Fairwind

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ORDE: 0 · SCSL: 0 · Lloyd’s: 2 · Red List: 3

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ORDE Registry

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Small Craft Service List

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Red List (1939–40) — OCR

3 records

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Ship Details

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Ship type: Motor Yacht
FAIRWIND | The Association of Dunkirk Little Ships top of page Mai - Juin 1940 The Association of Dunkirk Little Ships A D L S HOME LITTLE SHIPS ADLS MEMBERS ALL KNOWN SHIPS LOST SHIPS ADLS DLS for SALE DUNKIRK 1940 EVENTS COMMITTEE IDENTIFYING DLS BOOK LIST LINKS More Use tab to navigate through the menu items. FAIRWIND: Pro Gallery FAIRWIND Motor Boat No further details. FAIRWIND: Project The Association of Dunkirk Little Ships ©2021 The Association of Dunkirk Little Ships. All rights reserved. bottom of page

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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Ship: Fairwind

Page: Lloyds_Register_of_Yachts_1939_0643

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Ship: Fairwind

Page: Lloyds_Register_of_Yachts_1939_0644

Document Collections — Tagged Pages

20 pages

Imaged document collections containing pages whose OCR text or table data has been tagged with the name Fairwind. Open a collection to view the page images and transcriptions.

Lloyd’s Yacht Register (1939)

Internet Archive / Lloyd’s Register Foundation Heritage Centre

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Page 204

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2172

Fairwind Wood

TwnSc

16:02

48.5

11.2

5.4

Enterprise

Rock Ferry

2 Oil Engines

Maj. C. H. Douglas

Liverpool

2173

Fairwind Wood

ScBm

1064

42.0

110

6.5

J.I.Thorny-

Hampton-

Petrol Motor

Edward G. W. Hulton

London

2175

Fairwind Wood

AuxCut

25.75

Clapson&

Barton-on-

Petrol Motor

Cecil Kimber

Brough

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Page 602

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K.L.R.V. Coronet

K.M.P.Z. Vara

M.B.D.R. Moneta

M.B.R.C. Fairwind

M.B.W.F. Morena

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Page 630

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Sanne

a. Borgila II.

Sea Bright

m. Fairwind.

Seven Bells

a. Maid of

Sif

Falken.

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Page 644

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m. Fairwind

m. Wanderer

m. Pepita 23

m. Hinemoa 22

a. Aventure 21

a. Maud 21

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Page 645

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m. Sunbeam 21

m. Fairwind

a. Samaki

m. Dora

m. Rusa

m. Darwina 18

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a. Jeanry 184

S. Ariane 630

m. Aronia (built in part) 193

ing Co.,

Kyla 6

a. Fairwind 6

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m. Morforwyn 5

(See Camper & Nicholsons.

m. Yvonne 52

m. Fairwind 24

S. Queen of Scots 632

m. Nourmahal 2036

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a. Boomerang 86

Quay Works, Wivenhoe, Essex.

m. Fairwind (designed 24

Falmouth, Cornwall.

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Page 682

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formerly Tams, Lemoine

(Formerly James Taylor

a. Dawn

S.W.1.

m. Fairwind

m. Marama 33

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Page 735

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m. My Lady Jane 59 Dominican Republic,

m. Foray 76 No. 390 (building) (P.O.) 5 (See page 608)

Dorey, E. A., Morningside, St. Sampson's, Guernsey, C.I.-C.Ils.-Gns.

m. Fairwind 24 Douglas, J. B.,

Granada, Victoria Road, Bellevue Hill, Sydney, N.S. W. a. Faerie 7

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Hughes, J. W., Hartlands, Chase Side, London, N.14. m. Bosco (P.O.) 28

Hulton, Edward G. W., 11, Hill Street, London, W.1. m. Fairwind 20

Humphery, Maj. Selwyn W., T.D., J.P., Sea View," Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, Suffolk.-N.&S.

a. Invader 301 Hunt, Mrs. A. M., 5, Norham Gardens, Oxford.-N.T1.

