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Dyram. 147. 428
H.M. Tug "St. Clears",
404
Sheerness.
TO: KING'S HARBOUR MASTER.
7th June, 1940.
Sir,
I Clears" submit the following report and the movements of
Tug "St. during the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk H.M. area.
Aynomoso.
425
ilegrams? CLEMENTSON, MARITIME, HULL."
Telephone:
Coder
401
ASSOCIATED HUMBER LINES.
GOOLE STEAM SHIPPING (L.M.S. Riy.), GOOLE.
L. &N.E.R. CONTINENTAL SERVICES, GRIMSBY.
HULL & NETHERLANDS STEAMSHIP CO., Ltd., HULL.
WILSONS & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY SHIPPING, CO., Ltd., HULL.
1826/212
oper ИОС 81
MARINE DEPARTMENT.
YOUR RBF.
MARINE SUPERINTENDENT:
MYTONGATE.
OUR REF.
MMANDER W. B. CLEMENTSON,
R.D., R.N.R.
HULL.
to
10th June 1940
The Flag Officer (Humber)
Cardigan Chambers,
Savile St,
HULL.
Dear Sir,
SS
"RYE"
I beg to enclose you a copy of a
report I have received from the Master of this Company's
steamer "RYE" which arrived at Jersey on the 5th inst from
Goole.
LAG
REFICER
Yours
faithfully,
CEA
11 JUN1940
8279
Marine Supt.
du
Send 15 Drem
Sgd. A. Hiley.

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Dyram. 147 428
H.M. Tug "St. Clears",
404
Sheerness.
TO: KING'S HARBOUR MASTER.
7th June, 1940.
Sir,
I Clears" submit the following report and the movements
Tug "St. during the evacuation of troons from of H.M. area.
COPY.
ZIA
a
40%
S.S."RYE"
at Jersey,
5th June 1940.
ssociated Humber Lines,
arine Dept.,
ULL.
Bir,
1940.
I beg to report that at 8.45 pm. on Tuesday, 4th, when
passing Dover I observed a motor boat about two miles outside my
track, flying a white flag and trying to attract attention. I
proceeded to boat and found it packed with soldiers who said they
were French from Dunkirk and had no more petrol. After careful
examination I allowed them to come on board unarmed, and towed the
boat towards Dover Harbour, distance about five miles. After
speaking the examination vessel I anchored and a tug was sent out
to me. The men, 24 and four Officers, 28 in all, were sent on
ral the tug and the tug towed the boat into the Harbour. I then
proceeded at 11.10 pm. to my destination.
The boat was the "Diana Mary" a British boat about 30 feet
long. I sent a man down to make boat well fast and steer it. This
man noticed a licence on dashboard "Thames Conservancy". One of
the French Officers told how, at 7 am. on Tuesday morning, his
party selected this boat out of a number abandoned on the beach.
She was well provisioned with food and a note in the boat in
English read good luck to those who get her." These soliders
waited for tide to float it and then pushed out to sea. When
I picked them up at 8.45 pm. they had not the least idea where
they were. Fog had been general all day.
Yours faithfully,
Sgd. A. Hiley.

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CONFIDENTIAL.
154
Page 35.
156
Operation "DYNAMO" - Narrative of Events.
Inshore Flotillæsand Naval Shore Parties (continued)
boats which had been cast away by the soldiers on
disembarkation.
106. By the night of the 30th/31st a considerable
number of collapsible boats and pontoons had been received
from the Royal Engineers of the B.E.F. These were of great
assistance and paddled off about 10 men in each trip, but
again, in spite of all efforts, in the vast majority of cases,
the soldiers left these craft when they arrived at the
offshore ship.
107. Much of the most meritorious work of lifting off
the beaches was done by the offshore warships' own boats, who
were tireless in their efforts. All small pulling boats and
small power boats were lowered and were lent from ship to
ship when their own parent ship left the coast to unload at
a United Kingdom port. In addition, H.M. ships seized
drifting and abandoned boats as opportunity offered and
manned them up with boat keepers. Owing to the physical
exhaustion of these boats' crews after hours of work, relief
crews of stokers were frequently provided from amongst the
many volunteers that came forth.
