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- Ship type: Cargo Ship
Lloyd’s Yacht Register (1939)
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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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return ** SOT VSSINED Lost at Unknown Dunkirk .op LSOT *xoudds DID .op IseasV DYI Name of Vessel Cause and Position Remarks. and G.R.T. Date LARK 1/6 At Dunkirk. Abandoned on Sailing barge beach. pelto G.R.T. 67 D.W. 140 2/6 Stranded on Bryr Brayne Abandoned. Tug. awold Sands off Dunkirk. Carrying 100 G.R.T. 105 troops. All to benobriada Shink taken off. About to S.S.TRAIN FERRY bandoned on beach at LOST. No.2. 12/6 Le Havre during est .T.B.O G.R.T.2678. operations. D.W. MISSAI MAZOO credition S.S. BRUGES About Bombed off Le Havre. SUNK. 781 .T.R.O P.C. Benands Due beriosed DXL G.R.T.2949 to D.W 741 88 .T.R.O Je nottanosve gnizub 11.0 .TEIRESIAS 17/6 Bombed off St. Nazaire BELIEVED SUNK. NOSTW Benyemous Honato in 47. 7°N. 2°23'W 8\1 G.R.T.7405 ENTERSETAS Intrant Ja D.W. 9644 anovivous anthosez Wosed S.S. DIDO. 18/6 At Brest. Abandoned. Blown up in.8.0 G.R.T.3554 Dry Dock. .W.G D.W. 5050 hedmen MARL APARTAS .MURMANSK. 19/6 Grounded at Brest. Abandoned. 11188 Trawler. G.R.T. 348 .T.R.O D.W. DOS .W.O S.LUFFWORTH. Prev. Abandoned at Brest. SUNK. Tramp. 21/6. G.R.T. 279. .T.H.O D.W. 370 our .W.G S.S.LANCASTRIA. 17/6 Bombed. Position SUNK. P.C. unknown. G.R.T.16,243. D.W. 13,226. or M.V. KUFRA. 23/6 Rammed by 'San Diego' SUNK. C.L. in 44° 11' 2°W. G.R.T. 4364 D.W. 2724 S.S. "MONA'S QUEEN" 29/5/40. Sunk by enemy action 29 survived. off Dunkirk. 26 lost. S.S. "LADY ROSEBERY" 1/6 SUNK. Aux. sailing barge Abandoned at G.R.T. 109 Dunkirk. "DUCHESS". 1/6 During operations at Spritsai 11. barge do. Dunkirk. G.R.T. 55 Net. S.S. "ELLAVORE" At Havre. Bombed by SUNK. G.R.T. 1302, 10/6 aircraft.
Source: The National Archives, Kew, CAB 103 191. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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POLLY THOMAS 008ADO canad MINISTRY Hotel OF SHIPPING, HOTEL, Name of Vessel 363 and G.R.T. 8A Date Sailing barge 1/6 Cause and Position 20A LARK G.R.T. 67 At Dunkirk. D.W. 140 M.0346/41. List C. 1 T56le FOSSA Tug. 2/6 1. Ships proper lost during H"March, 1941. G.R.T. 105 Stranded Dunkirk Operations. Sands off on Dunkirk. Bryr Brayne ed House, N. S.S.TRAIN No.2. FERRY Name. Date lost. About d, D.W. G.R.T.2678. 12/6 bandoned on at 1st June, 1940. your letter of ship M.S. BASILISK ough S.S. P.C. BRUGES M.S. GRAFTON 29th May, 1940. rding herewith ops About 30th May, 1940. oncerning the loss ing intity was a G.R.T.2949 11/6 ,M.S. GRENADE D.W. 741 Bombed off Le Havre. 