Hunter, G. W., Locksley, The Park, Maghull, Lanes. m. Peter Pan 20

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Kimber, Cecil, The M. G. Car Company, Ltd., Abingdon-on-Thames, Berks.-Lon. a. Fairwind 6

King, Col. E. J., C.M.G., A.D.C., D.L., J.P., The Old House, East Finchley, London, N.2.-Mdx.-Mtr. m. Idunia 9

Kingsley, Gerald, Grantham Cottage, Hamble, Southampton, Hants.-Mtr.-Sru. a. Queridita 4

Kinsman, J. C. P., 77A, Philbeach Gardens, London, S. W.5. Bar.-C.A.-Crz. a. Bunty 10

High Over, Bowling, Dumbartonshire. S.M.Y.C. m. Seaway 41 Kitabgi Khan, V. P.,

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Regan, P. M. O., Cork.-Mun.

Regio Yacht Club Italiano S.

Reid, James B., Fairwind, Pentland View, Edinburgh.

Relph, Charles H., S.Y. Adèle." Royal Motor Yacht Club

Résural, Georges. Tons

RED LIST INDEX 1939 40

TNA

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, RED LIST INDEX 1939 40. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Page 142

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Fairwind -

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Fairwind -

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Fairwind - -

TNA ADM 199 2429 SMALL CRAFT SERVICE LIST

TNA

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199 2429. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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	I FAIRWIND (M.O.W.T.)	MB	1930		It	Nisc.N.	5.42
	FAIRWIND I (II.O.W.T.)	D		CA		Misc.N.	15.10.42

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FAIRWIND (M.O.W.T.) MB	1930		It	Misc.N.	5.42	11.8.42
FAIRWIND I (M.O.W.T.) D				Misc.N.	15.10.42

TNA ADM 199 795

TNA

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199 795. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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VESSEL
OWNER
REMARKS
FAIRWIND
E. Hutton
A.P.S.
FAITH
T. Lloyd
No report received from list of
MA JC
missing vessels.
FALCON II
Dr. Firth
Returned to owner?
MAJOR
FEDELMA II
Per Crouch Eng. Co.
Re-allocated to A.P.S.
MALDO
FELICITY
T. Davis
T.98 - damaged. Returned to owner.
FERRY NYMPH
C.H. Harvey
T.98. Returned to owner 19/6.
MALVI
FLEET WING
Watercraft, Ltd.
A.P.S.
MOLLY
FLOSS HILDA
Bond's Boatyard
Returned to owners 31.5.40.
MARE 1
FOLKESTONE BELLE
MARCH
Mr. Spraggs
T.98. Returned to owner.
FORMOSA
J. Mears
Returned to owner.
MARGHE
FORTUNA
H.H. Salmon
Returned to owner 19/6.
FORTY TWO
MARINA
N. West
A.P.S.
MARSAY
FRANCIS (99B)
Recketts R.F.
Returned to owners.
FRAM
MARINA
Mr. South
A.P.S.
FLOTSAM
Dorset Yacht Co., Ltd.
Prepared but not used for Dynamo.
MARICEI
FLYING FISH
W. Brazier
Returned to owners 30.5.40. Not
required.
ARY
FIREFLY
A. Newell
Returned to owner.
ARY HO
FAVOURITE SM 225
B. Allen
Returned to owner.
ARY IR)
ARY ROS
RY SPE,
GAVINE
F.A. Cooper
T.98. Returned to owner.
RY SPE/
GAY CRUSADER
A. Foster
T.98. Re-allocated to A.P.S.
GAY FLY
ILDA
Noll Gay
Returned to owner.
GAY VENTURE
D.L. Brisult
A.P.S.
GERTRUDE
BELLE
Morgan Jones
GIPSY KING
T.98. Returned to owner, 6.6.40.
G. Riley
FLOWER
GIRL MARTON
Butchers
Returned to owner 2.6.40.
GIRL NANCY
F.C. Mitchell
Did not go for Dynamo.
DER
GIRL VINE
W. Light (6A)
Returned owner 19/6.
AIDEN
GOLDEN LILY
Lt. E.V. Cullen
Re-allocated to Spl. Admy. Service.
Returned to owner.
EY
GOLDEN SPRAY II
F. Roberts
Reported lost.
ANT
GONDOLIER KING
Poole & Swanage Co.
T.98. Returned to owners.
GONDOLIER QUEEN
Poole & Swanage Co.
T.98. Returned to owners.
LICENT D.
GONDOLIER III
Poole & Swanage Co.
Now on service with M/S Officer Poole.
GOODHOPEY
Bond's Boatyard
No report received from list of missing
vessels.
USA
GOOD LUCK
C.A. Simmons
Re-allocated to Spl. Admy. Service 6A.
IKOI
GRACE
A. Brown
T.98. Returned to owners.
GRACE DARLING IV
C.E. Cundy
Returned to owner.
DRU II
GRACE DARLING (E.36)
Sayers Bros.
Returned to owners.
GWEN EAGLE
D.W. Hudson
TAUR
(Littlehampton List). No trace of
return from Dunkirk.
GALILEE (wY68)
E. Verrill
GWENNY
W.G.S. Crouch
Prepared, but did not go to Dunkirk.
RASOL
Returned to owner.
GWENYTH
Walter Llewellyn & Sons
Repaired, Fuelled, Floated, but not
08
taken over.
GERBERA
Chas. Hill
MADGE
Returned to owner.
MING
MODESTY
PAH
NA
RCH
ROSE
Motor Boat
Motor Boat
vior 1.2 Torpedo I
tor Ferries (
SME

