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This list consists of all major[1] naval and merchant ships involved in Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of allied troops from the Dunkirk area from 26 May to 4 June 1940. The operation was administered by the British Admiralty with the Royal Navy providing the bulk of large vessels. They were accompanied by several other vessels of allied navies, most notably the French, as well as many merchant ships, some previously requisitioned and converted for naval use, and others called into service from their civilian roles due to the urgency of the situation. Hundreds of small privately owned craft, known as the Little Ships of Dunkirk, not listed here, were crucial in ferrying from the beaches to these larger vessels, whilst the majority of troops embarked directly at Dunkirk harbour.
| Name (Pennant Number) | Flag | Description | Trips to Dunkirk | Troops landed at British ports | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A5 |  Belgian Naval Corps |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 229 | |
| HMS Abel Tasman |  Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 1 | 264 | |
| Aden |  France |
Cargo Ship | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| Adjader | France |
Dredger | 1 | 0 | |
| HMY Adventuress | Royal Navy |
Armed Yacht | 1 | 85 | |
| HMS Aegir | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 3 | 952 | |
| Aidie |  Merchant Navy |
Sailing Barge | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| Aïn el Turk | France |
Cargo Ship | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| HMS Albury (J41) | Royal Navy |
Fleet Minesweeper | 6 | 1,851 | |
| HMD Alcmaria (FY1525) | Royal Navy |
Naval Drifter | 1 | 32 | |
| HMS Alice | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| HMS Amazone | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 3 | 639 | |
| André Louis (AD29) | French Navy |
Naval Trawler | 2 | 549 | |
| Angèle Marie (AD71) | French Navy |
Naval Trawler | 2 | 199 | |
| HMS Anthony (H40) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 4 | 3,054 | |
| HMS Antje | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 2 | 593 | |
| SS Archangel | Merchant Navy |
Passenger Ship | 0 | 0 | |
| HMT Arctic Pioneer (FY164) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 0 | 0 | |
| HMT Argyllshire | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 0 | 0 | Sunk |
| HMT Arley (FY620) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 45 | |
| HMY Aronia | Royal Navy |
Armed Yacht | 1 | 42 | |
| Arras (A05) | French Navy |
Sloop | 1 | 542 | |
| HMS Atlantic | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 2 | 311 | |
| SS Autocarrier | Merchant Navy |
Passenger Ship | 2 | 712 | |
| Barbara Jean | Merchant Navy |
Sailing Barge | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| HMS Bart | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 1 | 0 | |
| HMS Basilisk (H11) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 2 | 695 | Sunk |
| MV Beal | Merchant Navy |
Coaster | 1 | 364 | |
| Beatrice Maud | Merchant Navy |
Sailing Barge | 1 | 313 | |
| Belfort (Q74) | French Navy |
Sloop | 1 | 0 | |
| SS Ben-my-Chree | Merchant Navy |
Passenger Ship | 3 | 3,845 | |
| Bernadette (AD90) | French Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 0 | |
| SS Biarritz | Merchant Navy |
Passenger Ship | 0 | 0 | |
| HMS Bideford (L43) | Royal Navy |
Sloop | 1 | 436 | |
| HMT Blackburn Rovers (FY116) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 0 | 0 | Sunk |
| ORP Błyskawica (H34) |  Polish Navy |
Destroyer | 0 | 0 | |
| HMS Bornrif | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 2 | 146 | |
| Bouclier (T141) | French Navy |
Torpedo Boat | 6 | 1,437 | |
| Bourrasque (T41) | French Navy |
Destroyer | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| HMS Brandaris | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 2 | 330 | |
| Branlebas (T113) | French Navy |
Torpedo Boat | 3 | 1,180 | |
| HMS Brighton Belle (J117) | Royal Navy |
Paddle Minesweeper | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| HMS Brighton Queen (J28) | Royal Navy |
Paddle Minesweeper | 1 | 160 | Sunk |
| HMT Brock (FY621) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 6 | |
| MV Bullfinch | Merchant Navy |
Coaster | 1 | 713 | |
| HMT C9 | Royal Navy |
Harbour Tug | 1 | 23 | |
| HMS Calcutta (D82) | Royal Navy |
Anti-Aircraft Cruiser | 2 | 1,856 | |
| HMY Caleta | Royal Navy |
Armed Yacht | 1 | 43 | |
| HMT Calvi | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| SS Canterbury | Merchant Navy |
Passenger Ship | 4 | 4,369 | |
| Cap d'Antifer (AD69) | French Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 291 | |
| Cap Tafelnah | France |
Cargo Ship | Sunk | ||
| HMT Cape Argona (FY190) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 0 | 0 | |
| Caporal Peugeot (AD9) | French Navy |
Naval Drifter | 1 | 105 | |
| HMS Caribia | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 2 | 583 | |
| HMT Cayton Wyke (FY191) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 277 | |
| Cérès | France |
Cargo Ship | 1 | 0 | |
| Cérons (P21) | French Navy |
Naval Cargo Ship | |||
| ST Cervia | Merchant Navy |
Harbour Tug | 1 | 30 | |
| ST Challenge | Merchant Navy |
Harbour Tug | 1 | 0 | |
| Chasse Marée (AD94) | French Navy |
Naval Trawler | 4 | 947 | |
| HMY Christabel II | Royal Navy |
Armed Yacht | 1 | 33 | |
| Ciel de France (C5598) | France |
Trawler | 2 | 108 | |
| SS City of Christchurch | Merchant Navy |
Cargo Ship | 1 | 0 | |
| SS Clan Macalister | Merchant Navy |
Cargo Ship | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| HMT Clythness (FY1596) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 150 | |
| HMS Codrington (D65) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 8 | 5,450 | |
| Commandant Delage (A12) | French Navy |
Fleet Minesweeper | 2 | 624 | |
| Commandant Rivière (A32) | French Navy |
Fleet Minesweeper | 1 | 276 | |
| ST Contest | Merchant Navy |
Harbour Tug | 1 | 0 | |
| Costaud | France |
Harbour Tug | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| Côte d'Argent | France |
Passenger Ship | 5 | 5,152 | |
| Côte d'Azur | France |
Passenger Ship | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| Credo (DG924) | France |
Trawler | 1 | 53 | |
| ST Crested Cock | Merchant Navy |
Harbour Tug | 1 | 0 | |
| HMS Crested Eagle | Royal Navy |
Anti-Aircraft Paddle Steamer | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| Cyclone (T61) | French Navy |
Destroyer | 1 | 705 | |
| HNLMS De Mok I |  Royal Netherlands Navy |
Armed Yacht | 3 | 214 | Sunk |
| HMS Delta | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 2 | 282 | |
| HMS Deneb | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 1 | 100 | |
| Denis Papin (AD48) | French Navy |
Naval Trawler | 2 | 405 | Sunk |
| HMS Despatch II | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 2 | 428 | |
| HMS Devonia (J113) | Royal Navy |
Paddle Minesweeper | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| HMT Dhoon | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 130 | |
| Dijonnais (AD33) | French Navy |
Naval Trawler | |||
| Diligente | French Navy |
Gunboat | 1 | 346 | |
| SS Dinard (28) | Merchant Navy |
Hospital Carrier | 2 | 361 | |
| HMS Doggersbank | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 2 | 708 | |
| HMT Doria | Royal Navy |
Harbour Tug | 1 | 90 | |
| HMD Dorienta | Royal Navy |
Naval Drifter | 1 | 65 | |
| SS Dorrien Rose | Merchant Navy |
Coaster | 2 | 1,541 | |
| Douaisien | France |
Cargo Ship | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| HMT Dromedary | Royal Navy |
Harbour Tug | 1 | 0 | |
| HMS Duchess of Fife (J115) | Royal Navy |
Paddle Minesweeper | 4 | 1,633 | |
| HMS Dundalk (J60) | Royal Navy |
Fleet Minesweeper | 3 | 1,129 | |
| Duperre | France |
Trawler | 1 | 307 | |
| Edmond René (AD51) | French Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 0 | |
| SS Edvard Nissen | Merchant Navy |
Blockship | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| HMT Edwina (4.134) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 120 | |
| HMD Eileen Emma | Royal Navy |
Naval Drifter | 1 | 114 | |
| Elbe |  Belgium |
Harbour Tug | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| Emile Deschamps (AD20) | French Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| Emma (AD89) | French Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 164 | Sunk |
| HMS Emperor of India (J106) | Royal Navy |
Paddle Minesweeper | 3 | 644 | |
| HMT Dromedary | Royal Navy |
Harbour Tug | 1 | 0 | |
| ST Empire Henchman | Merchant Navy |
Rescue Tug | 3 | 0 | |
| Epervier (X112) | French Navy |
Large Destroyer | 0 | 0 | |
| HMS Esk (H15) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 6 | 3,100 | |
| SS Eskburn | Merchant Navy |
Coaster | 1 | 27 | |
| Ethel Everard | Merchant Navy |
Sailing Barge | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| HMT Evelyn Rose (4.136) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 130 | |
| HMS Express (H61) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 5 | 3,491 | |
| ST Fairplay One | Merchant Navy |
Harbour Tug | 3 | 0 | |
| HMD Feasible | Royal Navy |
Naval Drifter | 1 | 0 | |
| SS Fenella | Merchant Navy |
Passenger Ship | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| MV Fishbourne | Merchant Navy |
Ferry | 1 | 0 | |
| HMS Fitzroy (J03) | Royal Navy |
Fleet Minesweeper | 4 | 814 | |
| SS Foam Queen | Merchant Navy |
Cargo Ship | 1 | 98 | |
| Foremost 101 | Merchant Navy |
Hopper Barge | 1 | 70 | |
| Foremost 102 | Merchant Navy |
Hopper Barge | 1 | 200 | |
| HMT Foremost 22 | Royal Navy |
Harbour Tug | 2 | 91 | |
| HMT Foremost 87 | Royal Navy |
Harbour Tug | 2 | 95 | |
| ST Fossa | Merchant Navy |
Harbour Tug | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| Foudroyant (T52) | French Navy |
Destroyer | 2 | 1,250 | Sunk |
| François Tixier | France |
Cargo Ship | 1 | 0 | |
| HMS Fredanja | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 2 | 680 | |
| HMS Friso | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 2 | 495 | |
| Fronsac | France |
Cargo Ship | 1 | 289 | |
| HMT Fyldea (FY666) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 2 | 180 | |
| HMS Gallant (H59) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 2 | 1,466 | |
| Gallions Reach | Merchant Navy |
Hopper Barge | 1 | 123 | |
| Gaston Rivier | French Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 120 | |
| Gâtinais (AD43) | French Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 159 | |
