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Ellen Mary
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Red List (1939–40) — OCR
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- Ship type: Abandoned
Lloyd’s Yacht Register (1939)
Source: Lloyd’s Register Foundation, Heritage & Education Centre, Lloyd’s Register of Yachts 1939, digitised via Internet Archive. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Images have been converted, resized and watermarked for web display; machine-generated table OCR has been added.
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2 pagesImaged document collections containing pages whose OCR text or table data has been tagged with the name Ellen Mary. Open a collection to view the page images and transcriptions.
Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199 790. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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3. 370 22. Skipper beaches A. Gardner, at 2200 R.N.R. - Went in Tug "Tanga" arrived bombed machine-gunned throughout the night, while at the and on Friday, May 31st. They were lying off an life inprovised boat jetty. He helped to ferry troops life boat. down and he returned on Saturday in "Leda", leaving the in a power which "Tanga" had towed. This broke 23. Sub Lieut. E.T. Garside, R.N.V.R. - Went to Le Panne in "Elizabeth Green" and ferried for larger craft. He sighted "Viewfinder" on the beach. He got back to Ramsgate on Thursday May 30th, transferred to the R.F.A. launch "Andora II" and returned to beaches where he ferried for a bit and then brought back 23 French. Arrived Ramsgate on Friday. On Monday night he was towed over in the "Elizabeth Green" by a tug, which he could not after- wards find and so he brought his load home. 24. Sub Lieut. R. Shrimpton, R.N.V.R. - In an Admiralty, open 36 ft. launch he was towed over by a drifter and pent Saturday night at the beaches. On a later night he went into Dunkirk. 25. Sub Lieut. S.C. Allen, R.N.V.R. - Went over to Le Panne in the "Frightened Lady" which was beached after fouling the screw. He reported to an Admiral with side whiskers who was escorting Gort. He was told to help some soldiers getting abandoned pinnaces away. He also assisted to build a jetty with trailers etc. Left the beaches in the "Horst". 26. Sub Lieut. A.V. Weaver, R.N.V.R. - Went over in "Quijijana" and brought back a party of 18 troops mostly Coldstream Guards. He went over again in "Sun X". 27. Sub Lieut. W.G.H. Bonham, R.N. went over in "BOBELI" in the first batch and ferried until about midnight on Wednesday night. His boat was broken up by a destroyer which went full ahead while he was alongside. He went on ferrying for a bit but had to abandon the "Bobeli" and returned to Margate in the "Albury". He then went over in the "Horst" which had to be abandoned owing to engine trouble and a near miss. 28. Sub Lieut. J.W. Culham, R.N. - in "Smolt" which broke down on way over and was towed back by "Midas" ?. Went over in "Glitter II" to the beaches about 6m East of Dunkirk arrived at 1600 on Wed. 29th. Stayed ferrying until 0200 on Thursday when she lost her rudder on some wreckage and was towed back to Dover by a drifter. The "Black Arrow" was seen aground at Dunkirk. 29. Sub Lieut. R.A.W. Pool, R.N. - Took lighter X.817 to Dunkirk and then back to Ramsgate. He went over again on last night to Dunkirk in the M.T.B. "Marlborough". Mares 30. Sub Lieut. E.G.B. Enxnish, R.N.V.R. - in "Skylark" but she sank on the way over. He also saw "Mary Rose" sink in mid ocean and the "Ellen Mary" run down by a life boat and abandoned. 31, Sub Lieut. E.A.E. Cornish, R.N.V.R. - was in the "Lansdowne" which slipped her tow outside Dunkirk.
Source: The National Archives, Kew, Unclassified 1. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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3. 370 22. Skipper A. Gardner, R.N.R. - Went in Tug "Tanga" arrived at the beaches at 2200 on Friday, May 31st. They were bombed and machine-gunned throughout the night, while lying off an inprovised jetty. He helped to ferry troops in a power life boat which "Tanga" had towed. This broke down and he returned on Saturday in "Leda", leaving the life boat. 23. Sub Lieut. E.T. Garside, R.N.V.R. - Went to Le Panne in "Elizabeth Green" and ferried for larger craft. He sighted "Viewfinder" on the beach. He got back to Ramsgate on Thursday May 30th, transferred to the R.F.A. launch "Andora II" and returned to beaches where he ferried for a bit and then brought back 23 French. Arrived Ramsgate on Friday. On Monday night he was towed over in the "Elizabeth Green" by a tug, which he could not after- wards find and so he brought his load home. 24. Sub Lieut. R. Shrimpton, R.N.V.R.- In an Admiralty, open 36 ft. launch he was towed over by a drifter and pent Saturday night at the beaches. On a later night he went into Dunkirk. 25. Sub Lieut. S.C. Allen, R.N.V.R. Went over to Le Panne in the "Frightened Lady" which was beached after fouling the screw. He reported to an Admiral with side whiskers who was escorting Gort. He was told to help some soldiers getting abandoned pinnaces away. He also assisted to build a jetty with trailers etc. Left the beaches in the "Horst". 26. Sub Lieut. A.V. Weaver, R.N.V.R. Went over in "Quijijana" and brought back a party of 18 troops mostly Coldstream Guards. He went over again in "Sun X". 27. Sub Lieut. W.G.H. Bonham, R.N. - went over in "BOBELI" in the first batch and ferried until about midni on Wednesday night. His boat was broken up by a destroyer which went full ahead while he was alongside. He went on ferrying for a bit but had to abandon the "Bobeli" and returned to Margate in the "Albury". He then went over in the "Horst" which had to be abandoned owing to engine trouble and a near miss. 28. Sub Lieut. J.W. Culham, R.N. - in "Smolt" which broke down on way over and was towed back by "Midas" ?. Went over in "Glitter II" to the beaches about 6m East of Dunkirk arrived at 1600 on Wed. 29th. Stayed ferrying until 0200 on Thursday when she lost her rudder on some wreckage and was towed back to Dover by a drifter. The "Black Arrow" was seen aground at Dunkirk. 29. Sub Lieut. R.A.W. Pool, R.N. - Took lighter X.817 to Dunkirk and then back to Ramsgate. He went over again on last night to Dunkirk in the M.T.B. "Marlborough". Mares 30. Sub Lieut. E.G.B. R.N.V.R. - in "Skylark" but she sank on the way over. He also saw "Mary Rose" sink in mid ocean and the "Ellen Mary" run down by a life boat and abandoned. 31, Sub Lieut. E.A.E. Cornish, R.N.V.R. - was in the "Lansdowne" which slipped her tow outside Dunkirk.
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