108. A typical example of dogged work by a ship's boat
was afforded by the action of JAVELIN's and JAGUAR's boats
off Bray beach in the afternoon of 28/5. When their two
motor cutters and two whalers first grounded offshore they
were rushed and swamped by soldiers. Order being restored
the boats had to be baled out and the wet engines restarted,
following which) 700 troops were embarked by these few boats
in a short time during continuous bombing attacks.
109. Of the power boats available by far the most
useful and suitable were the A.L.Cs., M.L.Cs. and the small
type of R.N.L.I. life-boat. The high speed service motor
boats such as DOLPHIN's and EXCELLENT's boats and the R.A.F.
Seaplane tenders proved unsuitable for work in shallow
waters on a lee shore owing to the vulnerability of their
propellers and rudders and their poor manoeuvring powers at
low speeds.
110. Of the civilian manned craft one of the best
performances was that of the London Fire Brigade fire float
MASSEY SHAW. All the volunteer crew were members of the
London Fire Brigade or Auxiliary Fire Service and succeeded
in doing 4 round trips to the beaches in their well-found
craft. In contrast to this performance and that also of
the R.N.L.I. crews of the Ramsgate and Margate life-boats,
who took their boats over to Dunkirk, no volunteers, except
for the coxswain and engineer of the Dover life-boat, were
forthcoming from the R.N.L.I. crews of the other life-boats,
which were accordingly manned by R.N. crews. Also it must
be noted that civilian craft of such flotillas as the Rye
fishing fleet did not relish the idea of carrying out ferry-
ing work off the Flanders coast. Fishing boats and pleasure
boats from as far along the south coast as Brixham and
Dartmouth arrived at various times up to p.m. 30/5, but again
the civilian crews were not prepared to proceed to Dunkirk.
Accordingly, the most suitable of such boats as could be
manned by the Naval personnel available were taken up, but
the remainder took no part in the operations.
111./

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CONFIDENTIAL.
Page 35,
Operation "DYNAMO" - Narrative of Events,
Inshore Flotillasand Naval Shore Parties (continued)
boats which had been cast away by the soldiers on
disembarkation.
106. By the night of the 30th/31st a considerable
number of collapsible boats and pontoons had been received
from the Royal Engineers of the B.E.F. These were of great
assistance and paddled off about 10 men in each trip, but
again, in spite of all efforts, in the vast majority of cases,
the soldiers left these craft when they arrived at the
offshore ship.
107. Much of the most meritorious work of lifting off
the beaches was done by the offshore warships' own boats, who
were tireless in their efforts. All small pulling boats and
small power boats were lowered and were lent from ship to
ship when their own parent ship left the coast to unload at
a United Kingdom port. In addition, H.M. ships seized
drifting and abandoned boats as opportunity offered and
manned them up with boat keepers. Owing to the physical
exhaustion of these boats' crews after hours of work, relief
crews of stokers were frequently provided from amongst the
many volunteers that came forth.
108. A typical example of dogged work by a ship's boat
was afforded by the action of JAVELIN's and JAGUAR's boats
off Bray beach in the afternoon of 28/5. When their two
motor cutters and two whalers first grounded offshore they
were rushed and swamped by soldiers. Order being restored
the boats had to be baled out and the wet engines restarted,
following which 700 troops were embarked by these few boats
in a short time during continuous bombing attacks.
109. Of the power boats available by far the most
useful and suitable were the A.L.Cs., M.L.Cs. and the small
type of R.N.L.I. life-boat. The high speed service motor
boats such as DOLPHIN's and EXCELLENT's boats and the R.A.F.
Seaplane tenders proved unsuitable for work in shallow
waters on a lee shore owing to the vulnerability of their
propellers and rudders and their poor manoeuvring powers at
low speeds.
