Evans May Roads
192	Log in to enlarge	121 THE BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY (AND COMFORTS SERVICE FOR SEAFARERS) DIXON HOUSE, I, LLOYDS AVENUE, LONDON, E.C.3. Telephone: ROYAL 6016-7 Telegrams: SHIPADOP, LONDON. President: Admiral SIR EDWARD EVANS, K.C.B., D.S.O. And at TRIDENT HOUSE, 70 Vice-Presidents 116, DOCK STREET, LORD ESSENDON Please Reply to:- NEWPORT, MON. VISCOUNT SANDON SIR F. VERNON THOMSON LONDON. Telephone: NEWPORT (Mon.) 3128 E. H. WATTS, Esq. Telegrams: SHIPADOP, NEWPORT (Mon.) Chairman: E. H. WATTS, Esq. Secretary: S. E. BRITTEN. 6th September, 1940. The Rt. Hon. R.H. Cross, M.P. Minister of Shipping, Berkeley Square House, Berkeley Square, LONDON. W.1. Dear Mr. Cross, I am submitting for your acceptance a copy of the first Bulletin we have issued and which we trust you will find interesting. We hope to publish a similar bulletin at regular intervals, and we have been most encouraged by the number of congratulatory messages upon our first effort. Yours respectfully, Secretary. SEB/DW. Enclosure THE the tide was ebb, it being about 21/2 hours after high water. When I arrived in Dunkerque Roads there were a large number of other vessels in the vicinity, both large and small. There was some confusion owing to the heavy bombardment from the shore and the activity of hostile aircraft. Just after 11 p.m. I heard the sound of a heavy collision close to my vessel. -1-	London Vernon Viscount Dixon Evans Roads