This list consists of all major[lower-alpha 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 | Built | Tonnage | Commanding Officer | Trips to Dunkirk | Troops landed | Notes |
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A5 | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1917 | 326 | Lt. J d'Hauwer | 1 | 229 | |
HMS Abel Tasman | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1937 | 314 | Lt. Cdr. Trevor G P Crick, RN (wounded 28 May); Lt. Charles E S B St. G Beal, RN (from HMS Kaap Falga) | 1 | 264 | |
Aden | ![]() | Cargo ship | 1918 | 8,033 | 1 | 0 | Sunk | |
Adjader | ![]() | Dredger | 1900 | 414 | 1 | 0 | ||
HMY Adventuress | ![]() | Armed yacht | 1898 | 322 | 1 | 85 | ||
HMS Aegir | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1939 | 277 | Lt. William Whitworth, RN | 3 | 952 | |
Aidie | ![]() | Sailing barge | 1925 | 144 | Skipper H Potter | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
Aïn el Turk | ![]() | Cargo ship | 1925 | 2,508 | 1 | 0 | Sunk | |
HMS Albury (N41) | ![]() | Fleet minesweeper | 1919 | 710 | Lt. Cdr. Colin Henry Corbet-Singleton, RN | 6 | 1,851 | |
HMD Alcmaria (FY1525) | ![]() | Naval drifter | 1916 | 148 | Skr. Arthur Offord, RNR | 1 | 32 | |
HMS Alice | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1939 | 291 | Lt. Hubert Slater, RN | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
HMS Amazone | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1939 | 250 | Lt. Cdr. Lawrence Henry Phillips, RN (retd) | 3 | 639 | |
André Louis (AD29) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1907 | 284 | L.V. Aubert | 2 | 549 | |
Angèle Marie (AD71) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1929 | 238 | 2 | 199 | ||
HMS Anthony (H40) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1930 | 1,350 | Lt. Cdr. Norman Thew, RN (relieved 29–30 May); Lt. Ronald de Leighton Brooke, RN (the First Lieutenant) | 4 | 3,054 | Damaged by air attack in the Channel on 30 May; left Dynamo for repair |
HMS Antje | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1912 | 157 | Lt. Malcolm Buist, RN | 2 | 593 | |
SS Archangel | ![]() | Troopship | 1910 | 2,448 | 0 | 0 | With Royal Daffodil transported 30th Brigade to defend Calais.[1] | |
HMT Arctic Pioneer (FY164) | ![]() | Naval Trawler | 1937 | 501 | Lt. Robert Cambridge, RNR | 0 | 0 | |
HMT Argyllshire | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1938 | 540 | S/Lt. John Sturdee Weddle, RNR | 0 | 0 | Sunk |
HMT Arley (FY620) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1914 | 304 | Skr. Lt. George Robinson, RNR | 1 | 45 | |
HMY Aronia | ![]() | Armed yacht | 1929 | 193 | T/S/Lt. John Llewellyn, RNVR | 1 | 42 | |
Arras (A05) | ![]() | Sloop | 1918 | 850 | 1 | 542 | ||
HMS Atlantic | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1930 | 221 | Lt. Cdr. Leonard Fordham, RNR | 2 | 311 | |
SS Autocarrier | ![]() | Passenger ship | 1931 | 822 | Capt. C M Masters, Master | 2 | 712 | |
Barbara Jean | ![]() | Sailing barge | 1925 | 144 | Skipper C Webb | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
HMS Bart | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1938 | 435 | Lt. Cdr. Edward Ball, RN (retd) | 1 | 0 | |
HMS Basilisk (H11) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1931 | 1,360 | Cdr Maxwell Richmond, RN | 3 | 695 | Sunk by air attack off La Panne on 1 June |
MV Beal | ![]() | Storeship | 1936 | 504 | Capt. J W Liley, Master | 1 | 364 | |
Beatrice Maud | ![]() | Sailing barge | 1910 | 102 | Skipper L Horlock | 1 | 313 | |