110. Of the civilian manned craft one of the best
performances was that of the London Fire Brigade fire float
MASSEY SHAW. All the volunteer crew were members of the
London Fire Brigade or Auxiliary Fire Service and succeeded
in doing 4 round trips to the beaches in their well-found
craft. In contrast to this performance and that also of
the R.N.L.I. crews of the Ramsgate and Margate life-boats,
who took their boats over to Dunkirk, no volunteers, except
for the coxswain and engineer of the Dover life-boat, were
forthcoming from the R.N.L.I. crews of the other life-boats,
which were accordingly manned by R.N. crews. Also it must
be noted that civilian craft of such flotillas as the Rye
fishing fleet did not relish the idea of carrying out ferry-
ing work off the Flanders coast. Fishing boats and pleasure
boats from as far along the south coast as Brixham and
Dartmouth arrived at various times up to p.m. 30/5, but again
the civilian crews were not prepared to proceed to Dunkirk.
Accordingly, the most suitable of such boats as could be
manned by the Naval personnel available were taken up, but
the remainder took no part in the operations.
111./

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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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- 2 -
paid off on A/P 29th Trawlers August CARBINEER 1940 on lapse II, KASTORIA of T 124 and agreements NAMUR
(M. 06221/40).
IMMEDIATE.
Serial No. 610.
SECRET.
Club, L. Willis Rye and The has R.N.O. his taken title Hastings, up has his Headquarters Vice Admiral in (Commander)
SPECIAL SECRET BRANCH ACQUAINT.
To change in the area covered now by been this amended R.N.O. is to R.N.O., involved.
The following information is circulated for guidance
and for such action within each Admiralty Department as may be
(M. 016366/40).
necessary.
62
.0. i/c Haifa The following as patrol police craft on launches Palestine have been commist
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
measures, the Secretary to F.O.C. Shetlands has stated that
epartm
such Admiralty circular letters of general application need be
S.S.
sent to F.O.C. Shetlands only and not to N.O. i/c Lerwick and
imiral
R.N.O. Sullom Voe.
(M. 014684/40).
Whale Catcher ORNEN III was commissioned on 24th June
2. 1940 as a tender to MALABAR II for minesweeping and patrol
duties at Trinidad.
(M. 018275/40).
beer
Orope
Catcher THORVARD was commissioned on 9th July 1°
ovided
3. as a tender Whale to MALABAR II for minesweeping and patrol duties at
(M. 018274/40).
Trinidad.
quisit
has been approved to requisition M/B DANDY under (owner
WILL
4. Sergeant J. It Cumming) for Air Rescue work at Herne Bay
supervision of R.N.O. Whitstable. (M. 016623/40).
5. Belgian (H 62: & different vessel from be DE taken DRIE up as
M/F.V's LEOPOLD NERA, ANNA LEOPOED, BELGICA GEZUST a:
acc
DE DRIE GEZUSTERS 540 (8)) manned by Poles) are to manned by
tenders (S.S.B.A. to No. observation minelayers. They will be Belg
(M. 017640/40).
CH
crews.
MEDON
6. Boat LERINA at Appledore for A/P (4. duties. 016300/40).
Approval has been given to take up Motor Passenger
01
S.S.B.A. No. 554 (7) Passenger but Launch put into MEUSE
ommodat
7. commissioned Reference for the Dunkirk Operations,
was service not with civilian crew. (M. 010027/40).
and
Chasseurs 23 and 25 were turned 24 over to
8. Free French Wooden Navy French on 9th September 1940, and Chasseur on
(M. 012992/40).
16th September 1940.
lers
ai
9.
M.L. 119 commissioned on 18th September 1940.
(M. 013007/40).
(3)) and and SILANION 3rd
10. August
equisit
AHAMA
September (S.S.B.A. 1940
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Monday 3rd June having called at Rye, Hastings and
Newhaven en route.
on

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THE EVACUATION FROM DUNKIRK
APPENDIX G
6. D.M.O.' escorted 18 motor to VICE-ADMIRAL, by trawler boats and Asama. 17 DOVER whalers (R) left C.-in-C. Sheerness Nore, for N.O.I.C. Dover
1916/28
7. VICE-ADMIRAL, DOVER to C.-IN-C. NORE (R) Admiralty
Request you will send every available to shallow off draft power boat capable
ing stocked from with beaches fuel to and ships, provisions direct for ships 2 days. lying beaches to eastward of of Dunkirk ferry-
2002/28
8. (ADMIRALTY) D.S.V.P. to C.-IN-C. Nore, S.N.O. DOVER, S.N.O. SHEERNESS
to Additional arrive before motor tomorrow boats up night to a 29th. possible 40 are being sent from Thames to Dover
Some boats will come await by lorries arrival direct of to boats. Dover. Runner 12 crews are being sent to
ness and 20 but to will Sheerness not proceed to further. crews take boats to Sheer- Dover
2031/28
9. N.C.S.O. THAMES N.O.I.C. to RAMSGATE COMMODORE SHEERNESS, C.-IN-C. NORE, VICE-ADMIRAL, DOVER,
have charts, food, fuel, they be sent to Sheerness first.