| HMT Gava | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 160 | |
| Georges Edouard | Belgium |
Trawler | 1 | 401 | |
| HMD Gervais Rentoul | Royal Navy |
Naval Drifter | 2 | 187 | |
| HMD Girl Gladys | Royal Navy |
Naval Drifter | 4 | 311 | |
| HMS Glen Avon (J104) | Royal Navy |
Paddle Minesweeper | 2 | 885 | |
| HMS Glen Gower (J16) | Royal Navy |
Paddle Minesweeper | 2 | 1,235 | |
| SS Glengarriff | Merchant Navy |
Coaster | 1 | 64 | |
| Glenway | Merchant Navy |
Sailing Barge | 1 | 213 | |
| HMS Golden Eagle | Royal Navy |
Anti-Aircraft Paddle Steamer | 3 | 1,751 | |
| Goliath | Belgium |
Rescue Tug | 1 | 183 | |
| HMS Gorecht | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 1 | 47 | |
| HMS Gossamer (J63) | Royal Navy |
Fleet Minesweeper | 6 | 2,940 | |
| SS Gourko | Merchant Navy |
Blockship | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| HMS Gracie Fields (J100) | Royal Navy |
Paddle Minesweeper | 1 | 281 | |
| HMS Grafton (H89) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 1 | 277 | Sunk |
| HMS Grenade (H86) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 1 | 871 | Sunk |
| HMS Greyhound (H05) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 3 | 1,349 | |
| HMT Grimsby Town (FY125) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 0 | 0 | |
| HMY Grive | Royal Navy |
Armed Yacht | 3 | 1,110 | Sunk |
| HMS Guillemot (L89) | Royal Navy |
Corvette | 1 | 460 | |
| HMY Gulzar | Royal Navy |
Armed Yacht | 4 | 563 | |
| HMS Halcyon (J42) | Royal Navy |
Fleet Minesweeper | 6 | 2,003 | |
| HMS Harvester (H19) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 4 | 2,189 | |
| HMS Havant (H32) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 3 | 2,105 | Sunk |
| HMS Hebe (J24) | Royal Navy |
Fleet Minesweeper | 3 | 1,064 | |
| HMS Hebe II | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 2 | 337 | |
| Henri Louis (AD397) | French Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 98 | |
| Henriette | France |
Trawler | 1 | 0 | |
| HMS Hilda | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 2 | 883 | |
| MV Hird |  Norway |
Cargo Ship | 1 | 2,850 | |
| SS Holland | Merchant Navy |
Blockship | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| HMS Hondsrug | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 4 | 1,442 | |
| HMS Horst | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 2 | 1,150 | |
| SS Hythe | Merchant Navy |
Cargo Ship | 1 | 749 | |
| HMS Icarus (D03) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 6 | 4,396 | |
| HMS Impulsive (D11) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 4 | 2,917 | |
| HMS Intrepid (D10/I10) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 1 | 668 | |
| HMT Inverforth (FY729) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 0 | |
| SS Isle of Guernsey (26) | Merchant Navy |
Hospital Carrier | 2 | 836 | |
| SS Isle of Thanet (22) | Merchant Navy |
Hospital Carrier | 1 | 0 | |
| HMS Ivanhoe (I16) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 2 | 2,220 | |
| HMS Jaba | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 3 | 668 | |
| HMT Jacinta (4.138) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 0 | |
| HMS Jackal (F22/G22) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 0 | 0 | |
| Jacobsen | France |
Cargo Ship | 1 | 181 | |
| HMS Jaguar (G34) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 1 | 370 | |
| HMT Jasper (T14) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 0 | 0 | |
| ST Java | Merchant Navy |
Harbour Tug | 1 | 270 | |
| HMS Javelin (F61/G61) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 2 | 1,253 | |
| Jean Bart (VP2) | French Navy |
Naval Trawler | 2 | 188 | |
| Jean Ribault (AD81) | French Navy |
Naval Drifter | 1 | 97 | |
| Jeanne Antoinette | France |
Trawler | 1 | 53 | |
| Jesus Flagelle (B1853) | France |
Trawler | 1 | 89 | |
| Jeune France (Di1213) | France |
Trawler | 1 | 186 | |
| HMT John Cattling (FY536) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 77 | |
| Jolie Mascotte (C1347) | France |
Trawler | 1 | 60 | |
| Jolie Rose Effeuillee | France |
Trawler | 1 | 0 | |
| HMS Jutland | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 2 | 520 | |
| HMS Kaap Falga | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 1 | 5 | |
| HMS Keith (D06) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 1 | 992 | Sunk |
| HMS Kellett (J05) | Royal Navy |
Fleet Minesweeper | 5 | 1,446 | |
| Kerkenna | France |
Cargo Ship | 1 | 247 | |
| SS Killarney | Merchant Navy |
Passenger Ship | 1 | 656 | |
| HMD Kindred Star | Royal Navy |
Naval Drifter | 1 | 0 | |
| TS King George V | Merchant Navy |
Passenger Ship | 5 | 4,263 | |
| HMS King Orry | Royal Navy |
Naval Passenger Ship | 1 | 1,139 | Sunk |
| HMS Kingfisher (L70) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 4 | 638 | |
| HMT Kingston Alalite (FY136) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 0 | 0 | |
| HMT Kingston Andalusite (FY160) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 0 | 0 | |
| HMT Kingston Galena (FY145) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 0 | 0 | |
| HMT Kingston Olivine (FY193) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 0 | 0 | |
| L'Impétueuse (A35) | French Navy |
Fleet Minesweeper | 2 | 1,231 | |
| La Boudeuse (A18) | French Navy |
Fleet Minesweeper | 1 | 281 | |
| La Colombe (C1322) | France |
Trawler | 2 | 111 | |
| La Flore (T143) | French Navy |
Torpedo Boat | 4 | 1,371 | |
| La Mouette (C1441) | France |
Trawler | 1 | 58 | |
| HMT Lady Brassey | Royal Navy |
Rescue Tug | 3 | 0 | |
| SS Lady of Mann | Merchant Navy |
Passenger Ship | 4 | 2,906 | |
| HMT Lady Philomena (FY148) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 172 | |
| Lady Rosebery | Merchant Navy |
Sailing Barge | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| MV Lady Sheila | Merchant Navy |
Coaster | 1 | 185 | |
| Lady Southborough | Merchant Navy |
Hopper Barge | 1 | 478 | |
| Le Puissant | France |
Harbour Tug | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| Le Robuste | France |
Harbour Tug | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| HMS Leda (J93) | Royal Navy |
Fleet Minesweeper | 6 | 2,857 | |
| HMS Lena | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 3 | 1,003 | |
| Léopard (X22) | French Navy |
Large Destroyer | 0 | 19 | |
| SS Levenwood | Merchant Navy |
Coaster | 1 | 51 | |
| L'Incomprise (T112) | French Navy |
Torpedo Boat | 4 | 636 | |
| SS Lochgarry | Merchant Navy |
Passenger Ship | 1 | 1,001 | |
| HMS Locust (T28) | Royal Navy |
Gunboat | 5 | 2,036 | |
| HMD Lord Collingwood | Royal Navy |
Naval Drifter | 1 | 315 | |
| HMT Lord Grey (FY1593) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 123 | |
| HMT Lord Inchcape (FY1611) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 240 | |
| HMD Lord Keith | Royal Navy |
Naval Drifter | 1 | 315 | |
| HMT Lord Melchett (FY672) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 0 | 0 | |
| HMD Lord Rodney | Royal Navy |
Naval Drifter | 1 | 0 | |
| HMD Lord St Vincent | Royal Navy |
Naval Drifter | 1 | 150 | |
| SS Lorina | Merchant Navy |
Passenger Ship | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| HMS Lormont | Royal Navy |
Naval Cargo Ship | 1 | 1,084 | |
| Louise Marie (AD2) | French Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 78 | |
| Lucien Gougy (AD28) | French Navy |
Naval Drifter | 2 | 283 | |
| Lutteur | French Navy |
Rescue Tug | 2 | 287 | |
| HMS Lydd (J44) | Royal Navy |
Fleet Minesweeper | 5 | 1,356 | |
| HMS Mackay (D70/I70) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 1 | 581 | |
| SS Maid of Orleans | Merchant Navy |
Passenger Ship | 4 | 5,503 | |
| HMS Malcolm (D19/I19) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 7 | 5,991 | |
| SS Malines | Merchant Navy |
Passenger Ship | 2 | 1,469 | |
| HMS Mallard (L42) | Royal Navy |
Corvette | 0 | 0 | |
| SS Manxman | Merchant Navy |
Passenger Ship | 3 | 2,298 | |
| Margaux | France |
Cargo Ship | 1 | 1,369 | |
| Marguerite Rose (AD23) | French Navy |
Naval Trawler | Sunk | ||
| Maria Elena (AD54) | French Navy |
Naval Drifter | 1 | 120 | |
| HMS Marmion (J114) | Royal Navy |
Paddle Minesweeper | 3 | 745 | |
| Mars | France |
Cargo Ship | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| Max | Belgium |
Harbour Tug | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| HMS Medway Queen (J48) | Royal Navy |
Paddle Minesweeper | 7 | 2,914 | |
| Mistral (T63) | French Navy |
Destroyer | 1 | 37 | |
| HMD Monarda | Royal Navy |
Naval Drifter | 1 | 110 | |
| HMS Mona's Isle | Royal Navy |
Naval Passenger Ship | 2 | 2,491 | |
| SS Mona's Queen | Merchant Navy |
Passenger Ship | 1 | 1,312 | Sunk |
| Monique Camille (AD25) | French Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 302 | |
| Monique Schiaffino | France |
Cargo Ship | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| HMS Montrose (D01/I01) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 1 | 925 | |
| HMS Mosquito (T94) | Royal Navy |
Gunboat | 2 | 1,173 | Sunk |
| Moussaillon (AD79) | French Navy |
Naval Trawler | 2 | 307 | |
| SS Moyle | Merchant Navy |
Blockship | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| SS Nephrite | Merchant Navy |
Coaster | 1 | 504 | |
| MV New Prince of Wales | Merchant Navy |
Ferry | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| Newhaven | France |
Passenger Ship | 3 | 1,781 | |
| MV Ngaroma | Merchant Navy |
Coaster | 1 | 30 | |
| HMS Niger (J73) | Royal Navy |
Fleet Minesweeper | 4 | 1,108 | |
| SS Normannia | Merchant Navy |
Passenger Ship | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| Normanville | France |
Cargo Ship | 1 | 438 | |
| Notre Dame Des Miracles (Di1194) | France |
Trawler | 1 | 85 | |
| Noune (DG694) | France |
Trawler | 1 | 66 | |
| HMD Ocean Breeze | Royal Navy |
Naval Drifter | 2 | 144 | |
| ST Ocean Cock | Merchant Navy |
Harbour Tug | 1 | 0 | |
| HMT Olvina (FY154) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 244 | |
| HMS Oranje | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 3 | 606 | |
| HMS Oriole (J110) | Royal Navy |
Paddle Minesweeper | 5 | 2,587 | |
| HMT Our Bairns (FY1566) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 200 | |
| HMS Pacific | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 3 | 994 | |
| SS Pacifico | Merchant Navy |
Blockship | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| SS Palmston | Merchant Navy |
Cargo Ship | 0 | ||
| HMS Pangbourne (J37) | Royal Navy |
Fleet Minesweeper | 3 | 633 | |
| SS Paris (32) | Merchant Navy |
Hospital Carrier | 2 | 630 | Sunk |
