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 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

OCR table 1 from document page 20
OTHER BRITISH SHIPS (continued)
TWO RIVERS (M.B.)	WEST COVE
37270	WESTGROVE
VANGUARD	WHITE BEAR
VERA (M.B.)	WHITE HEATHER (M.B.)
VIEWFINDER	WHITE WINGS (M.B.)
[X] VIKING (Motor Barge)	WOLFE (W.D. Craft)
[X] VINCIA (Tug)	WOOTTON (I.O.W. Ferry)
[ ] WALMER CASTLE	[X] W. 24 (Hopper Barge)
[X] WALTON AND FRINTON	X 95
LIFE-BOAT	X 134 (Lighters)
[ ] WARRIOR	X 209 )
[ ] WAVE QUEEN (M.B.)	[X] Y.C. 63)
[X] WESSEX (Lighter)	[X] Y.C. 71) (Lighters)
	[X] Y.C. 72)

Boat Queen Two Rivers Vanguard Vera Viewfinder Viking Vincia Warrior Wave Queen Westgrove White Bear White Heather Wolfe Wootton X 134 X 209 X 95 Barge May Page West White

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E.R.O. 6986
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HAVRE.
110
Left Southampton 4-30 p.m. 8th. June for Havre. Arrived off
Cape "La Havre" about 10 p.m. and anchored, nothing unusual happened
*XIS
until 11 a.m. 9th. June. We were now about fifteen ships at anchor, when three German dive bomber planes came over, they attacked two
AIM
French ships and just missed them. 12-30 p.m. six dive bomber
9dd planes came and attacked us and four other ships. Three French ni which they hit and set on fire and an English ship which they also hit, the bomb just missed us by 20 ft. We were now called inside the boom defence at 2 p.m. Six more planes came over and attacked tism Juods a. French battleship and us, a salvo of bombs fell between the battleship add the "VIKING", missing them by about fifty feet and
29VSW
another missed us by about 20 feet. 3-30 p.m. another attack was
TIBD
made on us, by the bombs missing us by about 20 ft. Bombers came over several times afterwards but did not attack us. At midnight bas
I was ordered into the port, a drizzling rain at the time,
2/3
visibility poor, no pilot or light buoys, but we got in without any mishap. When getting to the Pier there was another air raid and I
had to stand off till it was over as everyone had taken shelter, no one left to take our ropes. 1-45 a.m. Monday 3rd. June, we made fast at the pier, troops came dribbling on board till 6 a.m. We had about 2000 British troops on board. We sailed for Cherbourg arriving about 10 a.m. and disembarked the troops and waited orders.
Later got orders to embark the same troops and we sailed with them at 6 p.m. for Southampton, arriving inside the boom defence about
11 p.m.
BREST.
Saturday, 8th. June.
4 a.m. Left Southampton for Brest, arriving about 4 p.m. Went into Dock at 6 p.m. and commenced embarking troops as they came along. Several air raids during the evening. At midnight was told not to move the ship under any consideration as the Harbour and Channels outside had been mined.
Sunday. All day troops kept coming on board. We sailed at
5 p.m. Sunday with not less than about 4000 soldiers and arrived at
Plymouth about 4 a.m. Monday 10th. June and disembarked.
LA PALLICE.
Midnight, Monday 10th. June.
Left Plymouth for La Pallice, arrived and anchored off La Pallice about 7 p.m. on Tuesday 11th. June, awaiting orders. 3 p.m. Thursday 13th. June, destroyer "МАСКАҮ" came alongside and put a few refugees on board us and told us to standby to go into Port as he had heard rumours there were some Russians Poles making their way to the coast. The "MACKAY" left us at 4-15 p.m.
4-30 p.m. two German bombers came out of a dense smoke bank at us and opened fire with their machine guns. One passed on each side of us, dropping bombs which burst not more than 15 ft. from the ship. The vibration was terrific. One man was hit by shrapnel and put in hospital on arrival at Plymouth. We were now ordered to heave up anchor and proceed to Plymouth. After getting under way, we found our compasses to have about 14°E deviation on Westerly courses and
14° W deviation on Easterly courses and very irregular. We were escorted by the destroyer to Plymouth where we arrived about 6 p.m.
on Friday 14th. June.
(signed) Thos. C. Woods.
Master.
1.
P.T.O

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