All small craft are being etc. route-ed If not direct complete to beaches will east of Dunkirk provided they
2301/28
Wednesday, 29th May
10. ADMIRALTY to COMMODORE IN CHARGE, SHEERNESS (R) C.-in-C. Nore V.A. Dover.
N.O.I.C. Ramsgate
All motor boats being prepared for service under V.A. Dover are to be sent
Naval-Officer-in-Charge. immediately they are ready to Ramsgate where they will recieve orders from the
0120/29
11. Wolfhound to VICE-ADMIRAL, DOVER
Have you any orders for fleet of motor boats now tied up alongside Wolfhound.
0224/29
Reply
12.
Make utmost endeavour to hasten departure of motor boats to La Panne beach.
0256/29
13. (ADMIRALTY) D.S.V.P. to C's-in-C. PORTSMOUTH, NORE, S.N.O.'s YARMOUTH, NEW-
HAVEN, VICE-ADMIRAL, DOVER,
Officers from S.V.P. are proceeding to requisition suitable motor boats reported
to S.V.P. under Emergency Statute² and otherwise, for immediate service on coast
from Portsmouth to Yarmouth.
In all about 140 are anticipated of which 40 have already been requisitioned in
the Thames Estuary for special service and ordered to Dover.
It is requested that boats when collected are placed under control until their
crews arrive as follows:
Area I-Lymington to Littlehampton including I.O.W. assembling at Hamble.
Area 2-Littlehampton to Rye, assembling at Newhaven.
Area 3-Brightlingsea to Harwich, assembling at Harwich.
Area 4-Southwold to Gt. Yarmouth, assembling at Yarmouth.
0940/29
2 I This Dynamo Maintenance Officer (Admiral Taylor) at Sheerness.
of Small Craft (Information) Order, 1940. It was issued 718, at the on 16th April 1940,
emergency statute was Statutory Order No. dated 10th May, 1940, entitled
the Admiral Sir Lionel Preston, request, view of
feet probable The in order, requirements briefly, called for small on Director all motor owners of craft. the of Small Vessels Pool, craft Admiralty, between 30 in and 100
Order length, to send particulars of their craft self-propelled to the Admiralty within 14 days. The
clearly At the time of the conception way, Order, May however, there was
the B.B.C. was published in the press in the usual and on 14th it was broadcast on
no question of a possible evacuation from and the issue Continent. of the
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13A
The fire however began to spread rapidly and the Appearer by
reason of the fire had previously given orders for the ammunition
HT
carried by his vessel to be jettisoned in order to save the said
vessel from being blown up. The Appearer then made an attempt
ST.
to leave the Roads with a view to returning to an English Port
on a course given to the Appearer by the Officers of the last
ITE
mentioned Destroyer, but it was found that the telemotor steering
gear was broken and unusable, and that it was impossible to reach
the hand steering gear which was situated aft on the poop owing
to the fire and the fact that the remaining ammunition in the
tonnage opening was exploding. As at this juncture it became
impossible for the Appearer and his crew to navigate the said
vessel or even remain on board owing to the fact that the fire was
burning fiercely and was beyond control and that explosions were
continuously taking place and that the vessel was being subjected
to machine gun fire from enemy aircraft which were continuously
attacking vessels in the roadsteads, the Appearer called for the
assistance of one of His Majesty's Minesweepers which came alongside.
The Appearer then for the aforesaid reasons gave instructions for
the Officers and the crew to leave the said vessel, and they,
including him the Appearer, were transferred to the said
Minesweeper. When the Appearer and his crew last saw the vessel
she was burning fiercely and explosions were constantly occurring.
