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RECD: 1835
NAVAL CYPHER (c) (by T/P)
ADDRESSED: Admiralty.
X
Your 1137 28th May 12 Belgian Trawlers
sailed from Fleetwood for Dartmouth a.m. today
Tuesday pricr to receipt of signal.
1740/28
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1st Lord
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V.C.N.S.
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but not treated as enemies.
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19 JUL 1940
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DATE
Date 1/6/40
TIME
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F.0.1/c Southarpton
G. in O. Portsmouth 220
N.O.S/C
C. in O. Rosyth. 522
N.O.1/c Grimsby
Addressed 9.0.1/c London
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Name of Office, Date
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and
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1823/2nd June.
CONFIDENTIAL.
OUT.
To V.A. Dover 430.
Date 2.6.40.
Repeated 0. in 0. lore 911.
C. in C. Portsmouth 232.
O. in C. Rosyth 5.
F.O. 1/c
Commodore
P.O. 1/c Tyne.
F.O. 1/c Humber.
7.0. 1/c harwich.
F.O. 1/c Portland 565.
F.O. 1/c Greenock.
F.O. 1/6 Southampton.
N.O. 1/6 Ramagate.
N.O. 1/c Grimsby.
N.O. 1/0 Yarmouth.
N.O. 1/0 Newhaven.
N.O. 1/0 Poole.
N.O. 1/0 Lowestoft.
War Office.
Air Ministry.
P/L BY 1/2 & A.T.L.
From Admiralty.
IMPORTANT.
My 2321/1 . para. 2. (111) and 2. (v). after
paying off Dutch Coasters crews provided by Devenpo
are to be sent to Devenport.
1823/2
D.P.S.
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A.C.N.S. (ii)
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CONFIDENTIAL
WRITE ONLY IN THIS COLUMN.
REPORT OF AN INTERVIEW WITH CARTAIN Nada YOUNG
MASTER OF THE S.S. "LEVENWOOD"
SHIPPING CASUALTIES SECTION
TRADE DIVISION
Referred.
11th June, 1940.
2. The Master, Captain Young, showed great initiative
by beaching his ship, getting his boats out and taking off
CAPTAIN YOUNG:
some of the B.E.F. without orders and entirely on his own.
were bound from the Downs to Dunkerque with were a cargo
It is proposed that he be commended.
armed with ensign all the time, The crew, including confidential
of 400 a 12 pounder, a Lewis gun, and a Bren gun. myself, were
tons We of military stores. lie had no wireless but 1/0
3. With regard to the Foreman, R. Moodey, his action
is considered worthy of decoration. He was highly commended
numbered flying an 16 and there were no casualties. The
by the Master.
books are still on board.
Merchant 4. Navy Gunlayer, G. Knight, DB 1130176, Prof. Cert.
The Master was much impressed by the conduct of the
On Friday proceed to Dunkerque, I
31st May, at 6 8,m,, whilst arrived in the Downs, off
No. 5286, and of the two Army Bren Gunners, Robert Walker,
I received at orders 11.30 to a,m,, and as 1 had received no to a instructions spot 2 miles I
L./Corpl. Reg. No. 3857271, and James Fee, Reg. No. 4033936,
Dunkerque initiative. I went slong about, I
The different guns had also
proceeded on my own As there were no small craft off the
both of the Northern Command.
been in frequent action during the previous fortnight while
East of Dunkerque. off our small boats to bring to fetch troops,
anchored I had done and nothing sent with my cargo as my orders were
the ship was lying in the Downs.
troops.
It is considered that these three should also be
while we were at anchor, just after and noon with German our
first
commended.
aeroplanes shot from the came 12 over. pounder we we manned brought the down guns, a plane, which crashed
in the dunes. No anchor help and appeared a naval to launch be coming came and from along immediately small and asked craft, did me 80, so as if I far I
Director of Trade Division.
24th June, 1940.
picked could I beach up the the bridge, ship. blew I said the "Yes" fore-peak tank the and depth got of in water
as ran I could, up: on about mile from the dry-beach, There were still no small craft
reput
at our bows being about own lifeboats 8 feet. down, got and out 4 the men long into the
about, so I put my sent off my Chief Officer surf and collect as many
messenger', boat, It troops as I they told and could them to and when row I would through we started haul the rising, them this back manoeuvre and I to could the to ship. to only the were
working stay was where about against I 2.30 was the until steaming Pome tide, high slow as water, it shead was keeping and I mas her steering head on all the
beach,
We
were
time
Air Div.
DISTRIBUTION
Cdr. D.T.D. Robertson MacDonald, N.I.D.
Rear Admiral Taylor
N.I.D.8.
THE
N.I.D.9. Cdr, Oswald, D.N.O₂,London.
