Ship Records

FLEET COMPOSITION

Ship Type Comparison

The first chart uses vessel types from our independently compiled searchable index of factual references and limited transcriptions from Lt Col G. P. Orde’s report; it is not a reproduction of the complete underlying document. The second uses the unfiltered ship table and combines available type information from Orde, external vessel collections, the Small Craft Service List and Lloyd’s Yacht Register, preferring the more specific combined-record value where available.

These totals describe records and mentions, not a definitive fleet of participating vessels. A ship may appear because it was associated with, considered for, investigated in connection with or mentioned in material relating to Operation Dynamo; inclusion does not by itself prove participation.

Orde Report: Unique Ships by Type
Combined Ship Table: Unique Ships by Type
Naval / Commercial Classification

Unique ships in the full, unfiltered combined index.

Naval
78
Commercial
64
Naval and commercial
0
Not recorded
2,417
Loss Status

Unique ships in the full, unfiltered combined index.

Lost
125
Sunk
85
Did not return
3
No loss recorded
2,346
Recorded Ship Lengths

Unfiltered totals grouped into length ranges. Ships without a usable numeric length are omitted.

SOURCE COVERAGE

Ship Record Coverage Matrix

Total unique ships: 2,559

Coverage measure Orde Report Red List Small Craft Service List Lloyd’s Yacht Register (1939)
Ships with one or more records 740 308 253 351
Ships without a record 1,819 2,251 2,306 2,208
Coverage of ship index 28.9% 12.0% 9.9% 13.7%

This core vessel index combines an external collection with Orde’s report. Red List, Small Craft Service List and Lloyd’s records appear only when their ship name matches a vessel in that combined index.

Found 10 matching ships for “Lena”.

✅ present · ❌ not present · ❓ data not available

Ship Name - A Ship Type Length Build Year Builder Naval / Commercial Loss Status Orde Report Red List Small Craft Service List Lloyd’s Yacht Register (1939) Other Records
AVE MARIA GRATIA PLENA C1298 French Trawler — — — — — ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ View
Ship Name - D Ship Type Length Build Year Builder Naval / Commercial Loss Status Orde Report Red List Small Craft Service List Lloyd’s Yacht Register (1939) Other Records
DOROTHY HELENA SM7 Fishing Vessel — — — — — ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ View
Ship Name - G Ship Type Length Build Year Builder Naval / Commercial Loss Status Orde Report Red List Small Craft Service List Lloyd’s Yacht Register (1939) Other Records
GLENARIFFARIC MN Coaster — — — — — ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ View
Ship Name - K Ship Type Length Build Year Builder Naval / Commercial Loss Status Orde Report Red List Small Craft Service List Lloyd’s Yacht Register (1939) Other Records
KINGSTON GALENA 9TH A/S — — — — — — ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ View
KINGSTONGALENA FY145 Naval Trawler — — — — — ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ View
Ship Name - L Ship Type Length Build Year Builder Naval / Commercial Loss Status Orde Report Red List Small Craft Service List Lloyd’s Yacht Register (1939) Other Records
LENA HMS Dutch Coaster — — — — Sunk ✅ ❌ ✅ ❌ ✅ View
Ship Name - M Ship Type Length Build Year Builder Naval / Commercial Loss Status Orde Report Red List Small Craft Service List Lloyd’s Yacht Register (1939) Other Records
MARIA ELENA Trawler — — — — — ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ View
MARIA ELENA AD54 French Naval Drifter — — — — — ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ View
MARIE ELENA D — — — — — ❌ ✅ ❌ ❌ ✅ View
Ship Name - P Ship Type Length Build Year Builder Naval / Commercial Loss Status Orde Report Red List Small Craft Service List Lloyd’s Yacht Register (1939) Other Records
PRINCESS HELENA MN Paddle Steamer — — — — — ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ View
Unique ships with records: 3 1 1 0 – Total Ships: 10