| HMS Pascholl | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 3 | 695 | |
| HMS Patria | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 2 | 1,400 | |
| Patrie (P36) | French Navy |
Naval Trawler | 3 | 771 | |
| ST Persia | Merchant Navy |
Harbour Tug | 2 | 27 | |
| Pierre et Marie | France |
Trawler | 1 | 293 | |
| HMS Plinlimmon (J66) | Royal Navy |
Paddle Minesweeper | 1 | 900 | |
| HMT Polly Johnson | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| PS Portsdown | Merchant Navy |
Paddle Steamer | 1 | 618 | |
| SS Prague | Merchant Navy |
Passenger Ship | 2 | 2,891 | |
| President Briand (AD108) | French Navy |
Naval Trawler | 2 | 283 | |
| HMS Princess Elizabeth (J111) | Royal Navy |
Paddle Minesweeper | 4 | 1,673 | |
| PS Princess Helena | Merchant Navy |
Paddle Steamer | 0 | ||
| SS Princess Maud | Merchant Navy |
Passenger Ship | 1 | 1,270 | |
| HMS Queen of Thanet (J30) | Royal Navy |
Paddle Minesweeper | 3 | 2,500 | |
| MV Queen of the Channel | Merchant Navy |
Passenger Ship | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| Queen's Channel | Merchant Navy |
Hopper Barge | 1 | 52 | |
| HMS Reiger | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 3 | 592 | |
| Reine des Flots (P39) | French Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 62 | |
| HMD Renascent | Royal Navy |
Naval Drifter | 2 | 136 | |
| Rennes | France |
Cargo Ship | Sunk | ||
| HMS Rian | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 1 | 257 | |
| HMS Rika | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 2 | 495 | |
| Rockall | Belgium |
Fishing Vessel | 1 | 150 | |
| SS Roebuck | Merchant Navy |
Cargo Ship | 1 | 689 | |
| MV Roselyne | Merchant Navy |
Coaster | 0 | ||
| HMS Ross (J45) | Royal Navy |
Fleet Minesweeper | 3 | 1,096 | |
| Rouen | France |
Passenger Ship | 3 | 2,404 | |
| MV Royal Daffodil | Merchant Navy |
Passenger Ship | 5 | 7,461 | |
| HMS Royal Eagle | Royal Navy |
Anti-Aircraft Paddle Steamer | 4 | 4,015 | |
| MV Royal Sovereign | Merchant Navy |
Passenger Ship | 6 | 6,370 | |
| Royalty | Merchant Navy |
Sailing Barge | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| HMS Ruja | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 1 | 217 | |
| SS Rye | Merchant Navy |
Cargo Ship | 0 | ||
| HMS Sabre (H18) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 9 | 3,912 | |
| Saint Camille | France |
Cargo Ship | Sunk | ||
| Saint Octave | France |
Cargo Ship | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| HMS Saladin (H54) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 1 | 0 | |
| HMS Salamander (J86) | Royal Navy |
Fleet Minesweeper | 3 | 1,193 | |
| Salomé | France |
Tanker | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| HMS Saltash (J62) | Royal Navy |
Fleet Minesweeper | 2 | 750 | |
| HMS San Antonio | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 2 | 431 | |
| HMS Sandown (J20) | Royal Navy |
Paddle Minesweeper | 2 | 695 | |
| HMT Saon (FY159) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 31 | |
| HMT Sarah Hide (FY968) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 90 | |
| HMY Sargasso (FY053) | Royal Navy |
Armed Yacht | 3 | 455 | |
| Sassa | France |
Tanker | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| Sauternes (P22) | French Navy |
Naval Cargo Ship | 2 | 870 | |
| Savorgnan de Brazza (A03) | French Navy |
Sloop | 1 | 5 | |
| HMS Scimitar (H21) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 6 | 2,716 | |
| SS Scotia | Merchant Navy |
Passenger Ship | 1 | 2,430 | Sunk |
| MV Scottish Co-operator | Merchant Navy |
Coaster | 1 | 525 | |
| MV Seine | Merchant Navy |
Coaster | 2 | 543 | |
| MV Sequacity | Merchant Navy |
Cargo Ship | 0 | 0 | Sunk |
| HMS Sharpshooter (J68) | Royal Navy |
Fleet Minesweeper | 2 | 342 | |
| HMS Shearwater (L39) | Royal Navy |
Corvette | 1 | 250 | |
| HMS Sheldrake (L06) | Royal Navy |
Sloop | 0 | 0 | |
| Sherfield | Merchant Navy |
Sailing Barge | 1 | 74 | |
| HMS Shikari (D85/I85) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 7 | 3,349 | |
| Siroco (T62) | French Navy |
Destroyer | 1 | 509 | |
| HMS Skipjack (J38) | Royal Navy |
Fleet Minesweeper | 3 | 959 | Sunk |
| HMS Snaefell (J118) | Royal Navy |
Paddle Minesweeper | 2 | 981 | |
| MV Southend Britannia | Merchant Navy |
Ferry | 1 | 0 | |
| HMS Speedwell (J87) | Royal Navy |
Fleet Minesweeper | 3 | 1,502 | |
| HMT Sphene (FY249) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 0 | 0 | |
| HMT Spurs (FY168) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 0 | 0 | |
| HMT St Abbs (W02) | Royal Navy |
Rescue Tug | 2 | 0 | Sunk |
| HMT St Achilleus (FY152) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 0 | 0 | Sunk |
| SS St Andrew (24) | Merchant Navy |
Hospital Carrier | 1 | 122 | |
| HMT St Clears (W06) | Royal Navy |
Rescue Tug | 1 | 70 | |
| SS St David (27) | Merchant Navy |
Hospital Carrier | 1 | 118 | |
| HMT St Fagan (W74) | Royal Navy |
Rescue Tug | 2 | 0 | Sunk |
| SS St Helier | Merchant Navy |
Passenger Ship | 4 | 4,233 | |
| SS St Julien (29) | Merchant Navy |
Hospital Carrier | 1 | 247 | |
| HMT St Olaves (W40) | Royal Navy |
Rescue Tug | 2 | 200 | |
| SS St Seiriol | Merchant Navy |
Passenger Ship | 2 | 672 | |
| HMT Stella Dorado (FY131) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 22 | Sunk |
| HMT Stella Rigel (FY657) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 0 | 0 | |
| HMT Strathelliot | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 2 | 335 | |
| HMD Strive | Royal Navy |
Naval Drifter | 1 | 243 | |
| ST Sun | Merchant Navy |
Harbour Tug | 1 | 173 | |
| HMT Sun III | Royal Navy |
Harbour Tug | 1 | 148 | |
| ST Sun IV | Merchant Navy |
Harbour Tug | 3 | 239 | |
| ST Sun V | Merchant Navy |
Harbour Tug | 0 | 0 | |
| HMT Sun VII | Royal Navy |
Harbour Tug | 1 | 0 | |
| HMT Sun VIII | Royal Navy |
Harbour Tug | 1 | 120 | |
| ST Sun X | Merchant Navy |
Harbour Tug | 1 | 211 | |
| ST Sun XI | Merchant Navy |
Harbour Tug | 2 | 188 | |
| ST Sun XII | Merchant Navy |
Harbour Tug | 1 | 0 | |
| ST Sun XV | Merchant Navy |
Harbour Tug | 2 | 106 | |
| HMS Sursum Corda | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 1 | 277 | |
| HMS Sutton (J78) | Royal Navy |
Fleet Minesweeper | 3 | 1,100 | |
| ST Tanga | Merchant Navy |
Harbour Tug | 3 | 367 | |
| HMY Taransay (FY057) | Royal Navy |
Armed Yacht | 1 | 162 | |
| Thames | Belgium |
Harbour Tug | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| HMT Thomas Bartlett (FY553) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| HMT Thrifty (FY1523) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 0 | |
| HMT Thuringia (FY106) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 0 | Sunk | |
| HMS Tilly | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 3 | 588 | |
| HMS Tiny | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 1 | 261 | |
| HMT Topaze (T40) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 118 | |
| HMS Twente | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 3 | 900 | |
| SS Tynwald | Merchant Navy |
Passenger Ship | 5 | 6,880 | |
| HMS Vanquisher (D54) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 7 | 2,704 | |
| HMS Vega (L41) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 0 | 34 | |
| HMT Velia | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 0 | |
| HMS Venomous (D75/I75) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 5 | 3,128 | |
| Vénus (AD76) | French Navy |
Naval Trawler | 2 | 207 | |
| HMS Verity (D63/I63) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 2 | 367 | |
| HMS Vimy (D33) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 5 | 2,987 | |
| ST Vincia | Merchant Navy |
Harbour Tug | 1 | 24 | |
| HMS Vivacious (D36) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 4 | 1,649 | |
| HMT Viviana (FY238) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 0 | ||
| HMS Vrede | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 1 | 473 | |
| Vulcain | Belgium |
Harbour Tug | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| W24 | Merchant Navy |
Hopper Barge | 2 | 1,060 | |
| W26 | Merchant Navy |
Hopper Barge | 1 | 296 | |
| HMS Wakeful (L91) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 1 | 631 | Sunk |
| HMS Waverley (J51) | Royal Navy |
Paddle Minesweeper | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| HMS Wega | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 0 | ||
| SS Westcove | Merchant Navy |
Blockship | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
| HMT Westella (FY161) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 0 | 0 | Sunk |
| HMS Westward Ho (J43) | Royal Navy |
Paddle Minesweeper | 3 | 1,686 | |
| PS Whippingham | Merchant Navy |
Paddle Steamer | 1 | 2,500 | |
| HMS Whitehall (D94) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 4 | 2,762 | |
| HMS Whitshed (D77/I77) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 3 | 1,038 | |
| SS Whitstable | Merchant Navy |
Cargo Ship | 1 | 14 | |
| HMS Widgeon (L62) | Royal Navy |
Sloop | 1 | 151 | |
| HMS Wild Swan (D62/I62) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 1 | 21 | |
| HMS Winchelsea (D46) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 6 | 4,017 | |
| HMS Windsor (D42) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 6 | 3,991 | |
| HMS Wolfhound (L56) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 1 | 142 | |
| HMS Wolsey (L02) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 6 | 3,056 | |
| HMT Wolves (FY158) | Royal Navy |
Naval Trawler | 1 | 50 | |
| MV Wootton | Merchant Navy |
Ferry | 0 | ||
| HMS Worcester (D96) | Royal Navy |
Destroyer | 6 | 4,661 | |
| SS Worthing (30) | Merchant Navy |
Hospital Carrier | 2 | 600 | |
| SS Worthtown | Merchant Navy |
Cargo Ship | 0 | ||
| SS Yewdale | Merchant Navy |
Coaster | 1 | 940 | |
| HMD Yorkshire Lass | Royal Navy |
Naval Drifter | 4 | 391 | |
| HMS Zeus | Royal Navy |
Dutch Coaster | 2 | 601 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Attempts have been made to list all commercial vessels over 100 GRT according to Lloyd's Register, and corresponding naval ships, who were present in the Dunkirk area during the dates of Operation Dynamo. Vessels were exposed to the same risks: air attack, shore artillery, mines, collisions with wrecks and grounding in the crowded channels. Therefore, those who supported the operation in other ways, such as landing supplies of water, food and ammunition for the troops, carrying out anti-submarine patrols, minesweeping, assisting crippled vessels or picking up survivors from the water, have been included regardless of whether they were reported to have transported troops.
