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SUTTON
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Wikipedia vessel details
Secondary-source table data; verify against primary records where available.
- Name
- HMS Sutton (N78)
- Pennant number
- N78
- Flag
- Royal Navy
- Description
- Fleet minesweeper
- Built
- 1918
- Tonnage
- 710
- Commanding officer
- A/Cdr. Grenville Mathias Temple, RN (retd) (S.O.)
- Trips to Dunkirk
- 4
- Troops landed
- 1,100
- Notes
- Not stated
ORDE Registry
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Small Craft Service List
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Red List (1939–40) — OCR
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Ship Details
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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
12 pagesImaged document collections containing pages whose OCR text or table data has been tagged with the name SUTTON. Open a collection to view the page images and transcriptions.
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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| a. Jack 5 | a. Lak 12 | 36, Sutton Court Road, | a. Yvonne 8 | a. Jill 5 |
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| Briggs, J. S., Byeways, Willow Hall, Thorney, Peterborough.-Lin. Elizabeth | Briscombe, Basil, Miller & Ridge Streets, North Sydney, N.S.W.-N.S.W.-Pr.A. | Broad, Capt. Hubert S., Nettleden Village, Hemel Hempstead, Herts.-Isl.-Lon. | Bröholdt, Sverre, Drammensveien 82, Oslo, Norway. Nsk. | Brookes, Arnold E., 9, Monmouth Drive, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham.-Sev.M. |
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| (See page 608) Crawford, Dr. Wm., Cumberland House, Woodbridge, Suffolk.-Deb.-L.S. | Crerar, Peter, Leadenflower, Crieff, Perthshire. Grk.-Tay. m. Amulree 88 | Crocker, W. P., Downside, 6, Crossways, Sutton, Surrey. Hen.-Tms.C. m. Peredith II 12 | Crosland, J. S. G., The Vicarage, Rustington, Sussex. Ssx.M. Isle of 12 | Aldershot, Hants.-Foy. a. Merlin 11 Crowe, C. B., " Kooyong," Elles Avenue, Merrow |
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| Herdman, Miss E. Catherine, Nunclose, Grassendale Park, Liverpool. | Herring, Stephen, Branketre," 28, Alderton Hill, Loughton, Esser.-Bnm.-Cor. a. De Brave Hendrik 47 | Hewitt, L. E., 78, Goldieslie Road, Wylde Green, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire. | Hibbs, E. A., Seychelles, Brightlingsea, Essex. Bgs. | Highland Brigade Yacht Club, |
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| Hill, H. D., 1, Castle View, Leeds. m. Alcora (P.O.) - | Hill-Reid, W. S., 16, The Downsway, Sutton, Surrey. L.S.-Tms. a. Zoraida II 16 | Hines, Herbert T., White Oak," Highclere, Newbury, Berks.-Bxm.-Crn.-Lld.-Sth.(.c.)- Tms. a. Memory 56 | Hiscock, Eric C., Wynott, Abbotts Way, Southampton, Hants.-Crz. Wanderer II 5 | R.N. (ret.), Naval & Military Club, 94, Piccadilly, London, W.1.-LS.-Naw.-Ssx. a. Bunty 13 |
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| Ireland, H. W. F., The Durdans, Somerville Road, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire.-Sev.M. m. Beth 23 | Isbye, Chr., Th. Philipsenvej. 14, Kastrup, Copenhagen.-Kbn.M. m. Bodil 8 | Jackett, Thomas, Caulfield, Kimberley Park Road, Falmouth, Cornwall.-Fls. Marion 2 | Jackson, James, Hillcrest, Larkhall, Lanarkshire. S.M.Y.C. m. Shelagh 8 | Jacobs, Chas. V., 30, Smith Square, Westminster, London, 8.W.1.-Bnm.-C.A.-Cor.-Lon.-Srn.- Tms.-Y.R.A. a. Patna 23 |
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| Brunhilde 10 | Seeotter - | Langes gate 7, Oslo, Norway.-Nsk. | M.C., | Deerpark, Sutton, Co. Dublin. |
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| MacLennan, A., Marine Hotel, Mallaig, Inverness-shire. m. Ossianic 36 | McLoughlin, H. F., Red Lodge, Blackroot Road, Sutton Coldfield, Warwick. m. Zelea 18 | McMorland, Daniel, Clyde Motor Boat Agency, 25, Kempock Street, Gourock. | Eversdale, Hawkhead Road, Paisley. C.Crz. a. Hadassah 11 | McPherson, C. M., 89. Kingsway, London, W.C.2.-Bnm. Thalassa (P.O.) 5 |
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| Rhodes, A. L., "The Pyramids," Horning, Norfolk. C.A.-Yrk. | Richards, F. A., Rope Hill, Boldre, Lymington, Hants. Cly.-Crz.-Cst.(C.)-Isl.-Lon.-Lym.- Mtr.-Srn.(R.C.)-Tms.-Y.R.A. | Richards, W. H., St. Maur, Benhill Wood Road, Sutton. | a. Blue Water 10 Richardson, Dr.J W., | Inglewood, Keith, Banffshire.-S.M.Y.C. m. Parella 17 Rickinson, W. |
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| Silvester, P. T., Oakwood, Brockhurst Road, Gosport, Hants.-C.A. Wanderer 8 | m. Wanderer 10 Simon, C. L., 19, Chesterfield Road, Sutton Court, Chiswick, London, W.4. | Simpson, Peter, 17, Fox Street, Greenock. C.Cor.-Cly.-Grk.-Nor.-Wst. Helen 10 | Singeisen, Capt. E. A., R.N.R. (ret.), Redmile, Netley Abbey, Southampton, Hants. | Skelton, Dr. John B. G., Leventhorpe, 1, Elmhurst Road, Gosport, Hants.-Pts.S. a. Orinthia 4 |
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| Wiley, A. E., Rigby, Barker Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham.-Mtr.-Tms. m. Cacouna 202 | Wilkinson, G. C., c/o Lloyds Bank, Ltd., 263, Tottenham Court Road, London, W.C.1. a. Scheria 7 | Willard, John H., 6037, Trafalgar Street, Vancouver, B.C. m. Jolly Mac 27 | a. Interloper 20 Williams, E. P., Redbourne, Priests Lane, Shenfield, | Williams, Major K. Greville, O.B.E., Gaston Grange, Alton, Hants. Bem.-Red.-Srn. |
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| Wilson, Major T. K., Green Tubs, Farnham, Surrey. C.A.-Cnq. m. Lady Betty 15 | Wiltshier, Eric C., Stour Street, Canterbury, Kent.-Wbl. a. Mignonette 7 | Winfrey, Richard F., Ashwell, Long Sutton, Holbeach, Lincoln.-Crn. Provident 78 | Winstone, Eric G., Takapuna, Auckland, N.Z.-N.Z. Nga-Toa 18 | Withers, D. S., Ballard Lee, Swanage, Dorset. C.A.-Swn. a. William and Sam (P.O.) 63 |
Operation Dynamo Map — Movement Logs
Movements recorded for SUTTON during the evacuation period, as plotted on the Operation Dynamo map.
| Departed | Route | Arrived | Troops | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Dunkirk | — | — |
Stationary
HMS report explicitly names this location; a complete dated movement is unavailable
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TNA ADM 116 4649, page 106 |
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