Belfort (Q74) | ![]() | Sloop | 1920 | 850 | C.C. L Viel | 1 | 0 | |
SS Ben-my-Chree | ![]() | Troopship | 1927 | 2,586 | Capt. George Woods, Master | 3 | 3,845 | |
Bernadette (AD90) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1914 | 302 | M.P. P Stohlberger | 1 | 0 | |
SS Biarritz | ![]() | Troopship | 1915 | 2,388 | Capt. William Hay Baker, Master | 0 | 0 | |
HMS Bideford (L43) | ![]() | Sloop | 1931 | 1,105 | Lt. Cdr. John Hugh Lewes, RN | 1 | 436 | Damaged by air attack off Bray on 29 May; left Dynamo for repair |
HMT Blackburn Rovers (FY116) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1934 | 422 | Skr. William Martin, RNR; Cdr. R W English, RN (retd) | 0 | 0 | Sunk |
ORP Błyskawica (H34) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1937 | 2,043 | Kmdr ppor. Stanisław Michal Nahorski | 1 | 0 | On anti-submarine patrol 28–31 May |
HMS Bornrif | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1939 | 336 | Lt. Arthur Norman Blundell, RNR | 2 | 146 | |
Bouclier (T141) | ![]() | Torpedo boat | 1938 | 610 | C.F. (T) de la Fournière | 6 | 1,437 | |
Bourrasque (T41) | ![]() | Destroyer[lower-alpha 2] | 1926 | 1,320 | C.F. (D) R Fouque | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
HMS Brandaris | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1938 | 249 | Cdr. Charles Euman, RN (retd) | 2 | 330 | |
Branlebas (T113) | ![]() | Torpedo boat[lower-alpha 3] | 1938 | 610 | C.C. de Cacqueray | 3 | 1,180 | |
HMS Brighton Belle (J117) | ![]() | Paddle minesweeper | 1900 | 396 | T/Lt. Leonard Perrin, RNVR | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
HMS Brighton Queen (J28) | ![]() | Paddle minesweeper | 1905 | 807 | T/Lt. Archie Stubbs, RNR | 1 | 160 | Sunk |
HMT Brock (FY621) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1914 | 304 | Skr. Joseph Jappy, RNR; P/S/Lt. Kenneth H G Roberts, RNVR | 1 | 6 | |
MV Bullfinch | ![]() | Coaster | 1936 | 433 | Capt. H Buxton | 1 | 713 | |
HMT C9 | ![]() | Harbour tug | 1919 | 138 | C or J Treleaven, Master | 1 | 23 | |
HMS Calcutta (I82) | ![]() | Anti-aircraft cruiser | 1919 | 4,200 | Capt. Dennis Lees, RN | 2 | 1,856 | On anti-aircraft patrol 1–2 June |
HMY Caleta | ![]() | Armed yacht | 1930 | 138 | T/Lt. James Dunning, RNVR | 1 | 43 | |
HMT Calvi | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1930 | 363 | T/Skr. Bertie David Spindler, RNR | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
SS Canterbury | ![]() | Troopship | 1929 | 2,910 | Capt. Charles Hancock, Master | 4 | 4,369 | |
Cap d'Antifer (AD69) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1912 | 294 | 1 | 291 | ||
Cap Tafelnah | ![]() | Cargo ship | 1920 | 2,299 | Sunk | |||
HMT Cape Argona (FY190) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1936 | 494 | T/Lt. Kenneth Lee, RNVR | 0 | 0 | |
Caporal Peugeot (AD9) | ![]() | Naval drifter | 1923 | 102 | M. Josselin | 1 | 105 | |
HMS Caribia | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1936 | 312 | Lt. Donald Swift, RN | 2 | 583 | |
HMT Cayton Wyke (FY191) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1932 | 373 | Cdr. R H B Hammond-Chambers, RN (retd) | 1 | 277 | |
Cérès | ![]() | Cargo ship | 1918 | 3,073 | 1 | 0 | ||
Cérons (P21) | ![]() | Naval cargo ship | 1923 | 1,049 | ||||
ST Cervia | ![]() | Harbour tug | 1925 | 157 | W H Simmons, Master | 1 | 30 | |
ST Challenge | ![]() | Harbour tug | 1931 | 212 | 1 | 0 | ||
HMY Christabel II | ![]() | Armed yacht | 1928 | 111 | T/Lt. Hubert Edward Wigfull, RNVR | 1 | 33 | |
Ciel de France (C5598) | ![]() | Trawler | 2 | 108 | ||||