Bibliography
[edit]Winser, John de S. (1999). B.E.F. Ships before, at and after Dunkirk. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-91-6.
This list consists of all major naval and merchant ships assigned to Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of allied troops from the Dunkirk area from 26 May to 4 June 1940. The operation was administered by the British Admiralty with the Royal Navy providing the bulk of large vessels. They were accompanied by several other vessels of allied navies, most notably the French, as well as many merchant ships, some previously requisitioned and converted for naval use, and others called into service from their civilian roles due to the urgency of the situation. Hundreds of small privately owned craft, known as the Little Ships of Dunkirk, not listed here, were crucial in ferrying from the beaches to these larger vessels, however the majority of troops embarked directly at Dunkirk harbour.
Attempts have been made to include all ships active in the Dunkirk area during the dates of Operation Dynamo, including those who did not evacuate troops, but supported the operation in other ways such as carrying out anti-submarine patrols or transporting cargo. Ships involved in evacuation sailings occurring in the days immediately prior to the operation being activated have not been included. The 'Troops landed at British ports' figures are taken from John de S. Winser's book, B.E.F. Ships before, at and after Dunkirk (1999) who has examined British harbour records of the time: Dover, Folkestone, Harwich, Margate, Newhaven, Ramsgate and Sheerness. These figures therefore do not include sailings direct to other French ports, usually by French Navy and merchant vessels. Vessels involved in these sailings have been added below where known, for example the Norwegian MV Hird which carried 3,500 French troops and civilians to Cherbourg.
- ‡ = Denotes vessel was awarded the naval battle honour: DUNKIRK 1940[1]
Royal Navy
[edit]Cruiser and Destroyers
[edit]| Name (Pennant Number)[2] | Class and Type | Launched / Standard displacement (tons) | Commanding Officer | Trips to Dunkirk | Troops landed at British ports | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMS Anthony (H40) ‡ | A- & B-class destroyer | 1929 / 1,350 | Lt. Cdr. Norman Vivian Joseph Thompson Thew, RN (relieved 29-30 May), Lieut. Ronald de Leighton Brooke | 4 | 3,054 | Damaged in air attack off Dunkirk on 30 May, left Dynamo |
| HMS Basilisk (H11) ‡ | A- & B-class destroyer | 1930 / 1,360 | Cdr. Maxwell Richmond, RN | 3 | 695 | Sunk in successive air attacks off Dunkirk on 1 June, 10 crew killed, upperworks destroyed by HMS Whitehall |
| HMS Calcutta (D82) ‡ | C-class anti-aircraft cruiser | 1918 / 4,190 | Capt. Dennis Marescaux Lees, RN | 2 | 1,856 | Damaged in air attack whilst patrolling Route X on 2 June |
| HMS Codrington (D65) ‡ | A- & B-class destroyer leader | 1929 / 1,540 | Capt. (D) George Frederick Stevens-Guille, RN | 8 | 5,450 | |
| HMS Esk (H15) ‡ | E- & F-class destroyer | 1934 / 1,405 | Lt. Cdr. Richard John Hollis Couch, RN | 6 | 3,100 | Rescued nearly 1,000 French troops from sinking SS Scotia off Dunkirk on 1 June |
| HMS Express (H61) ‡ | E- & F-class destroyer | 1934 / 1,405 | Capt. (D) Jack Grant Bickford, RN | 5 | 3,491 | Damaged in air attack off Dunkirk harbour on 31 May, repaired after Dynamo |
| HMS Gallant (H59) ‡ | G-, H- & I-class destroyer | 1935 / 1,350 | Lt. Cdr. Cecil Powis Frobisher Brown, RN | 2 | 1,466 | Damaged in air attack off Dunkirk whilst testing new Route X on 29 May, left Dynamo |
| HMS Grafton (H89) ‡ | G-, H- & I-class destroyer | 1935 / 1,350 | Cdr. Cecil Edmund Charles Robinson, RN (killed), Lieut. Hugh Charles James McRea, RN | 2 | 277 | Sunk by submarine U-62 off Dunkirk on 29 May (scuttled by HMS Ivanhoe) after stopping to rescue survivors of sunk HMS Wakeful, 15 crew killed but remainder and all 800 troops on board rescued |
| HMS Grenade (H86) ‡ | G-, H- & I-class destroyer | 1935 / 1,350 | Cdr. Richard Courtenay Boyle, RN | 2 | 871 | Sunk in air attack in Dunkirk harbour on 29 May, 15 crew killed |
| HMS Greyhound (H05) ‡ | G-, H- & I-class destroyer | 1935 / 1,350 | Cdr. Walter Roger Marshall-A'Deane, RN | 3 | 1,349 | Damaged in air attack off Dunkirk on 29 May, 20 killed including 8 crew, towed to Dover by ORP Błyskawica, left Dynamo |
| HMS Harvester (H19) ‡ | G-, H- & I-class destroyer | 1939 / 1,350 | Lt. Cdr. Mark Thornton, RN | 4 | 2,189 | Damaged in air attack on 1 June off Dunkirk, left Dynamo; only commissioned on 23 May and had arrived straight from the yards without charts |
| HMS Havant (H32) ‡ | G-, H- & I-class destroyer | 1939 / 1,350 | Lt. Cdr. Anthony Frank Burnell-Nugent, RN | 4 | 2,105 | Sunk in air attack off Dunkirk on 1 June (scuttled by HMS Saltash), 8 crew and about 25 troops killed but most of the 500 troops (previously taken off disabled HMS Ivanhoe) rescued |
| HMS Icarus (D03) ‡ | G-, H- & I-class destroyer | 1936 / 1,370 | Lt. Cdr. Colin Douglas Maud, RN | 6 | 4,396 | Damaged in collision with drifter off Dunkirk on 2 June, left Dynamo |
| HMS Impulsive (D11) ‡ | G-, H- & I-class destroyer | 1937 / 1,370 | Lt. Cdr. William Scott Thomas, RN | 4 | 2,917 | Damaged by striking propellers on wreck in Dunkirk Harbour on 31 May, left Dynamo |
| HMS Intrepid (D10/I10) ‡ | G-, H- & I-class destroyer | 1936 / 1,370 | Cdr. Roderick Cosmo Gordon, RN | 1 | 668 | Damaged in air attack off Dunkirk on 29 May, 2 crew killed, left Dynamo |
| HMS Ivanhoe (I16) ‡ | G-, H- & I-class destroyer | 1937 / 1,370 | Cdr. Philip Henry Hadow, RN | 2 | 2,220 | Damaged in air attack off Dunkirk on 1 June, 20 crew killed, 1000 troops transferred to HMS Havant and HMS Speedwell, tug Persia towed to Sheerness, left Dynamo |
| HMS Jackal (F22/G22) | J-, K- & N-class destroyer | 1938 / 1,690 | Cdr. Trevylyan Michael Napier, RN | 0 | 0 | Carried out anti-submarine patrols during Dynamo from 31 May |
| HMS Jaguar (G34) ‡ | J-, K- & N-class destroyer | 1938 / 1,690 | Lt. Cdr. John Franklin William Hine, RN | 1 | 370 | Damaged in air attack off Dunkirk on 29 May, 3 crew killed, troops transferred and towed by HMS Express, left Dynamo |
| HMS Javelin (F61/G61) ‡ | J-, K- & N-class destroyer | 1938 / 1,690 | Cdr. Anthony Follett Pugsley, RN | 2 | 1,253 | Withdrawn from Dynamo on 31 May due to not being degaussed against magnetic mines |
| HMS Keith (D06) ‡ | A- & B-class destroyer leader | 1930 / 1,400 | Capt. (D) Edward Lyon Berthon, RN | 2 | 992 | Sunk in air attack off Dunkirk on 1 June, 36 crew killed |
| HMS Mackay (D70/I70) ‡ | Scott-class destroyer leader | 1918 / 1,580 | Cdr. Graham Henry Stokes, RN | 2 | 581 | Damaged by running aground off Dunkirk on 29 May, left Dynamo |
| HMS Malcolm (D19/I19) ‡ | Scott-class destroyer leader | 1918 / 1,580 | Capt. (D) Thomas Edgar Halsey, RN | 7 | 5,991 | Damaged in air attack off Dunkirk on 29 May, then in collisions with Dunkirk pier on 31 May and a French trawler on 2 June, repaired after Dynamo |
| HMS Montrose (D01/I01) ‡ | Scott-class destroyer leader | 1918 / 1,580 | Cdr. Cecil Ramsden Langworthy Parry, RN | 2 | 925 | Damaged in collision with tug Sun V en route to Dunkirk on 29 May and ran aground to prevent sinking, towed to Dover by tug Lady Brassey, left Dynamo |
| HMS Sabre (H18) ‡ | Admiralty S-class destroyer | 1918 / 905 | Cdr. Brian Dean, RN (retd) | 9 | 3,912 | Damaged by shore gunfire off Calais on 30 May, then by running aground whilst leaving Dunkirk on 3 June, repaired after Dynamo |
| HMS Saladin (H54) ‡ | Admiralty S-class destroyer | 1919 / 905 | Lt. Cdr. Laurence James Dover, RN | 1 | 0 | Damaged on 29 May in successive air attacks off Dunkirk, left Dynamo |
| HMS Scimitar (H21) ‡ | Admiralty S-class destroyer | 1918 / 905 | Lieut. Robert Denys Franks, RN | 6 | 2,716 | Damaged in collisions with HMS Icarus and a drifter, both on 31 May, whilst sailing to and from Dunkirk, left Dynamo on 2 June |
| HMS Shikari (D85/I85) ‡ | Admiralty S-class destroyer | 1919 / 905 | Lt. Cdr. Hugh Nicholas Aubyn Richardson, RN | 7 | 3,340 | Damaged on 1 June in air attack off Dunkirk; last Allied ship to leave Dunkirk after sinking blockships on 4 June, repaired after Dynamo |