The Appearer with his Officers and crew were then brought to the
Port of Dover where they arrived at about 10 o'clock in the morning
of the Thirtieth day of May One thousand nine hundred and forty.
AND LASTLY that all losses and damages which may have happened
to the said vessel her appurtenances or cargo have arisen in manner
aforesaid and not through the neglect or default of the Appearer or
any of his crew, who all did their duty to the utmost of their power,
nor yet by any insufficiency in the said vessel which was tight
staunch and substantial sufficiently manned and furnished with
everything necessary for such a vessel and voyage and in every
respect seaworthy, her engines and machinery being in good working
order and condition, her cargo properly stowed and damaged and her
hatches well secured.
THEREFORE the Appearer declares to protest and I the said
Notary at his request do hereby solemnly protest for all losses
costs and damages, and for what else ought to be protested in the
premises.
THUS done and protested in London in the presence of John
William Patching and Rowland Rye, Witnesses.
Witnesses:
J.W. Patching.
R.W. MACKIE, Master.
Rowland Rye.
In testimonium Veritatis.
( S E A L)
J. Phillips Crawley.
Not Pub.
B
WE, ROBERT WILLIAM MACKIE, Master Mariner and Master of the
B
Steamship or Vessel called the "Clan Macalister", and JOHN OSBORNE
BC
Stamp
BO
BRI
6.40)
m
WOODALL, Chief Officer, and ROBERT HANNAH, Chief Engineer on board
/6a
the said Vessel, DO SOLEMNLY AND SINCERELY DECLARE THAT the contents
of the foregoing protest are strictly true and correct.
BRE
BRT
AND WE MAKE THIS SOLEMN DECLARATION conscientiously believing
BRIT
BRYW
the same to be true and by virtue of the provisions of the Statutory
Declarations Act 1835.
BULL
BURGO
ARED this first day
BURTO
ne 1940 at No.30
ng Lane in the City
...
R.W. MACKIE.
BOU SA
J.O. WOODALL.
BARBAR
ndon England.
ROBERT HANNAH.
BHURAN
BOAT (1
Before me,
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MINISTRY OF SHIPPING.
No. 176
of
CONFIDENTIAL
MESSAGE.
0940/29
ol
To
C. in C. Portsmouth, 76.
C. in C. Nore, 735.
DATE 29.5.40
S.N.O. YaDmouth
S.N.O. Newhaven
V.A. Dover. 275.
SENT
P/L BY TEP
From Admiralty.
Officers from S.V.P. are proceeding to
requisition suitable motor boats reported to S.V.P.
under Emergency Stature and otherwise for immediaté
service on coast from Portsmouth to Yarmouth. In all
about 140 are anticipated, of which 40 have already
been requisitioned in the Thames Estuary for special
service and ordered to Dover. It is requested that
boats when collected are placed under control until
therir crews arrive as follows:-
Area 1 - Lymington to Littlehampton, including Isle
of Wight assembling at Hamble.
Area 2 - Littlehampton to Rye, assembling at Newhaven.
(A92409) Wt 38636/439 2000 Pads 1/40 M.P.Ltd. 51-5912
Area 3 - Brightlingsea to Harwich, assembling at Harwich.
Areą 4 - Southwold to Great Yarmouth, assembling at
Yarmouth.
0940/29
for D.S.V.P.
A.C.N.S.(H)
D. of S.T.
D.S.V.P.
Mr. D.H. Edwards
D. of L.D.
S.T.N.6B
D.P.S.
D. of S. in P.
D. of S.T.
Extra.
O.D. (3)
Ops. (4)
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Committee to deal with claims of small craft employed
in the Dunkirk and subsequent operations.
Meeting held at ll.a.m. on Wednesday 31st July 1940
at the Ministry of Shipping. Room 8021.A.
.......
Present :-
Mr. Allen (Chairman)
" Moore
"
Riddell
" Wand
.....
1. Minutes of Meeting held on 24th July were agreed.
2. Matters arising were discussed
(a) "Britannic" : Rye Fishery Officer is endeavouring
to find a suitable boat.