Room 773, Air
Sec. to A.Q.N.S.
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CHAP. VII
reached the beaches, and by retrieving the abandoned and drifting pulling boats
they were able to do much to increase the rate of lifting¹.
Many more were on the way. The destroyers Basilisk and Venomous from
the Western Approaches Command were making for Dover, and the mine
sweepers Niger and Dundalk were coming down from the Humber. The
attempt to maintain an adequate rate of lift with only the older destroyers
soon proved unavailing, and all the modern destroyers of the H, I and J classes
which had been withdrawn on the 29th May were ordered back to Dunkirk
on the 30th².
Small craft were hastening up from Portsmouth, Newhaven and Sheerness;
six tugs were plodding along from Tilbury (towing 23 motor and 46 rowing
lifeboats), and five others had left Gravesend (towing barges). Yachts, drifters
and trawlers; launches, lighters and steam hopper barges; car ferries, coasters
and cockle boats; train ferries, speed boats and picket boats; seaplane
tenders, fishing craft and pleasure craft; steam pinnaces, sailing craft and a
Thames fire float-a host of vessels-were heading in ever-increasing numbers³,
for Dover, the Downs, or Dunkirk direct, while the cry more ships, more
boats", still went up off. the French coast.⁴
Set-backs were inevitable, but this concourse of ships, big and little, fast
and slow, manned by willing and eager crews fired by one purpose of saving
the British Expeditionary Force, continued to grow until it assumed the pro-
portions of an armada.
Late on the previous evening the Bideford had sent a call for large quantities
of rope for towing to be sent, and within a few hours 9 coils (1080 fathoms)
of 4-inch grass hawser were speeding by lorry from Chatham dockyard to
Ramsgate to help the skoots to haul boats off the beaches, thus speeding up
the boat work and compensating for the shortage of boats, 'which would
continue", says Vice-Admiral, Dover for at least another 24 hours "5.
Undoubtedly as a result of the messages and signals received on the 29th
May by V.A. Dover with regard to the harbour at Dunkirk, the number of
ships sent there on the 30th May was curtailed, with a corresponding reduction
in the volume of embarkation. After V.A. Dover's signal to Admiral Abrial
late on the 29th May, asking whether it was possible for transports to berth
alongside, further signals to the same effect were sent to the Vanquisher and
the Codrington and to Rear-Admiral Wake-Walker. Finally, at 1020, the
Wolsey was called upon for a detailed report of conditions alongside the east
pier; and by 1524 V.A. Dover was able to inform destroyers that a good
berth with bollards exists 400 yards from end of east
pier".
In the meantime signals were coming in from Rear-Admiral Wake-Walker
and from the Vivacious stating that the beaches were filling up rapidly and
more ships and boats were urgently required there.⁶ Although it was known
that the destroyers could use Dunkirk, it appeared, says V.A. Dover, that the
best division of transport was to send the great majority of destroyers to the
beaches, where urgent demands could not be ignored, and the personnel vessels
to Dunkirk harbour, only an occasional destroyer being sent to Dunkirk from
the reduced number available.⁷
I D.R. p.15, para. 49.
Javelin. 2 Appendices D.9, D.10. Except the Intrepid and Jaguar (in need of repairs) and the
3 Appendices G.20, G.27, G.28.
4 Appendices H.7 to H.10.
5 D.R. p.13, para. 41.
6 Appendices H.7, H.9 and G.22.
7 D.R. p.13, para. 43.
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engaged in the svacuation of troops from
Dunkirk.
Addressed ill D.S.V.P. "Admiralty repeated Dover
with applications for C.in C.Portsmouth N.O.i/c Newhaven N.O.i/c Southampton
under T.124 and other agreements in all sorts
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MESSAGE. 1259/15th June.
OUN
No. 272.
DATE
RECEIVED
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Sheerness
DATE 15/6/40.
Pass to D. of S.T.
SENT
TIME 1310.
Addressed
ADMIRALTY. For D. of S.T. N.O.I.C. Southend.
Dover 15th June. Departure Tug CRESTED COCK with
SKYLARK (L0243) in tow at 1230 for Southend. Expected time
of arrival 1900. Request owners take delivery of SKYLARK on
arrival. CRESTED COCK will then proceed to Gravesend.
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MESSAGE. 1645/4th June. OUT
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S.T.K.6B.
No. 311.
To V.A. Dover. 469.
DATE 4.6.40.
C. in C. Nore. 957
C. in C. Portsmouth. 283.
1940.
C. in C. Rosyth. 596.
Dear F.O.I.C. Harwich
P/L BY SECRET T/P.
F.O.I.C. Humber. line in order to confirm the
F.O.I.C. Tyne. would be followed in regard to the
F.O.I.C. Portland. 578 of "Operation Dynano*.
