TNA / Unclassified 1

TNA Unclassified 1

Collection details

TNA Unclassified 1

A working collection of Operation Dynamo source material whose definitive National Archives catalogue reference is still being identified.

Holding archive: TNA
Collection reference: Unclassified 1

Source: The National Archives, Kew, Unclassified 1. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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List page 1 of 1 Showing document pages 327–722 of this collection

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327	Log in to enlarge	25a 241 ST. CLEARS 428 LADY BRASSEY 130 DANLAYERS. FOREMOST 87 ST. OLAF X3+30 GULZAR GREY MIST M.T.B's, M.A.S.B's. SARGASSO D.C.M.B. & W.D.M.I. +39 COMFORT NAUTILUS STARLIGHT RAYS M.T.B. 107. 447 THOMSONS M.T.B. 68 405 M.T.B. 67, 443 M.T.B. 16, ECHO SOUNDING YACHTS. M.T.B. 1020 459 CONIDAW M.A.S.B. 10/474 CHICO D.C.M.B., 484 M.A.S.B. 61468 RAMSGATE M.L. 100 476 M.A.S.M. No.7x479 MOTOR BOATS. W.D.M.L's 8.V487 SMALL CRAFT UNDER CONTROL OF DOVER M/S COMMAND. 493 CONTRABAND CONTROL BASE WEYMOUTH. LL. TRAWLERS. M.B. FORTY TWO THOMAS BARTLETT LIGHTER Y.C.72 INVERFORTH M.B. TWO RIVERS LORD INCHCAPE M.L. MERMAIDEN OUR BAIRNS LORD GREY REPORTS OF SMALL CRAFT RECEIVED CLYTHNESS FROM, CAPTAIN, H.M.S. EXCELLENT, RELONZO PORTSMOUTH. RESTRIVO H.M.S. ST. FAGAN OROPESA TRAWLERS. D/C MOTOR BOATS. H.M.S.EXCELLENT'S A.A. MOTOR BOAT BOTANIC HOPPER GALLION'S REACH FYLDEA MARETTA VESSELS OWNED BY LONDON & ARLEY ROCHESTER TRADING CO. LTD. POLLY JOHNSON 1493. BROCK THYRA CALVI PUDGE JOHN CATTLING CABBY SEINE "M" DRIFTERS DETAILED FROM YARMOUTH. FEASIBLE SWIFT WING REED JOHN AND NORAH GENIUS ALCMARIA LORD HOOD LORD BARHAM OVERFALLS JEANNIE MACINTOSH GULA REWGA TARANSAY	Alcmaria Arley Boat Botanic Brock Cabby Calvi Chico Comfort Conidaw Excellent's Feasible Foremost 87 Forty Two Fyldea Genius Grey Mist Gula Gulzar Inverforth Jeannie MacIntosh John Cattling Lady Brassey London Lord Barham Lord Grey Lord Hood Lord Inchcape Maretta Mermaiden Nautilus Our Bairns Polly Polly Johnson Pudge Reed Relonzo Restrivo Rewga Sargasso Seine Starlight Rays Swift Swift Wing Taransay Thomsons Thyra Two Rivers Dover Johnson Reed Swift Thomas
717	Log in to enlarge	616 OG of the m.v.g "SEING" Official No.160693 of Roohester. 580 j 6 Crow:- Master - C.V. Cogger. Mate - H.L. Stafford. Engineer Is, Godden. Deck Hands J. Lawson and J. Kirby. May 22nd 1940 Sailed from Rochester at 7. 0-a.m. for S.R.O. Jetty, ednesday Deptford, for stores for North France; arrived 579 HEAD OFFICE MAIDSTONE OFFICE BRICK WORKS REGISTERED OFFICE TELEGRAMS "BARGES" ROCHESTER EARL STREET OTTERHAM QUAY 12 WATER LANE. E.C.S. TELEPHONE: STROOD 7295-6-7 TELEPHONE RAINHAM KENT TELEPHONE ROYAL 4214-5 NEAREST STATION STROOD SOUTHERN RY MAIDSTONE 4022.3 TEL RAINHAM (MENT) 01151 TELEGRAMS COASTING BILGATE LONDON & ROCHESTER TRADING COMPANY LIMITED DIRECTORS: E.A.GILL M.I.N.A. GILL A.A.HUTSON PEARSON SAILING & MOTOR SHIPOWNERS CANAL ROAD BRICK MANUFACTURERS LIGHTERMEN AND SAND BALLAST GENERAL FREIGHTAGE GRAVEL AND CONTRACTORS ROCHESTER GENERAL MERCHANTS YOUR REF. OUR REF DATE EAG/CC 15th June 1940 Commander L.F.N. Ommaney. Assistant King's Harbour Master, H.M. Dockyard, CHATHAM. Dear Commander Ommaney, You said you would like to have a sight of the reports of our men who were employed on the Dunkirk episode. Three of our auxiliary barges were so the employed, "CABBY" the was ordered Southwards so we have been get "THYRA" "PUDGE" and "CABBY". After unable the service to in touch with him to find out what he did. In addition to these, our motor vessel "SEINE" which is a Coaster of about 220 tons d.w. was also employed and I enclose also, his report. consider they are worth the them notice on of the C. in C. perhaps you If you will be good enough to pass to him. Yours sincerely, VICE ADMIRAL 27 JUN 1940 * DOVER	Cabby London Maidstone Pudge Seine Thyra Cogger Dover Gill Godden Head Kent King Kirby Lane Lawson May