TNA CAB 103 191

TNA

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, CAB 103 191. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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OF
VESSEL
OWNER
REMARKS
FAIRWIND
E. Hutton
A.P.S.
FAITH
T. Lloyd
No report received from list of
missing vessels.
FALCON II
Dr. Firth
Returned to owner?
FEDELMA II
Per Crouch Eng. Co.
Re-allocated to A.P.S.
FELICITY
T. Davis
T.98 - damaged. Returned to owner.
FERRY NYMPH
C.H. Harvey
T.98. Returned to owner 19/6.
FLEET WING
Watercraft, Ltd.
A.P.S.
FLOSS HILDA
Bond's Boatyard
Returned to owners 31.5.40.
FOLKESTONE BELLE
Mr. Spraggs
T.98. Returned to owner.
FORMOSA
J. Mears
Returned to owner.
FORTUNA
H.H. Salmon
Returned to owner 19/6.
FORTY TWO
N. West
A.P.S.
FRANCIS (99B)
Recketts R.F.
Returned to owners.
FRAM
Mr. South
A.P.S.
FLOTSAM
Dorset Yacht Co., Ltd.
Prepared but not used for Dynamo.
FLYING FISH
W. Brazier
Returned to owners 30.5.40. Not
required.
FIREFLY
A. Newell
Returned to owner.
FAVOURITE SM 225
B. Allen
Returned to owner.
GAVINE
F.A. Cooper
T.98. Returned to owner.
GAY CRUSADER
A. Foster
T.98. Re-allocated to A.P.S.
GAY FLY
Noll Gay
Returned to owner.
GAY VENTURE
D.L. Brisult
A.P.S.
GERTRUDE
Morgan Jones
T.98. Returned to owner, 6.6.40.
GIPSY KING
G. Riley
Returned to owner 2.6.40.
GIRL MARION
Butchers
Did not go for Dynamo.
GIRL NANCY
F.G. Mitchell
Returned owner 19/6.
GIRL VINE
W. Light (6A)
Re-allocated to Spl. Admy. Service.
GOLDEN LILY
Lt. E.V. Cullen
Returned to owner.
GOLDEN SPRAY II
F. Roberts
Reported lost.
GONDOLIER KING
Poole & Swanage Co.
T.98. Returned to owners.
GONDOLIER QUEEN
Poole & Swanage Co.
T.98. Returned to owners.
GONDOLIER III
Poole & Swanage Co.
Now on service with M/S Officer Poole.
GOODHOPEY
Bond's Boatyard
No report received from list of missing
vessels.
GOOD LUCK
C.A. Simmons
Re-allocated to Spl. Admy. Service 6A.
GRACE
A. Brown
T.98. Returned to owners.
GRACE DARLING IV
C.E. Cundy
Returned to owner.
GRACE DARLING (E.36)
Sayers Bros.
Returned to owners.
GWEN EAGLE
D.W. Hudson
(Littlehampton List). No trace of
return from Dunkirk.
GALILEE (WY68)
E. Verrill
Prepared, but did not go to Dunkirk.
GWENNY
W.G.S. Crouch
Returned to owner.
GWENYTH
Walter Llewellyn & Sons
Repaired, Fuelled, Floated, but not
taken over.
GERBERA
Chas. Hill
Returned to owner.

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