F.O.I.C. Greenock.
(See Admiralty Signal and
re-allocated for service for local defence. From our
FROM: Admiralty. it was agreed that when those vessels
are 80 re-allocated, you would notify na of their
re-allocation on and Admiralty Message 2321/1 paragraphs G.
records may be to
and H. The necessity for retaining minesweeping and
patrol units on the East Coast prevents all craft
will be kept distinct the lists
se proceeding to their home ports on completion of DYNAMO.
out to take and last,
Leave may be given from Operational ports in conformity
with A.M. 2339/1, which is being repeated to C. in C.
Rosyth, F.O.I.C. Humber, F.O.I.C. Tyne, and F.O.I.C.
Greenock.
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D.O.S.T.
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Mr D.H. Edwards.
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DATE 2.6.40
C in C. Portsmouth. 232.
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SENT TIME
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more
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UNITED
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F.O. 1/c Greenock. Sheerness, N.C.S.O. Thames,
F.O. i/c. Southampton.
N.O. 1/c Ramsgate.
N.O. i/c Grimsby.
N.O. 1/c Yarmouth.
N,O. i/c Newhaven.
signal
2321/1
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N.O. 1/c Poole.
Dutch NoOsti/e Lowestoft. boats, life boats, returning
War Office.
to Air Ministry. close Tilbury landing stage for orders.
1045/1
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DATE
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TIME
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Addressed
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C. in C. Nore, Commodore Sheerness, N.C.S.O. Thames,
N.C.S. London.
Reference Admiralty signal 2321/1 All
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DATE
CONTINUED.
tat June, 1910.
Chief SuperintenAnt,
Hinistry of Undering,
Mercentile Herine cerson,
Dools
H. truot 4th and 5th M.S.F. to Humber for plan FLOOD.
7th and 8th M.S.F. to return to Granton and
Northshields respectively.
10th M.S.F. to Portsmouth to re-organise.
with
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NAVAL CYPHER (c).
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LOR - DEPARTMENT
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SKATRAMS, DOVER, REFEAT TRANSPORTS, VESDO, LONDON.
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TRAVLERS HECO URASE BOTTOLK-SOSS SAILED 1950.
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WOLFE
GROUSE
KESTREL D.O.S.T.
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SWALLOW MR. DU BOISSON.
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1138/29th May.
SECRET.
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From:- N.C.S.O. Thames.
Date:- 29/5/40.
Pass to D. of S.T.
Time:- 1320.
Addressed:- N.O.I.C. Ramsagte. C. in Co Nore. Admiralty.
V.A. Dover. N.C.S.O. London Ministry of
Shipping.
Southend 29th May departure Motor Boats
CANEY QUEEN, QUEEN OF ENGLAND MDDK (SHAMROCK/MDDK)
MJFV (WOLSEY) PRINCESS MAUDE for Beach east of
Dunkirk.
= 1138/29 ++++
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1st Lord.
M.O.S.I.
1st S.L.
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Repeated N.O.I.C.Ramsgate.
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S.N.O. Yarmouth
THANGET
S.N.O. Newhaven
State
P/L BY T/P
$
From: Admiralty, D.S.V.P.
My 0940/29 and Admiralty 1115/29.
Officers of S.V.P. now in areas mentioned have been
ordered to co-operate with your organisations. They are
to supply records from S.V.P. of boats available and to send
boats as ordered in Admiralty 1115/29 and not repetition not
as in my 0940/29.
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OF SHIPS WHICH TOOK PART IN OPERATION "DYNAMO" - 26TH MAY . 4TH JUNE, 1940
PART I - - BRITISH SHIPS (continued)
OTHER BRITISH SHIPS (continued)
DOGGER BANK
HANDY BILLY
DORIA (Tug)
HASTINGS LIFE-BOAT
DREADNOUGHT II
HOLLAND
DREADNOUGHT III
HOPPER 26
DUCHESS OF YORK
HOUND (Lighter)
DWARF
HYTHE (Coaster)
D.1 )
IOLANTHE
D.4
IOTE
D.7
(Harbour
IRMA MARIA (Fishing boat)
D.9
Launches)
JABA
D.16
JACINTA (Trawler)
D.C. 715
JAMES 67 (Hopper Barge)
D.G. 694
JANIS
D.G. 950
JOHANNA (Eel Boat)
EASTBOURNE LIFE-BOAT
JONG
EDWARD NISSEN
JORDAN
EDWINA (Trawler)
KAYELL
ELIZABETH QUEEN
KESTREL
E.M.E.D. (Motor Life-boat)
KINGSGATE
EMPRESS
KITCAT (M.B,)
EMPRISE (Harbour Launch)
K.L.