| HMS Vanquisher (D54) ‡ | V- & W-class destroyer | 1917 / 1,188 | Lt. Cdr. Conrad Byron Alers-Hankey, RN (sick), Lt. Cdr. William Charles Bushell, RN | 7 | 2,704 | Damaged by striking propellers on debris in Dunkirk Harbour on 31 May, repaired after Dynamo |
| HMS Vega (L41) | V- & W-class destroyer (WAIR conversion) | 1917 / 1,188 | Cdr. Cyril Ivan Horton, RN | 0 | 0 | Carried out anti-submarine patrols during Dynamo, 28-31 May |
| HMS Venomous (D75/I75) ‡ | V- & W-class destroyer | 1918 / 1,188 | Lt. Cdr. John Edwin Home McBeath, RN | 5 | 3,128 | Damaged in air attack at Dunkirk and in collision with harbour wall on 1 June, repaired after Dynamo |
| HMS Verity (D63/I63) ‡ | V- & W-class destroyer | 1919 / 1,188 | Lt. Cdr. Arthur Ronald Mawson Black, RN (wounded), Lieut. Eric Lister Jones, RN | 2 | 367 | Damaged by shore gunfire off Gravelines on 27 May and in collision with sunken drifter off Dunkirk on 29 May, left Dynamo for repair; suffered serious morale issues amongst crew during operation |
| HMS Vimy (D33) ‡ | V- & W-class destroyer | 1917 / 1,188 | Lt. Cdr. Richard George Kirby Knowling, RN (missing), Lieut. Adrian Paul Wilbraham Northey, RN (temporarily), Lt. Cdr. Michael Wentworth Ewart-Wentworth, RN | 5 | 2,987 | Damaged in collision with HMY Amulree on 1 June which was sunk with no casualties, left Dynamo; Lt. Cdr. Knowling went missing en route to Dunkirk on 28 May, presumed fallen overboard after leaving bridge |
| HMS Vivacious (D36) ‡ | V- & W-class destroyer | 1916 / 1,188 | Lt. Cdr. Frank Reginald Woodbine Parish, RN (sick), Cdr. Emile Frank Verlaine Dechaineux, RAN | 4 | 1,649 | Damaged by shore gunfire off Dunkirk on 30 May, repaired after Dynamo |
| HMS Wakeful (L91) ‡ | V- & W-class destroyer | 1917 / 1,188 | Cdr. Ralph Lindsay Fisher, RN | 2 | 631 | Sunk by torpedo boat S-30 off Dunkirk on 29 May, 96 crew and 650 troops lost, 25 crew and 1 soldier rescued, worst loss of life in a single ship at Dunkirk, HMS Grafton stopped to pick up survivors but was herself sunk by the enemy shortly after. |
| HMS Whitehall (D94) ‡ | V- & W-class destroyer | 1919 / 1,188 | Lt. Cdr. Archibald Boyd Russell, RN | 4 | 2,762 | Damaged by striking propeller in debris off Dunkirk on 31 May, left Dynamo |
| HMS Whitshed (D77/I77) ‡ | V- & W-class destroyer | 1919 / 1,188 | Cdr. Edward Reignier Condor, RN | 3 | 1,038 | Damaged in collision with tug Java at Dover on 2 June, repaired after Dynamo |
| HMS Wild Swan (D62/I62) ‡ | V- & W-class destroyer | 1919 / 1,188 | Lt. Cdr. John Leslie Younghusband, RN | 1 | 21 | Damaged in air attack en route to Dover on 27 May, left Dynamo |
| HMS Winchelsea (D46) ‡ | V- & W-class destroyer | 1917 / 1,188 | Lt. Cdr. William Alan Frank Hawkins, RN | 6 | 4,017 | Damaged by grounding at Dunkirk on 30 May during air attack, repaired after Dynamo |
| HMS Windsor (D42) ‡ | V- & W-class destroyer | 1918 / 1,188 | Lt. Cdr. Peter Douglas Herbert Raymond Pelly, RN | 6 | 3,991 | Damaged in air attack whilst on patrol on 28 May, repaired after Dynamo |
| HMS Wolfhound (I56) ‡ | V- & W-class destroyer (WAIR conversion) | 1918 / 1,188 | Lt. Cdr. John Wentworth McCoy, RN | 1 | 142 | Damaged in air attack and by striking propellers on debris at Dunkirk on 29 May, left Dynamo |
| HMS Wolsey (L02) ‡ | V- & W-class destroyer (WAR conversion) | 1918 / 1,188 | Lt. Cdr. Colin Henry Campbell, RN | 6 | 3,056 | Damaged in collision with TSS Roebuck at Dunkirk on 31 May, left Dynamo |
| HMS Worcester (D96) ‡ | V- & W-class destroyer | 1919 / 1,188 | Cdr. John Hamilton Allison, RN | 6 | 4,661 | Damaged in successive air attacks off Dunkirk on 1 June, 46 killed including 6 crew and 180 injured, then collided with SS Maid of Orleans entering Dover Harbour and left Dynamo |
Fleet Minesweepers
[edit]| Name (Pennant Number) | Class and Type | Launched / Standard displacement (tons) | Commanding Officer | Trips to Dunkirk | Troops landed at British ports | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMS Albury (J41) ‡ | Hunt-class minesweeper | 1918 / 800 | Lt. Cdr. Colin Henry Corbet-Singleton, RN | 6 | 1,851 | Rescued survivors from burning HMS Crested Eagle on 29 May, including survivors of HMS Grenade, and later from a small boat, a Captain Churchill, the then Prime Minister's nephew |
| HMS Dundalk (J60) ‡ | Hunt-class minesweeper | 1919 / 800 | Lt. Cdr. Frederick Arthur Ivone Kirkpatrick, RN (retd) | 3 | 1,129 | |
| HMS Fitzroy (J03) ‡ | Hunt-class minesweeper | 1919 / 800 | Lt. Cdr. Reginald Arthur Forbes, RN | 4 | 814 | |
| HMS Gossamer (J63) ‡ | Halcyon-class minesweeper | 1937 / 835 | Cdr. (S.O.) Richard Cyril Vesey Ross, RN | 6 | 2,940 | Rescued survivors from HMS Wakeful; during successive air attacks on 1 June, Petty Officer Steward A Hockney sang to calm the troops on board; 1 rating killed on shore |
| HMS Halcyon (J42) ‡ | Halcyon-class minesweeper | 1933 / 815 | Lt. Cdr. John Mark Symonds Cox, RN, Cdr. Eric Percival Hinton, RN (from 28 May) | 6 | 2,003 | Swept new Route X and laid buoys on 27 May; 2 crew killed in air machine gun attacks off Dunkirk on 1 June |
| HMS Hebe (J24) ‡ | Halcyon-class minesweeper | 1936 / 835 | Lt. Cdr. John Bruce Goodenough Temple, RN | 3 | 1,064 | Damaged in air attack on 1 June and in collision with French trawler Edmond René on 3 June, both at Dunkirk, repaired after Dynamo |
| HMS Kellett (J05) ‡ | Hunt-class minesweeper | 1919 / 800 | Cdr. Reginald Cecil Haskett-Smith, RN | 5 | 1,446 | Damaged in air attack on 30 May and by running aground at Dunkirk harbour on 3 June, repaired after Dynamo; rescued survivors from bombed HMS Bideford on 29 May |
| HMS Leda (J93) ‡ | Halcyon-class minesweeper | 1937 / 815 | Lt. Cdr. Harold Unwin, RN | 6 | 2,857 | Damaged in collisions with Dutch coaster at Dunkirk on 31 May and Belgian trawler Maréchal Foch on 4 June which was sunk, repaired after Dynamo |
| HMS Lydd (J44) ‡ | Hunt-class minesweeper | 1918 / 800 | Lt. Cdr. Rodolph Cecil Drummond Haig, RN | 5 | 1,356 | Rescued survivors from HMS Wakeful on 29 May then, on HMS Grafton being torpedoed, attacked and rammed HMD Comfort believing her to be an enemy torpedo boat, which sank with only a few survivors, 1 crew member from the Lydd killed by a stray bullet during the fray. |
| HMS Niger (J73) ‡ | Halcyon-class minesweeper | 1936 / 815 | Cdr. (S.O.) St John Cronyn, RN | 4 | 1,108 | Collided with unknown French craft on 3 June at Dunkirk which then turned and rammed the Niger. Skipper taken into custody. |
| HMS Pangbourne (J37) ‡ | Hunt-class minesweeper | 1918 / 800 | A/Cdr. Francis Douglas-Watson, RN | 3 | 633 | Damaged in air attack off Dunkirk on 29 May, 5 crew and 6 Belgian troops killed, left Dynamo; rescued survivors from SS Clan Macalister, then HMS Gracie Fields (after a failed attempt to tow her), both off Dunkirk on 29 May |
| HMS Ross (J45) ‡ | Hunt-class minesweeper | 1919 / 800 | Cdr. John Pollington Apps, RN (retd) (wounded), A/C.O. Lieut. Kenneth Arthur Gadd, RNR | 3 | 1,096 | Damaged in several air attacks on 1 June, 1 rating killed; minesweeping on 29 May; rescued 53 survivors from sinking SS Normannia on 30 May |
| HMS Salamander (J86) ‡ | Halcyon-class minesweeper | 1936 / 815 | Lt. Cdr. Lionel James Spencer Ede, RN | 3 | 1,193 | Damaged in air attack at Dunkirk on 1 June whilst picking up survivors from HMS Keith, 5 crew noted as killed, left Dynamo for repair |
| HMS Saltash (J62) ‡ | Hunt-class minesweeper | 1918 / 800 | Lt. Cdr. Thomas Randall Fowke, RN | 2 | 750 | Rescued survivors from HMS Havant (after failed attempt to tow her) before scuttling her then, 5 minutes later, rescued survivors from HMS Brighton Queen, both off Dunkirk on 1 June; no medical officer aboard but the crew treated 98 casualties with only 2 succumbing to their injuries during the crossing |
| HMS Sharpshooter (J68) ‡ | Halcyon-class minesweeper | 1936 / 835 | Lieut. Andrew Edward Doran, RN | 2 | 342 | Damaged in collision with TSS St Helier off Dunkirk on 30 May, the two ships being locked together for 40 minutes, left Dynamo |
| HMS Skipjack (J38) ‡ | Halcyon-class minesweeper | 1934 / 815 | Lt. Cdr. Francis Babington Proudfoot, RN (retd) | 4 | 959 | Sunk after continuous air attacks off Dunkirk on 1 June, 19 crew and 275 troops below decks were killed, as she sunk in a matter of minutes |