1st June, 1940. d by you. .M.S. HAVANT buoy a S.TEIRESIAS S 0 have been 1st June, 1940. in G.R.T.7405 17/6 .M.S. KEITH PS as ou will probably D.W. 9644 .M.S. WAKEFUL 29th May, 1940. roops, tish S.S. DIDO. in Bombed 47.7°N. off St.Nazaire 20. on is obtained I.M.S. SKIPJACK 1st June, 1940. 3,733. G.W.T.3550 ot always readily 673 18/6 H.M.S. MOSQUITO 1st June, 1940. ers TrawlerMANSK. At Brest. Abandoned. (approx) D.W. G.R.T. 348 19/6 Blow ncerely, When Dry & Grounded at Brest. nd about MAhcak oard S.S.LUPPWORTH. g picked Aband G.R.T. 279. Prev, D.W. 370 21/6. isting Abandoned at Brest. een S.S.LANCASTRIA. evacuees) G.R.T.16,243. 17/6 SUNK, 13,226. /2/1941 Bombed. unknown. Position Lue Coat School, Is M.V. KUFRA. Church Road, SUNK. Wavertree, G.R.T. 4364 23/6 LIVERPOOL, 15. bombs D.W. 2724 mes early "MONA'S QUEEN' 29/5/40. in Rammed 44° 11' by 'San 2°W. Diego' bombs and SUNK. sequently at there DIFERRION. sunk by H.M.S. JANUS. 10 10 1/6 off Sunk bunkirk. action were any troops on board. "DUCHESS" 29 survive MAID OF KENT. Lost on 1/6/40 as the result of bombing available attacks and G.R.T. 55 Net. Spritsail barge 26 lost. during no information as to any military personnel on Dunkirk operations. No details board. 1/6 SUNK. S.S. "ELLAVORE" During at Abandoned MONA'S QUEEN. Personnel Vessel sunk by mine whilst off Dunkirk. G.R.T. 1302. Dunkirk No other details available. 10/6 H.M.S. FIELDS. Received direct hit Impossible from enemy to aircraft ascertai GRACIE while carrying 700-800 troops. At Havre. aircraft, by do. number of troops killed. SUNK.
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House, Name of Vessel and G.R.T. Date Cause and Position Remarks N. LARK 1/6 At Dunkirk. Abandoned on beach. ugh Sailing barge G.R.T. 67 tity D.W. 140 as a EOSSA 2/6 Stranded on Bryr Brayne Abandoned. Carrying Tug. Sands off Dunkirk. 100 troops. All G.R.T.105 taken off. in B as S.S. TRAIN FERRY About 12/6 Abandoned on beach at LOST. ish NO.2. Le Havre during G.R.T.2678. operations. D.W. - S.S. BRUGES About 11/6 Bombed off Le Havre. SUNK. P.C. G.R.T.2949 D.W. 741 S.S. TEIRESIAS 17/6 Bombed off St.Nazaire BELIEVED SUNK. C.L. in 47.7°N. 2° 23'W. G.R.T.7405 D.W. 9644 S.S. DIDO 18/6 At Brest.Abandoned. Blown up in G.R.T.3554 Dry Dock. D.W. 5050 S.T.MURMANSK. 19/6 Grounded at Brest. Abandoned. Trawler. G.R.T. 348. D.W. S.S.LUFFWORTH. Prev.21/6. Abandoned at Brest. SUNK. Tramp. G.R.T. 279. D.W. 370. S.S.LANCASTRIA. 17/6 Bombed. Position SUNK. P.C. unknown. G.R.T.16,243. D.W. 13,226. M.V. KUFRA. 23/6 Rammed by 'San Diego' SUNK. C.L. in 44° 11'M2°W. G.R.T. 4364. D.W. 2724. S.S. "MONA'S QUEEN". 29/5/40 Sunk by enemy action 29 survived. off Dunkirk. 26 lost. S.S. "LADY ROSEBERY" 1/6 SUNK+ Aux. sailing barge Abandoned at Dunkirk. G.R.T. 109. "DUCHESS". 1/6 During operations at Spritsail barge do. Dunkirk. G.R.T. 55 Net. S.S. "ELLAVORE". 10/6 At Havre. Bombed by SUNK. G.R.T.1302. aircraft. -4-
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