ENDEAVOUR
LADY BRASSEY (Rescue Tug)
ENTERPRISE (M.B.)
LADY CABLE (M.B.)
ERICA
LADY SHEILA
ESKBURN
LADY SOUTHBOROUGH
FAIR BREEZE (Drifter)
(Hopper Barge)
FAWLEY (Gosport Ferry)
LANDANIA
FERRY KING (Gosport Ferry)
LANSDOWNE
FERVENT
LAROC
FISHBOURNE (I.O.W. Ferry)
LETITIA (Smack)
FOREMOST 2 (Hopper Barge)
LITTLE ANN (M.B.)
FOREMOST 87 (Tug)
LOTUS
FORMIDABLE
LOUISIANA
FORSA
MADAM SANSCENE
FOSSA (Tug)
MAID ERRANT
FRIGHTENED LADY
MALDEN
F.W. 23 (Lighter)
MALDEN ANNIE IV
GALLEON'S REACH (Hopper)
MA JOIE
GALZAR
MARASOLE
GAY CRUSADER
MARGERITA
GLENWAY (Barge)
GLITTER II
MARLBOROUGH (W.D. Craft)
GOLIATH
MARQUIS (Tug)
MARY ROSE
GOURKA
MARY SPEARING I
GRACE DARLING
MARY SPEARING II
GRAPPLER (Lighter)
GREATER LONDON LIFE-BOAT
MASSEY SHAW (Fire Float)
MAYSPEAR
GONDIA (Tug)
MEANDER
H. 75
HAIG (W.D. Craft)
MERMAIDEN (M.L.)
HALFWAY
M.F.H. (Lighter)
MICHAEL STEVENS
MINEKOI (Tug)
Sunk
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LIST OF SHIPS WHICH TOOK PART IN OPERATION "DYNAMO" - 26TH MAY - 4TH JUNE, 1940
PART I - BRITISH SHIPS (continued)
OTHER BRITISH SHIPS (continued)
DOGGER BANK
HANDY BILLY
DORIA (Tug)
HASTINGS LIFE-BOAT
DREADNOUGHT II
HOLLAND
DREADNOUGHT III
HOPPER 26
DUCHESS OF YORK
HOUND (Lighter)
DWARF
HYTHE (Coaster)
D.1)
IOLANTHE
D.4
)
IOTE
D.7
(Harbour
IRMA MARIA (Fishing boat)
D.9
Launches)
JABA
D.16
JACINTA (Trawler)
D.C. 715
JAMES 67 (Hopper Barge)
D.G. 694
JANIS
D.G. 950
JOHANNA (Eel Boat)
EASTBOURNE LIFE-BOAT
JONG
EDWARD NISSEN
JORDAN
EDWINA (Trawler)
KAYELL
ELIZABETH QUEEN
KESTREL
E.M.E.D. (Motor Life-boat)
KINGSGATE
EMPRESS
KITCAT (M.B,)
EMPRISE (Harbour Launch)
K.L.
ENDEAVOUR
LADY BRASSEY (Rescue Tug)
ENTERPRISE (M.B.)
LADY CABLE (M.B.)
ERICA
LADY SHEILA
ESKBURN
LADY SOUTHBOROUGH
FAIR BREEZE (Drifter)
(Hopper Barge)
FAWLEY (Gosport Ferry)
LANDANIA
FERRY KING (Gosport Ferry)
LANSDOWNE
FERVENT
LAROC
FISHBOURNE (I.O.W. Ferry)
LETITIA (Smack)
FOREMOST 2 (Hopper Barge)
LITTLE ANN (M.B.)
FOREMOST 87 (Tug)
LOTUS
FORMIDABLE
LOUISIANA
FORSA
MADAM SANSGENE
FOSSA (Tug)
MAID ERRANT
FRIGHTENED LADY
MALDEN
F.W. 23 (Lighter)
MALDEN ANNIE IV
GALLEON'S REACH (Hopper)
MA JOIE
GALZAR
MARASOLE
GAY CRUSADER
MARGERITA
GLENWAY (Barge)
MARLBOROUGH (W.D. Craft)
GLITTER II
MARQUIS (Tug)
GOLIATH
MARY ROSE
GOURKA
MARY SPEARING I
GRACE DARLING
MARY SPEARING II
GRAPPLER (Lighter)
MASSEY SHAW (Fire Float)
GREATER LONDON LIFE-BOAT
MAYSPEAR
GONDIA (Tug)
MEANDER
H. 75
HAIG (W.D. Craft)
MERMAIDEN (M.L.)
M.F.H. (Lighter)
HALFWAY
MICHAEL STEVENS
MINEKOI (Tug)
Sunk
Continued)