| HMS Speedwell (J87) ‡ | Halcyon-class minesweeper | 1935 / 815 | Lt. Cdr. Frederick Richard Guy Maunsell, RN (retd) | 3 | 1,502 | Troops transferred from disabled HMS Ivanhoe at Dunkirk on 1 June |
| HMS Sutton (J78) ‡ | Hunt-class minesweeper | 1918 / 800 | A/Cdr. (S.O.) Grenville Mathias Temple, RN | 3 | 1,100 | Ferried troops to HMS Calcutta which had to anchor further off Dunkirk on 29 May |
Sloops, Corvettes and Gunboats
[edit]| Name (Pennant Number) | Class and Type | Launched / Standard displacement (tons) | Commanding Officer | Trips to Dunkirk | Troops landed at British ports | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMS Bideford (L43) ‡ | Shoreham-class Sloop | 1931 / 1,105 | Lt. Cdr. John Hugh Lewes, RN | 2 | 436 | Damaged in air attack off Dunkirk on 29 May, 28 killed, ship beached to prevent sinking; towed back to Dover by HMS Locust on 30/31 May |
| HMS Guillemot (L89) ‡ | Kingfisher-class sloop | 1939 / 580 | Lt. Cdr. Henry Maxwell Darell-Brown, RN | 1 | 460 | Served as a base ship at Margate 29 May - 2 June passing fuel and supplies to returning ships; ordered to Dunkirk to pick up French troops on 3 June |
| HMS Kingfisher (L70) ‡ | Kingfisher-class sloop | 1935 / 510 | Lt. Cdr. George Anthony Mayhew Vaughan Harrison, RN | 4 | 638 | Damaged in air attack at Dunkirk on 1 June and in collision with French fishing vessel on 4 June, repaired after Dynamo |
| HMS Locust (T28) ‡ | Dragonfly-class river gunboat | 1939 / 585 | Lieut. Ackroyd Norman Palliser Costobadie, RN | 5 | 2,036 | Lieut. Costobadie landed to organise troops on Bray beach on 29 May, then proceeded to assist HMS Bideford which had been bombed and disabled, towing her to Dover over 32 hours on 30/31 May; destroyed upperworks of sister ship HMS Mosquito on 4 June |
| HMS Mallard (L42) | Kingfisher-class sloop | 1936 / 510 | Cdr. The Hon. Valentine Maurice Wyndham-Quin, RN (retd) | 0 | 0 | On patrol 28 May, 1-2 June; escorted HMS Calcutta on 29-30 May whilst she embarked troops off Dunkirk; stood-by damaged hospital ship SS Worthing proceeding to Newhaven on 2 June |
| HMS Mosquito (T94) ‡ | Dragonfly-class river gunboat | 1939 / 585 | Lieut. Denis Harold Palmer Gardiner, RN | 3 | 1173 | Sunk in air attack off Dunkirk on 1 June, 9 killed, scuttled by sister ship HMS Locust on 4 June |
| HMS Shearwater (L39) | Kingfisher-class sloop | 1939 / 580 | Lt. Cdr. Philip Frederick Powlett, RN | 1 | 250 | On patrol; attacked by 2 enemy motor boats in the Channel on 29 May; escorted HMS Calcutta on 31 May and damaged SS Prague whilst under tow on 1 June |
| HMS Sheldrake (L06) | Kingfisher-class sloop | 1937 / 530 | Lt. Cdr. Arthur Edward Tolfrey Christie, RN | 0 | 8 | Carried out anti-submarine patrols, 28 May - 1 June; destroyed anti-submarine equipment of sunk destroyers HMS Wakeful and HMS Basilisk; rescued survivors of mined HMT St Achilleus on 1 June |
| HMS Widgeon (L62) | Kingfisher-class sloop | 1938 / 530 | Lt Cdr Roger Frederick, RN | 1 | 151 | On patrol, 30 May - 1 June; rescued 166 survivors from sunk French destroyer Siroco who had also been on patrol |
Requisitioned Merchant Vessels
[edit]These passenger and cargo ships were taken into naval service prior to Dunkirk and so were crewed by naval personnel and eligible for naval battle honours.
| Name (Pennant Number) | Wartime Role | Pre-war Description, Former Owner | Year built / GRT | Commanding Officer | Trips to Dunkirk | Troops landed at British ports | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMS Brighton Belle (J117) ‡ | Auxiliary Paddle Minesweeper | Paddle steamer, P & A Campbell, Bristol | 1900 / 396 | Lieut L K Perrin, RNVR | 1 | 0 | Left Dunkirk with 350 troops on 28 May but struck submerged object en route and sank, survivors rescued by HMS Medway Queen, HMS Sandown and Yser |
| HMS Brighton Queen (J28) ‡ | Auxiliary Paddle Minesweeper | Paddle steamer, P & A Campbell, Bristol | 1905 / 807 | Temp Lieut A Stubbs, RNR | 2 | 160 | Bombed and sunk on 1 June |
| HMS Crested Eagle ‡ | Auxiliary Anti-aircraft vessel | Paddle steamer, GSNC, London | 1925 / 1,110 | Temp Lt Cdr B R Booth, RNR | 1 | 0 | Left Dunkirk with 600 troops (mostly survivors from the disabled Fenella and HMS Grenade) on 29 May, but was immediately bombed. She was beached and burned out of control with half of her 600 troops and crew perishing, the survivors being picked up by minesweepers. |
| HMS Devonia (J113) ‡ | Auxiliary Paddle Minesweeper | Paddle steamer, P & A Campbell, Bristol | 1905 / 622 | Temp Lieut J Brotchie, RNVR | 1 | 0 | Bombed and beached on 31 May |
| HMS Duchess of Fife (J115) ‡ | Auxiliary Paddle Minesweeper | Paddle Steamer, Caledonian, Ayrshire | 1903 / 336 | Temp Lieut J N Anderson, RNR | 4 | 1,633 | |
| HMS Emperor of India (J106) ‡ | Auxiliary Paddle Minesweeper | Paddle Steamer, Cosens, Weymouth | 1906 / 482 | Temp Lieut C Pawley, RNR | 3 | 644 | |
| HMS Glen Avon (J104) ‡ | Auxiliary Paddle Minesweeper | Paddle steamer, P & A Campbell, Bristol | 1912 / 509 | Temp Lieut B H Loynes, RNR | 2 | 885 | |
| HMS Glen Gower (J16) ‡ | Auxiliary Paddle Minesweeper | Paddle steamer, P & A Campbell, Bristol | 1922 / 553 | Actg Cdr M A O Biddulph, RN | 2 | 1,235 | |
| HMS Golden Eagle ‡ | Auxiliary Anti-Aircraft Vessel | Paddle steamer, GSNC, London | 1909 / 793 | Lieut J C Newman, RNVR | 3 | 1,751 | |
| HMS Gracie Fields (J100) ‡ | Auxiliary Paddle Minesweeper | Paddle Steamer, Red Funnel, Southampton | 1936 / 393 | Temp Lieut N R Larkin RNR, Temp Lieut A C Weeks, RNVR | 2 | 281 | Bombed on 29 May and sank on 30 May |
| HMS King Orry ‡ | Armed boarding vessel | Passenger Steamer, IoMSPCo., Isle of Man | 1913 / 1,877 | Cdr J Elliott, RNR | 2 | 1,139 | Damaged by shore guns on 27 May, bombed and sunk on 30 May |
| HMS Lormont | Auxiliary Guardship | Cargo Steamer, GSNC, London | 1927 / 1,561 | Lt Cdr W S Smithies, RN | 1 | 1,084 | |
| HMS Marmion (J114) ‡ | Auxiliary Paddle Minesweeper | Paddle Steamer, LNER, London | 1906 / 409 | Temp Lieut H C Gaffney, RNVR | 3 | 745 | |
| HMS Medway Queen (J48) ‡ | Auxiliary Paddle Minesweeper | Paddle steamer, GSNC, London | 1924 / 316 | Lieut A T Cook, RNR | 7 | 2,914 | |
| HMS Mona's Isle ‡ | Armed boarding vessel | Passenger Steamer, IoMSPCo., Isle of Man | 1905 / 1,688 | Cdr John Charles K Dowding, RNR | 2 | 2,491 | Damaged by shore fire and machine-gunned from the air during first trip on 27 May, heavy casualties sustained |
| HMS Oriole (J110) ‡ | Auxiliary Paddle Minesweeper | Paddle Steamer, Caledonian, Ayrshire | 1910 / 441 | Temp Lieut E L Davies, RNVR | 5 | 2,587 | |
| HMS Pinlimmon (J66) ‡ | Auxiliary Paddle Minesweeper | Paddle steamer, P & A Campbell, Bristol | 1895 / 436 | Lieut G P Baker, RNVR | 1 | 900 | |
| HMS Princess Elizabeth (J111) ‡ | Auxiliary Paddle Minesweeper | Paddle Steamer, Red Funnel, Southampton | 1927 / 388 | Lieut C J Carp, RNVR | 4 | 1,673 | |
| HMS Queen of Thanet (J30) ‡ | Auxiliary Paddle Minesweeper | Paddle Steamer, GSNC, London | 1916 / 792 | Actg Temp Cdr S P Herival, RNVR | 3 | 2,500 | |
| HMS Royal Eagle ‡ | Auxiliary Anti-Aircraft Vessel | Paddle Steamer, GSNC, London | 1932 / 1,539 | Cdr Edward Cawdron Cordeaux, RN (relieved sick), Temp Lt Cdr E F A Farrow, RNR | 2 | 2,491 | |
| HMS Sandown (J20) ‡ | Auxiliary Paddle Minesweeper | Paddle Steamer, Southern Railway, London | 1934 / 684 | Actg Cdr K M Greig, RN (retd) | 2 | 695 | |
| HMS Snaefell (J118) ‡ | Auxiliary Paddle Minesweeper | Paddle steamer, P & A Campbell, Bristol | 1907 / 466 | Temp Lieut F Brett, RNVR | 2 | 981 | |
| HMS Waverley (J51) ‡ | Auxiliary Paddle Minesweeper | Paddle Steamer, LNER, London | 1899 / 537 | Temp Lieut S F Harmer-Elliott, RNVR | 1 | 0 | Left Dunkirk with 600 troops on 29 May but bombed, machine-gunned and later sank |
| HMS Westward Ho (J43) ‡ | Auxiliary Paddle Minesweeper | Paddle steamer, P & A Campbell, Bristol | 1894 / 460 | Temp Lieut A L Braithwaite, RNVR | 3 | 1,686 |
Hospital Ships
[edit]These vessels were requisitioned and converted to serve as hospital carriers, retaining civilian crews with a medical staff added. They were painted white with green lines along the sides and obvious red crosses which should have granted them protection from attack under international law.
