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Kimberley

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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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  • Ship type: Sailing Barge

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

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Lloyd’s Yacht Register (1939)
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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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Cernadas, Alfredo, Calle Juncal 851, Buenos Aires.-Arg. a. Muriel 113 Cerruti, Comm. Ing. Camillo, Chamay, Ch., 1, rue du Petit Chêne, Lausanne. Switzerland.-C.V.G. Vagabonde II — Wings - Chantrey, Guy M., Kimberley House, 14/17, Holborn Viaduct, London, E.C.1.-Har.-Ssx.M. m. Margaret Mary 13 Chatterton, Lt.-Comdr. E. Keble, R.N.V.R., Royal Thames Yacht Club, 60, Knightsbridge, London, S. W. 1. Crz.-Tms. a. Charmina 6 Chetwode, Roger, 2, Cornwall Terrace, London, N.W.1. R.Y.S.-Art.-C.A.-Ocn. a. Tiger C 12 (See page 608)
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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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Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199 2429. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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KIMBERLEY - renamed MANLY - q.v. AP 11.6.40 2.8.40
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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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- 2 -
11.
A/P 29th Trawlers CARBINEER II, KASTORIA and
paid off on August 1940 on lapse of T 124 agreements NAMUR
(M. 06221/40).
IMMEDIATE.
Serial No. 610.
12.
SECRET.
No Rye in the his title has now been amended to
Club, S.L. Willis and has taken up his Headquarters in (Commander)
The R.N.O. Hastings, Vice Admiral
SPECIAL SECRET BRANCH ACQUAINT.
The following information is circulated for guidance
change area covered by this R.N.O. is R.N.O. involved.
and for such action within each Admiralty Department as may be
(M. 016366/40).
necessary.
62
13.
N.O. i/c Haifa as patrol craft on Palestine Coast:-
The following police launches have been commission
G.Britow
for Head of Military Branch.
MOQITA
SEALION
19th September, 1940.
SEAWOLF
SHARK
HAWK
EAGLE.
1.
Correspondence to Naval authorities in the Shetlands.
All will be borne nominally on books of STAG.
In connection with the distribution of copies of
(M. 017235/40).
Admiralty letters of a General nature regarding anti-invasion that
14.
R/S
61
need be
Messages have recently been addressed by Admiral
ck and
Departments to V.A.A. in error and attention is therefore
Secretary is
to S.S.B.A. No. 583 (28) which states that the appointment
18 SEP 1940
M.r.C. Poole.
Admiral Aircraft Carriers has lapsed.
4th June
(M. 015837/40).
940 19 SEP 1940 rol
to
15.
With reference to S.S.B.A. No. 585 (11), trawler
has been allocated to Brigham and Cowan, S. Shields, for
Head of Military Branch.
h July 1
mof
uties at
to Oropesa Minesweeper. Winch, gallows and fair-leads are
The Secretary to
did
provided if available from those removed from converted trs
Naval Officer-in-Charge,
Poole.
4 C luly,
Approval has been given for trawler LADY LOVE to
19th September, 1940
M.010027/40
(owner
inder
requisitioned, if suitable, for Oropesa M/S in place of tre
been
BAHAMA which has been found unsuitable
Dutch coaster AEGIR paid off at Poole.
is AEGIR
(M. 016433/40).
It is understood from the
The Base accountant organization at Aden is short
Director of Sea Transport that the
0.
ELGICA 8
16.
E GEZUST
centralised ashore. H.M.S. LUCIA will be an independent CO
naval crew did not leave the Dutch
state
up as
with accounts in SHEBA.
Coaster till 4th July, 1940
L by Belg
I 1
THE
all
SHEBA will also carry accounts of base staff,
HUN
Portsmouth that
DERBY, CHANTALA, CHAKDINA, SAGITTA, MOONSTONE, PLANET, Ade
Poole on 28th June, 1940.
enger
LAOMEDON (on commissioning).
Station, KANDAHAR, KIMBERLEY, KINGSTON, AMBER, BURGONET and
It is requested that you will
8
Accounts of FLAMINGO, GRIMSBY and AUCKLAND are
state whather Ansibility tillad an
state lty reaponsibility titud 4th
ach MEUSE
that
carried on board.
it into
a Care and Maintenance
H.M.S. LUCIA will act as repair ship and provide
remained on board after 28th June,
accommodation for personnel waiting passage etc.
1940.
1 over to
The change will take effect as soon as accommodatal
on
ready and necessary personnel arrive.
(Sga.) E w. austin
(M. 015284/40).
17.
With reference to S.S.B.A. No. 550 (1), the follow
for Head of Military Branch.
trawlers are expected to commission on dates shown:-
SILANION
VIKING DEEPS
SABINA
11th September, 1940.
and 3rd
-
STRATHELLA
11th September, 1940.
-
DOROTHY GRAY
4th September, 1940.
-
4th September, 1940.
11.
TRITELIA
-
4th September, 1940.
(M. 013761/40).
'rculation as for Special Secret Branch Acquaint No.
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