720	Log in to enlarge	618 I, E.W. Filley am Master of the auxiliary barge "THYRA" 582 6 We were requisitioned on the 29th May at Millwall 11.30 p.m., towed to Tilbury where three days rations were put aboard. Proceeded in tow of Tug "SUN 12" with other barges, to Southend, thence ordered to Remsgate and thenoe to Dover Harbour, arriving 2.30 p.m. on the 30th May and lying at Prince of Wales Pier. May 31st. Volunteers were called for to go to Dunkirk and all the barges crews offered their services. We proceeded outside breakwater with barge "H.A.C." in tow. We were both taken in tow by tug "ST. ABBS" and proceeded to Dunkirk, arriving there at 5.0 a.m. on Saturday June 1st. We were shot off by the tug at Dunkirk Pier Head and told to beach barges. Towed "H.A.C. with me into beach and with their assistance we got eleven French Soldiers off the beach on to our barge. Other groups of Soldiers refused to come as they wanted to di go to France and not to England. ed At that time bombing was very bad and we had no protection of any kind, not even helmets and we went into the beach as close as possible and picked up the crews of the barge "GLENWAY" and the barge "LARK", also eight British Soldiers that were aboard them as they had been left on the beach with 8 in for the Frenchmer to get when the tide went out, and the crews had been told to get out of it. Including "H.A.C." crew, we had 28 men aboard. As the tugs had disappeared, the only thing I could do was to proceed with what I had got and come away to England. I sailed half way across and was picked up by the tug "EMPIRE HENCHMAN" arriving at Dover 11.45 p.m. on June lst.	Empire Henchman England Glenway H.A.C. Lark Prince Prince of Wales Sun Thyra Barge Crews Dover Filley Head May Prince Tilbury Wales
722	Log in to enlarge	I William Watson am Master of the auxiliary barge "PUDGE". We were requisitioned on the 29th May whilst lying outside the 581 6 Millwall Dock, towed to Tilbury, given three days rations, and then to Southend. The "OCEAN COCK" towed us to Ramsgate and subsequently to Dover with the barges "DORIS" "ENA" and "TOLSBURY". We arrived at Dover at about 2.30 on the 30th May. We lay alongside the Prince of Wales Pier for the rest of that day and were told we should probably load in the morning. On May 31st at about 8.30 a Naval Officer called the Captains ashore and asked for Volunteers to go over to Dunkirk and said that nodody could be forced to go but he would be very grateful for any volunteers and preferred the auxiliary barges. There were about 17 barges lying at Dover and all volunteered. Six barges were selected, three auxiliaries and three sailing barges, "PUDGE" "LADY ROSEBERRY" "DORIS" "H.A.C." "DUCHESS" and "THYRA". The three auxiliary barges "THYRA" "LADY ROSEBERRY" AND "PUDGE" each proceeded forthwith out of the harbour with the other three - barges in tow and were picked up by a. big tug. The tug which picked us up was the "ST. FABIAN" and the "PUDGE" was on the hook with the "DORIS" next and the "LADY ROSEBERRY" third. The tug which had just arrived from the South Coast gave us as big 7" wire which was made fast round the mast case, under the windlass and through the fairlead in the bowboard, and we arrived under the shore close to Dunkirk during the hours of darkness that night ( I am not sure of the time). We had some trouble in locating the inshore channel as the Captain of the tug did not seem to know the locality and apprently had no chart. By the time of daybreak on Saturday, we were about	Doris Duchess Ena Fabian H.A.C. Prince Prince of Wales Pudge Thyra Barge Day Dover Hook May Prince Tilbury Wales Watson