| Name (Pennant Number) | Pre-war Description, Former Owner | Year built / GRT | Commanding Officer | Trips to Dunkirk | Troops landed at British ports | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMHS Dinard (28) ‡ | Passenger Steamer, Southern Railway, London | 1924 / 2,313 | Mr J W A Jones, Master | 2 | 361 | |
| HMHS Isle of Guernsey (26) ‡ | Passenger & Car Ferry, Southern Railway, London | 1930 / 2,143 | Capt E L Hill | 2 | 836 | Sustained bombing off Calais on 26 May |
| HMHS Isle of Thanet (22) ‡ | Passenger & Car Ferry, Southern Railway, London | 1925 / 2,701 | Capt A J Hammond | 0 | 0 | Sailed to Dunkirk twice on 27 May, turned back by shore gunfire and then later due to misinterpreted signal; seriously damaged in collision with drifter Ocean Reward on return to Dover |
| HMHS Paris (32) ‡ | Passenger Steamer, Southern Railway, London | 1913 / 1,790 | Capt E A Biles | 3 | 630 | Bombed en route to Dunkirk and sank on 3 June |
| HMHS St Andrew (24) ‡ | Passenger Steamer, GW Railway, London | 1932 / 2,702 | Capt H C Bond | 1 | 122 | Sustained bombing on 27 May |
| HMHS St David (27) | Passenger Steamer, GW Railway, London | 1932 / 2,702 | Capt C Joy (relieved sick), Capt B H Mendus | 1 | 118 | |
| HMHS St Julien (29) ‡ | Passenger Steamer, GW Railway, London | 1925 / 1,952 | Capt L T Richardson | 1 | 247 | Sustained bombing on 27 May |
| HMHS Worthing (30) ‡ | Passenger Steamer, Southern Railway, London | 1928 / 2,294 | Capt C G G Munton | 2 | 600 | Sustained bombing off Calais on 26 May |
British Merchant Navy
[edit]These passenger and cargo ships were operated and crewed by their commercial owners and attended on request of the Admiralty.
| Name | Description, Owner (Year built/GRT) | Master | Troops landed at British ports; notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SS Archangel ‡ | Passenger Steamer, LNER, London (1910/2448) | Damaged by shore batteries en route to Dunkirk on 27 May and turned back | |
| SS Autocarrier ‡ | Passenger & Car Steamer, Southern Railway, London (1931/822) | Capt C M Masters | 712 in a single trip |
| MV Beal | Coaster, Tyne-Tees, Newcastle (1936/504) | J W Liley | 364 in a single trip |
| RMS Ben-my-Chree ‡ | Passenger Steamer, IoMSPCo., Isle of Man (1927/2586) | Captain G Woods | 3845 in 2 trips |
| SS Biarritz ‡ | Passenger Steamer, Southern Railway, London (1915/2388) | Capt W H Baker | Damaged by shore batteries en route to Dunkirk on 27 May and turned back |
| MV Bullfinch | Cargo Ship, GSNC, London (1936/433) | 713 in a single trip | |
| SS Canterbury ‡ | Passenger Steamer, Southern Railway, London (1929/2910) | Capt C A Hancock | 4369 in 4 trips; damaged by bombing on 29 May and docked for repairs before final trip |
| SS City of Christchurch | Cargo Steamer, Ellerman & Bucknall, London (1915/6009) | Capt A W Wooster | Transported 5 landing craft to Dunkirk on 1 June |
| SS Clan Macalister | Cargo Steamer, Clan Line, Glasgow (1930/6787) | Capt R W Mackie | Transported 8 landing craft to Dunkirk then bombed and sunk on 29 May whilst embarking troops |
| SS Dorrien Rose | Coaster, Richard Hughes and Co., Liverpool (1922/1039) | Capt William Thompson | 1541 in 2 trips; including 904 troops from sinking SS Queen of the Channel |
| SS Eskburn | Coaster, British Isles Coasters Ltd., Middlesbrough (1917/472) | 27 in a single trip | |
| RMS Fenella ‡ | Passenger Steamer, IoMSPCo., Isle of Man (1937/2376) | Capt W Gubbon | Bombed and wrecked on 29 May whilst embarking troops at Dunkirk's east pier |
| MV Fishbourne | Passenger & Car Ferry, Southern Railway, London (1927/136) | Ferried troops to larger vessels | |
| SS Foam Queen | Cargo Steamer, British Channel Islands Shipping Co., London (1922/811) | Capt A T Mastin | 98 in a single trip |
| Gateshead | Cargo ship, Tyne-Tees, Newcastle (1936/504) | Used as military stores ship | |
| SS Glengarriff | Coal Coaster, Kelly Shipping, Belfast (1936/868) | 64 in a single trip | |
| SS Hythe | Cargo vessel, Southern Railway, London (1925/688) | R W Morford | 749 in a single trip |
| SY Killarney ‡ | Steam yacht, Coast Lines, Liverpool (1893/2081) | Capt R Hughes | 656 in a single trip |
| TS King George V ‡ | Turbine Steamer, MacBrayne, Glasgow (1926/801) | Capt R M Maclean | 4263 in 5 trips |
| SS Kyno | Cargo Steamer, Ellerman's Wilson Line, Hull (1924/3946) | Sailed to Dunkirk with guns, however ordered to turn back on 27 May | |
| RMS Lady of Mann ‡ | Passenger Steamer, IoMSPCo., Isle of Man (1930/3104) | Capt T C Woods | 2906 in 4 trips |
| MV Lady Sheila | Coaster, D J & S A J Bradley (1935/216) | 185 in a single trip | |
| SS Levenwood | Coaster, Constantine Shipping Co., Middlesbrough (1924/803) | Capt William Oswald Young | 51 in a single trip |
| SS Lochgarry ‡ | Passenger Steamer, MacBrayne, Glasgow (1898/1670) | Capt E Mackinnon | 1001 in a single trip |
| SS Lorina ‡ | Passenger Steamer, Southern Railway, London (1906/1915) | Capt A Light | Bombed and went aground with broken back at Dunkirk on 29 May |
| SS Maid of Orleans ‡ | Passenger Steamer, Southern Railway, London (1918/2386) | Capt A E Larkins (relieved sick), Capt G D Walker | 5503 in 4 trips; rammed and badly damaged by HMS Worcester whilst departing Dunkirk on 1 June and returned to port for repairs |
| SS Malines ‡ | Passenger Steamer, LNER, London (1922/2980) | Capt G Mallory | 1469 in 2 trips |
| TSS Manxman ‡ | Passenger Steamer, IoMSPCo., Isle of Man (1904/2030) | Capt P B Cowley | 2298 in 3 trips |
| SS Mona's Queen ‡ | Passenger Steamer, IoMSPCo., Isle of Man (1934/2756) | Capt Radcliffe Duggan, Capt Archibald Holkham | 1312 in a single trip (first ship to land troops); sunk by magnetic mine arriving at Dunkirk Harbour on 29 May. She sank in 2 minutes with 31 crew picked up and 24 lost. |
| SS Nephrite | Coaster, Stephenson Clarke, Newcastle (1927/927) | Capt C G West | 504 in a single trip |
| MV New Prince of Wales | Motor Boat, Southend Motor Navigation Co., Southend (1923/137) | Sub Lt Peter Bennett | Ferried troops off Bray beach on 31 May, came under fire from shore battery and abandoned |
| SS Ngaroma | Coaster, W A Wilson, Southampton (1931/503) | Capt J W Dickinson | 30 in a single trip |
| SS Normannia ‡ | Passenger Steamer, Southern Railway, London (1912/1567) | Capt M C Whiting | Bombed off Dunkirk on 29 May, beached and abandoned |
| SS Palmston | Coaster, Risdon Beazley Ltd, Southampton (1907/430) | Noted as involved in Dynamo | |
| SS Portsdown | Paddle Steamer, Southern Railway, London (1928/342) | S/Lieut R H Church, RNR | 618 in a single trip |
| SS Prague ‡ | Passenger Steamer, LNER, London (1930/4220) | Capt C R Baxter | 2891 in 2 trips |
| PS Princess Helena | Paddle Steamer, Red Funnel, Southampton (1883/246) | Collided with TSS St Helier en route to Dunkirk on 30 May | |
| TSS Princess Maud * | Passenger Steamer, LMS Railway, London (1934/2883) | Capt H Clark | 1270 in a single trip |
| MV Queen of the Channel ‡ | Passenger Ship, GSNC, London (1935/1162) | Capt W J O'Dell | Bombed and sunk whilst departing Dunkirk on 28 May with 904 troops, all rescued by SS Dorrien Rose |
| TSS Roebuck | Cargo Steamer, GW Railway, London (1925/776) | Capt W Y Larbalestier | 689 in a single trip |
| SS Roselyne | Coaster, Dines (1918/138) | Noted as involved in Dynamo | |
| MV Royal Daffodil ‡ | Passenger Ship, GSNC, London (1939/2060) | Capt G Johnson | 7461 in 5 trips |
| MV Royal Sovereign ‡ | Passenger Ship, GSNC, London (1937/1527) | Capt T Aldis | 6370 in 6 trips |
| SS Scotia ‡ | Passenger Steamer, LMS Railway, London (1922/3454) | Capt William Henry Hughes | 2430 in a single trip; bombed and sunk whilst departing on 1 June with about 300 troops and 28 crew lost. Nearly 1000 were rescued by HMS Esk whilst HMS Worcester and HMS Mosquito provided anti-air cover. |
| SS Scottish Co-operator | Cargo Ship, CWS, Manchester (1939/513) | Capt T S Robertson | 525 in a single trip |
