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 21 matching ships for “Mary”.

✅ 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
ADA MARY Sailing Barge — — — — — ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ 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
DIANA MARY Thames Motor Boat — — — — — ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ View
Ship Name - E 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
EDWARD & MARY RX74 Hastings Fishing Boat — — — — — ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ View
ELLEN MARY Abandoned — — — — — ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ 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
LADY MARY Barge — — — — — ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ View
LADY ROSEMARY D — — — — — ❌ ✅ ❌ ❌ ✅ 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
MARGARET MARY Motor Boat — — — — — ❌ ✅ ❌ ✅ ✅ View
MARY Motor Boat — — — — — ❌ ✅ ❌ ✅ ✅ View
MARY ANN Barge — — — — — ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅ View
MARY BIRCH Barge — — — — — ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ View
MARY ELIEZER Sailing Barge — — — — — ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ View
MARY HOWARD D — — — — — ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ View
MARY IRENE Fishing vessel 32ft 6ins 1935 Shutters of Poole — — ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ View
MARY JANE Motor Yacht 42ft 1926 Not known — — ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅ View
MARY ROSE Motor Yacht — — — — Lost ✅ ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅ View
MARY SCOTT ON691 R.N.L.I. Lifeboat 46ft 6ins 1925 J S White, Cowes, I o W — — ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ View
MARY SPEARING Thames Launch — — — — Lost ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ View
MARY SPEARING II Thames Launch — — — — — ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ 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 MARY SM129 Fishing Vessel — — — — — ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ View
Ship Name - R 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
ROSA MARY D — — — — — ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ View
ROSEMARY Sloop — — — — — ❌ ✅ ❌ ✅ ✅ View
Unique ships with records: 3 4 0 6 – Total Ships: 21