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Freshwater
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Small Craft Service List
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Red List (1939–40) — OCR
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- Ship type: Paddle Steamer
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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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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| Pembrokeshire Yacht Club | 10 | 653 | Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club. Inc. | 8 | 641 |
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| EXILES SAILING CLUB | FELIXSTOWE FERRY SAILING CLUB | FINDHORN YACHT CLUB | FORTH CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB | ROYAL FRESHWATER BAY YACHT CLUB | FULHAM YACHT CLUB |
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| Fsh. | Royal Freshwater Bay | Ish. | Royal Irish | Lym. | Royal Lymington | N. Yk. | New York |
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| Kemp, Mrs. Alice, 46, West Hill, Sydenham, London, S.E.26.-Bnm. | Kennedy, Douglas N., 10, Downside Crescent, Hampstead, London, N.W.3. | Kennell, Sidney C., 56, Oriel Road, Portsmouth, Hants. Nav. | Kent, Sir Stephenson H., K.C.B., 4, St. Dunstan's Alley, London, E.C.3. | Kershaw, Hugh, Afton Manor, Freshwater, I. of W. Mtr.-Sol. Tons |
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| Perman, E. G., 64, Gloucester Road, Kew, Surrey. Eth.-Mna. | Perry, W., Belmont, Offaly, Eire.-L.D. | Peters, W. F., Freshwater, St. Mawes, Cornwall. St.M. | Peto, A., Swains House, Bembridge, I. of W. Bem.-Isl. Mary 3 | O'Hara, H.M.S. Liverpool," c/o G.P.O., London, E.C.1.-Crz.-Nav. |
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| Tew, J. E. H., Lake House, Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset.-Hmy.-Lym. a. Mary Helen (P.O.) 6 | Thévand, Ed., 14, Rue Merle Aubigné, Geneva. Gen. Vega | Thomas, A. W., Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club, Esplanade, Cottesloe, Perth, W.A. Per. Alison May 5 | Thomas, Ralph W., The Grange, Horley, Surrey. C.A.-Mtr.-Ssx. m. Sea Lass 27 | Thompson, Guy M., 39A, Chesham Street, London, S.W.1. a. Starbeam 4 |
Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199 2429. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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| FRESHWATER (Southern Railway) | PS | 1927 | R(T98A) | 264 | E | 14.11.40 | 4.44 |
Source: The National Archives, Kew, MT 40 66. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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47 13th August, 1940. Extract from letter dated 31st May from Station Master, Kingswear. 185 Gentlements S.S. "The Mew". regeipt Further to your telephone conversation last evening, I beg to submit the following fuller details. At about 6.45 p.m. I received a personal telephone call from the N.O.i/c Dartmouth, Capt. L. Cunliffe, stating that the Admiralty wished "The Mew" to proceed to Dover. As the works would be of hazardous nature, it would be necessary for the crew to volunteer for the job. I immediately got in touch with the Master and we interviewed the various members of the crew available and we only had one refusal. We then visited the N.O.i/c and informed him that we had a volunteer crew and he thereupon asked for the vessel to sail at Midnight as it was wanted at Dover by Midnight Friday. On consulting the Chief Engineer it was found that Coal would have to be bunkered and Oil obtained so that a sailing at 4.0.a.m. could be arranged, but that he estimated it would take 38/40 hours to reach Dover owing to having to clean fires enroute. I informed Capt. Cunliffe that I did not anticipate the boat could arrive there before 8.0.pm. Saturday and he accpeted this and instructed me to send the boat and as we had no coal in our bin, he arranged with the Dartmouth Coaling Co. to supply 10 tons of coal for bunkers, as the quantity on board was only sufficient to take the boat to Dover. In order that a sufficient supply of oil could be taken I obtained from the River Dart Steamboat Co. 20 gallons of lubricating oil and 5 gallons of paraffin. I obtained provisions considered necessary and to provide freshwater, I put a Traffic Department rotary pump se aboard. This met with the approval of the Crew. g The crew who volunteered and have gone with the boat are:- T.J. Palmer. Master. Deckhand. G.G.Challicomb as Mate. W.L.Pink. Chief Engineer. Fireman. F.Coombes. as Engineer R.Gill. Fireman Nighwatchman S.R.Legg as Fireman Supny S.G.Vercoe as Deckhand. These men readily volunteered for the task and they greatly apprefiated your kind message. They were in good heart and said they would do their best. The vessel left at 6.0.am. wed today in company with a Motor boat belonging to the River Dart g the Steamboat Co. The necessary instructions and route were obtained and from the N.O.i/c and the Master has to report to the N.O.i/c Dover an of on arrival for instructions". escort ff the rcraft
Operation Dynamo Map — Movement Logs
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