| SS Seine | Coaster, London & Rochester Trading Co., London (1926/179) | 543 in 2 trips | |
| MV Sequacity | Coaster, F. T. Everard & Sons Ltd, London (1937/870) | Capt J Macdonald | Sunk by shore fire on 27 May off Calais |
| MV Southend Britannia | Passenger Ferry, C & A Myall, Southend (1924/147) | Lieut G L Norton | Ferried troops |
| TSS St Helier ‡ | Passenger Steamer, GW Railway, London (1925/1952) | Capt R R Pitman | 4233 in 4 trips |
| TS St Seiriol ‡ | Passenger Steamer, LNWSSC, Liverpool (1931/1586) | Capt R D Dobb, Lieut A R MacKewn, RNR | 672 in 2 trips |
| RMS Tynwald ‡ | Passenger Steamer, IoMSPCo., Isle of Man (1937/2376) | Capt J H Whiteway (relieved 2 June), Capt W A Qualtrough | 6880 in 5 trips |
| PS Whippingham | Paddle Steamer, Southern Railway, London (1930/825) | Lieut Eric Reed, RNR | 2500 in a single trip - heavily overloaded but successfully crossed |
| SS Whitstable | Cargo Steamer, Southern Railway, London (1925/787) | Capt W Baxter | 14 in a single trip |
| MV Wootton | Passenger & Car Ferry, Southern Railway, London (1928/149) | Ferried troops to larger vessels | |
| SS Yewdale | Coaster, John Stewart & Co. (Shipping) Ltd., Glasgow (1929/823) | Capt E Jones | 940 in a single trip |
French Navy
[edit]| Name (Pennant No.) | Class and Type | Commanding Officer | Troops landed at British ports; notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amiens | Arras-class sloop (anti-aircraft ship) | Corvette Capt M E J Monick | Reported present, duties unknown |
| Amiral Mouchez | Armed survey vessel | Reported present, duties unknown | |
| Arras | Arras-class sloop | L V J P M Bidal | 542 in a single trip |
| Belfort | Arras-class sloop (aviation tender) | Corvette Capt P A Viel | Carried troops from Dunkirk on 31 May |
| Bouclier | La Melpomène-class torpedo boat | Frigate Capt C M H de La Fournière | 1437 in 6 trips |
| Bourrasque (T41) | Bourrasque-class destroyer | Frigate Capt R G A Fouque | Had been built at Dunkirk in 1926. Left Dunkirk with troops but struck mine and sank off Nieuwpoort on 30 May |
| Branlebas | La Melpomène-class torpedo boat | Corvette Capt H M de Cacqueray | 1180 in 3 trips |
| Cérès | Requisitioned as auxiliary transport (built 1918 / 3079 GRT) | Sunk by air attack between Rouen and Dunkirk on 26 May | |
| Commandant Delage (A12) | Elan-class minesweeping sloop | Corvette Capt A R P Froget | 624 in 2 trips |
| Commandant Rivière | Elan-class minesweeping sloop | Corvette Capt J F U M De Gantes | 276 in a single trip |
| Cyclone (T61) | Bourrasque-class destroyer | Ship-of-the-Line Capt Y F C A M Urvoy de Portzamparc | 705 in a single trip; torpedoed on 31 May and towed to Dover by ORP Błyskawica |
| Diligente | Sloop (aviation tender) | L V P H M Le Roux | 346 in a single trip |
| Emile Deschamps | Requisitioned as an auxiliary minesweeper | Left Dunkirk with troops but sunk by mine near English coast on 4 June | |
| Épervier (X112) | Aigle-class large destroyer | Frigate Capt J J G Bros | On patrol |
| Foudroyant (T52) | L'Adroit-class destroyer | Corvette Capt P L A Fontaine | 1250 in 2 trips; bombed and sunk on 1 June |
| La Boudeuse (A18) | Elan-class minesweeping sloop | Corvette Capt M F L Hilly | 281 in a single trip |
| La Flore | La Melpomène-class torpedo boat | Corvette Capt C J M P Roussel de Courcy | 1371 in 4 trips |
| Léopard (X22) | Chacal-class large destroyer | Frigate Capt C A Loisel | On patrol. Picked up troops from a boat on 3 June |
| L'Impétueuse | Elan-class minesweeping sloop | Corvette Capt F M J Bachy | 1231 in 2 trips; had been built at Dunkirk in 1940. |
| L'Incomprise | La Melpomène-class torpedo boat | Corvette Capt A A P Gras | 636 in 4 trips |
| Mistral (T63) | Bourrasque-class destroyer | Corvette Capt E R Lavene | 37 in a single trip |
| Sauternes (P22) | Requisitioned as an auxiliary sloop | 870 in 2 trips | |
| Savorgnan de Brazza | Bougainville-class sloop (anti-aircraft ship) | 5 in a single trip | |
| Siroco (T62) | Bourrasque-class destroyer | Corvette Capt G P C M J M de Toulouse-Latrec-Montfa | 509 in a single trip; torpedoed and sunk by S-boats on 31 May |
French Merchant Vessels
[edit]| Name | Description, Owner (Year built/GRT) | Master | Troops landed at British ports; notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SS Cap Tafelneh | Cargo Steamer, SAGA, France (1920/2299) | Sunk by air attack at Dunkirk on 27 May | |
| SS Côte d’Argent | Passenger Steamer, SAGA, France (1932/3047) | 5152 in 5 trips | |
| SS Côte d’Azur | Passenger Steamer, SAGA, France (1930/3047) | Bombed at Dunkirk on 27 May and rendered unusable | |
| SS Douaisien | Cargo Steamer, SAGA, France (1921/2954) | Commandant Charles Desse | Sunk by mine whilst departing Dunkirk on 29 May with 1000 French troops aboard, most rescued |
| François Tixier | Cargo Vessel (1918/475) | Left Dunkirk with troops on 1 June | |
| Fronsac | Cargo Vessel, Worms & Cie, Paris (1906/518) | 289 in a single trip | |
| MV Gatinais | Cargo Vessel, Compagnie Maritime de la Seine, Paris (1933/389) | 159 in a single trip; had been built at Dunkirk in 1933 | |
| Ingénieur Cachin | Cargo Vessel, Soc. Cherbourgeoise de Sauvetage et de Remorquage (SCSR), Cherbourg (1923/1310) | Attended Dunkirk | |
| Jacobsen | Cargo Vessel, Soc. Dunkerquoise du Cabotage, Dunkirk (1923/523) | 181 in a single trip | |
| Kerkena | Cargo Vessel (1922/1579) | 247 in a single trip | |
| Margaux | Cargo Vessel (1912/1463) | 1369 in a single trip | |
| SS Monique Schiaffino | Cargo Steamer, Soc. Algérienne de Navigation pour l'Afrique du Nord, Algiers (1929/3236) | Sunk by air attack at Dunkirk on 29 May | |
| Newhaven | Passenger steamer, SNCF, France (1911/1888) | 1781 in 3 trips | |
| Normanville | Cargo Vessel (1921/1803) | 438 in a single trip | |
| Rouen | Passenger steamer, SNCF, France (1912/1882) | 2404 in 3 trips | |
| SS Sainte Camille | Passenger steamer, Société Navale de l'Ouest (SNO), Le Havre (1920/3274) | Sunk by mine at Dunkirk on 26 May |
Norwegian Merchant Vessel
[edit]| Name | Description, Owner (Year built/GRT) | Master | Troops landed at British ports; notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| MV Hird | Cargo Vessel, Jacobsen & Salvesen, Oslo (1924/4950) | Capt Ansgar M Fredhjem | Had been at Dunkirk from 9 May sustaining damage in various air attacks, then departed on 28 May with 3500 French troops and civilians bound for Cherbourg, stopped on 29 May to pick up survivors from other sunken ships including HMS Wakeful's captain. |
Polish Navy
[edit]| Name | Class and Type | Commanding Officer | Troops landed at British ports; notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORP Błyskawica (H34) | Grom-class destroyer | Cdr Stanislaw Nahorski | On patrol. Took damaged ships including HMS Wolfhound (L56) and Cyclone (T61) in tow and rescued survivors from Siroco (T62). Now a museum ship and the oldest preserved destroyer. |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Although battle honours were normally awarded to commissioned Royal Navy warships only, some British Merchant Navy vessels also received this honour in recognition of their service under fire.
- ^ In May-June 1940 the Royal Navy was in the process of reallocating the pennant (then, pendant) numbers of many of its destroyers. In most cases the number remained the same whilst the flag superior (the letter) changed. Those beginning with 'D' changed to 'I' and similarly 'F' to 'G'. Some converted specifically for convoy escorts changed to 'L'. These were painted on the sides and stern of the hull. They were not normally shown on leaders. Where it has not been possible to confirm which was displayed whilst the vessel was at Dunkirk, both have been included.
Bibliography
[edit]- Gardner, W. J. R. (2000). The Evacuation from Dunkirk: 'Operation Dynamo', 26 May-4 June 1940. London: Frank Class Publishers. ISBN 0-7146-8150-4
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