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Forsa
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- Ship type: Possibly Fossa
- Return status: sunk
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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Document Collections — Tagged Pages
11 pagesImaged document collections containing pages whose OCR text or table data has been tagged with the name Forsa. Open a collection to view the page images and transcriptions.
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(1) BULLFINCH M.V. (G.S.N.Co.Ltd.) 28th May 2230 Left Small Downs for La Panne the M/V's Beal and Yewdale in company. 29th May 0450ca Arrived off the beaches. Ordered to beach the ship. 0545ca Ship aground fore and aft, owing to kedge anchor not holding. Embarked troops. 1815 Ship refloated and proceeded with 1500 troops on board. Air attack when passing Dunkirk. Damage by concussion to steering gear, which was repaired; after which ship again proceeded. - Air attacks; two aircraft claimed shot down. (2) (Afterwards found that both compasses had been put out of action by concussion from bombs). 30th May 1100 Arrived Ramsgate. Disembarked 600 troops. (3) Total 600 Authority - - P.L.A. Monthly. (1) 433 tons. Noramlly engaged by the G.S.N.Co. in the North France trade. (2) (3) Not Estimated. mentioned D.R. in D.R. states that Bullfinch, troops. Silver Dawn and Forsa disembarked together 913 134
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| 29th May | Disrembarked 200 troops. (1) |
| 30th May 1100 | At Rempente, disembarked 200 troops.(2) |
| 31st.May 0645 | At Repaigate, disenbarked 294 troops.(3) |
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| 29th May | Disembarked 200 troops. (1) | |
| 30th May | 1100 | At Ramsgate, disembarked 200 troops. (2) |
| 31st May | 0645. | At Ramsgate, disembarked 294 troops. (3) |
Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199 788 A. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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| 100 | Forsa |
Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199 792. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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| SABRE (I) 1200 | FISHER LOY 150 | LORD GREY 123 | THYFORSA 66 | 780 | THERESE LOUISE 697 |
| FORSA 913 | CONIDAW 80 | SOURCOUF DU |
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| SABRE (II) 500 | SILVER LAWN, | CORNELIA 77 | THYFORSA 66 | DAME FRANCHE ) | |
| FORSA 913 | CONIDAW 80 | HALFWAY 140 | SOURCOUF DU |
Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199 795. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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| 00 | Forsa |
Source: The National Archives, Kew, MT 40 36. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Page 5. 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 (Continued)
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| FORSA | I 1 270 - |
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# sunk. indicates Card for read and resul on service dring this operation $26.5.40 Additions to hist of ships taking part in operations Dynamo:- 4.6.40 Skoots ATLANTIC insired with Naval Grew DEMOK.1. DENEB FREDANJA. HILDA. ORANGE YREESWIJH TINY TUNG Other British Shipo. ADVENTURESS EDWARD NISSEN AGNESS CROSS (Lipeboat) ELIZABETH QUEEN ? GREEN ALBATROSS III E.M.E.D. (motor Liphoat) ALOVETTE EMPRISE (Harborn Lannch) ANDORA. ERICA. ANDORA II (RAF Lanmch) INNDORATI ESKBURN ANNE N ANNE ATHOLA FAIRBREEZE (Dript) 1 FAWLEY (Gosport Ferry) BAIL FERRY KING (Gosport Ferry) BELFAST FERVENT BLACK JAVA FISHBOURNE (19 w Ferry) BLACKPOOL FOREMOST. 2. (Hopper Bangh) BONNY BELLE FOREMOST 87. (Tug) BOURNEMOUTH LIFE- BOAT) FORMID ABLE B.P. ONE FORSA BRITANNIA # FOSSA (Tug) BULLFINCH FRIGHTENED. LADY. F.W 23 (Lighter) CABBY CANVEY QUEEN GALLEON'S REACH (Hopper) CHERFIELD GALZAR # CLAUDE (WATER BOAT) GLENWAY (Barge) CORNELIA GUTTER II C9 C 11 C " } TUGS. GOLIATH. GOURKA. CY 63 GRAPPLER (Lighter) DHOON (TRAWLER) GONDIA (Thg) DOGGER BANK H.75 H. 75 DORIA (TUG) HAIG (WD. Crap) DWARF HALFWAY D.1. HANDY BILLY D 4 HOLLAND D7 (HARBOUR LAUNCHES) HOPPER 26 D9 HYTHE ( Coasth ) D 16 Si C DC 715 DG 694 DG 950 IT PHO
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 5. 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)
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