(b) Sailing Barges:
"Ada
Mary" : Agreed to Repair and negotiate
settlement.
"Hastaway"
"
"
"
"
"
"
:
"Ashingdon"
"
"
"
"
"
"
:
"Basildon"
"
"
:
have valued.
"Burton"
"
If
:
"
If
"Shannon"
If
"
"
"
:
(c) "Iote" : Agreed to invite owner to call and discuss
terms of settlement at £1,250 - £1,400.
(d) "Count Dracula" : Agreed to obtain valuation from
Messrs Tough's.
3. Report of Payments for week ended 30th July amounting to
£1,541.17.10d was presented and passed.
4. The following Total Loss Cases were discussed:-
(a) "Warrior" : Agreed to offer £125 in full and
final settlement.
(b) "Rocinante" Agreed to offer £300 in full and final
settlement.
(c) "Viewfinder":
"
"
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5. "Elvin": Claim for wages was deferred until next meeting.
6. Next Meeting fixed for ll.a.m. on Wednesday 7th August, 1940.
his alm 7/8/40.

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Dyram. 147 428
404
H.M. Tug "St. Clears",
Sheerness.
TO: KING'S HARBOUR MASTER.
7th June, 1940.
Sir,
I submit the following report and the movements of
Tug "St. Clears" during the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk H.M. area.
Aynomoso.
425
legrams? CLEMENTSON, MARITIME, HULL."
Telephone:
Codifina
401
ASSOCIATED HUMBER LINES.
GOOLE STEAM SHIPPING (L.M.S. Riy.), GOOLE.
L.&N.E.R. CONTINENTAL SERVICES, GRIMSBY.
HULL & NETHERLANDS STEAMSHIP CO., Ltd., HULL.
WILSONS & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY SHIPPING, CO., Ltd., HULL.
1826/212
MARINE DEPARTMENT.
одег ИОС
YOUR RBF.
MARINE SUPERINTENDENT:
MYTONGATE.
OUR REF.
MMANDER W. B. CLEMENTSON,
R.D., R.N.R.
HULL.
10th June 1940
The Flag Officer (Humber)
Cardigan Chambers,
Savile St,
HULL.
Dear Sir,
SS "RYE"
I beg to enclose you a copy of a
report I have received from the Master of this Company's
steamer "RYE" which arrived at Jersey on the 5th inst from
Goole.
LAG
OFF
Yours faithfully,
DEA
11 JUN1940
8279
Marine Supt.
du
Send 15 Drem
Sgd. A. Hiley.

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Dyram. 147 428
H.M. Tug "St. Clears",
401
Sheerness.
TO: KING'S HARBOUR MASTER.
7th June, 1940.
Sir,
Tug "St. during the evacuation of troons from H.M. area.
I Clears" submit the following report and the movements of
COPY.
ZIA
a
40.0
S.S. "RYE"
at Jersey,
5th June 1940.
ssociated Humber Lines,
arine Dept.,
ULL.
OF
Sir,
June, 1940.
I beg to report that at 8.45 pm. on Tuesday, 4th, when
passing Dover I observed a motor boat about two miles outside my
track, flying a white flag and trying to attract attention. I
proceeded to boat and found it packed with soldiers who said they
were French from Dunkirk and had no more petrol. After careful
examination I allowed them to come on board unarmed, and towed the
boat towards Dover Harbour, distance about five miles. After
speaking the examination vessel I anchored and a tug was sent out
to me. The men, 24 and four Officers, 28 in all, were sent on
the tug and the tug towed the boat into the Harbour. I then
proceeded at 11.10 pm. to my destination.
The boat was the "Diana Mary" a British boat about 30 feet
long. I sent a man down to make boat well fast and steer it. This
man noticed a licence on dashboard Thames Conservancy". One of
the French Officers told how, at 7 am. on Tuesday morning, his
party selected this boat out of a number abandoned on the beach.
She was well provisioned with food and a note in the boat in
English read "good luck to those who get her." These soliders When
waited for tide to float it and then pushed out to sea.
I picked them up at 8.45 pm. they had not the least idea where
they were. Fog had been general all day.
Yours faithfully,
Sgd. A. Hiley.