SS City of Christchurch | ![]() | Transport ship | 1915 | 6,009 | Capt. A W Wooster, Master | 1 | 0 | |
SS Clan Macalister | ![]() | Transport ship | 1930 | 6,787 | Capt. R W Mackie, Master | 1 | 0 | Sunk[lower-alpha 4] |
HMT Clyth Ness (FY1596) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1920 | 276 | P/Skr. Ernest George Catchpole, RNR | 1 | 150 | |
HMS Codrington (D82) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1930 | 1,540 | Capt. (D) George Stevens-Guille, RN | 8 | 5,450 | |
Commandant Delage (A12) | ![]() | Fleet minesweeper | 1939 | 630 | C.C. Froget | 2 | 624 | |
Commandant Rivière (A32) | ![]() | Fleet minesweeper | 1939 | 630 | 1 | 276 | ||
ST Contest | ![]() | Harbour tug | 1933 | 213 | H J Bates, Master | 1 | 0 | |
Costaud | ![]() | Harbour tug | 1934 | 139 | 1 | 0 | Sunk | |
Côte d'Argent | ![]() | Passenger ship | 1932 | 3,047 | 5 | 5,152 | ||
Côte d'Azur | ![]() | Passenger ship | 1930 | 3,047 | 1 | 0 | Sunk | |
Credo (DG924) | ![]() | Trawler | 1 | 53 | ||||
ST Crested Cock | ![]() | Harbour tug | 1935 | 177 | T Hills, Master | 1 | 0 | |
HMS Crested Eagle | ![]() | Anti-aircraft paddle steamer | 1925 | 1,110 | P/T/Lt. Cdr. Bernard Booth, RNR | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
Cyclone (T61) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1927 | 1,320 | C.V. (D) U de Portzamparc | 1 | 705 | |
HNLMS De Mok I | ![]() | Armed yacht | 1940 | 149 | 3 | 214 | Sunk | |
HMS Delta | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1934 | 200 | Lt. Cdr. D F Lawrence, RN (retd) | 2 | 282 | |
HMS Deneb | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1927 | 199 | 1 | 100 | ||
Denis Papin (AD48) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1917 | 309 | L.V. J F Raquez (S.O.) | 3 | 405 | Sunk |
HMS Despatch II | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1931 | 199 | Capt. F E Wilmot-Sitwell, RN (retd) | 2 | 428 | |
HMS Devonia (J113) | ![]() | Paddle minesweeper | 1905 | 622 | T/Lt. John Brotchie, RNVR | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
Dhoon | ![]() | Trawler | 1915 | 323 | 1 | 130 | ||
Dijonnais (AD33) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1934 | 389 | ||||
Diligente | ![]() | Gunboat | 1915 | 315 | 1 | 346 | ||
SS Dinard (28) | ![]() | Hospital carrier | 1924 | 2,313 | Capt. P Lewis, Master; Mr. John W A Jones, Chief Officer | 2 | 361 | |
HMS Doggersbank | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1939 | 208 | Lt. Donald McBarnet, RN | 2 | 708 | |
HMT Doria | ![]() | Harbour tug | 1909 | 150 | A W Mastin, Master | 1 | 90 | |
HMD Dorienta | ![]() | Naval drifter | 1914 | 101 | Skr. William Reynolds, RNR | 1 | 65 | |
SS Dorrien Rose | ![]() | Storeship | 1922 | 1,039 | Capt. William Thompson, Master | 2 | 1,541 | |
Douaisien | ![]() | Cargo ship | 1920 | 2,954 | 1 | 0 | Sunk | |
HMS Duchess of Fife (J115) | ![]() | Paddle minesweeper | 1903 | 336 | T/Lt. John Anderson, RNR | 4 | 1,633 | |
HMS Dundalk (N60) | ![]() | Fleet minesweeper | 1919 | 710 | Lt. Cdr. Frederick Arthur Ivone Kirkpatrick, RN (retd) | 3 | 1,129 | |
Duperré | ![]() | Trawler | 1918 | 337 | 1 | 307 | ||
Edmond-René (AD51) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1907 | 288 | 1 | 0 | ||
SS Edv. Nissen | ![]() | Blockship | 1921 | 2,062 | Lt. Edward John King-Wood, RNR | 1 | n/a | Deliberately sunk |
Edwina | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1915 | 267 | Skipper P Bedford | 1 | 120 | |
HMD Eileen Emma | ![]() | Naval drifter | 1914 | 102 | P/T/Skr. Barney Everite Sebert Smith, RNR | 1 | 114 | |
Elbe | ![]() | Harbour tug | 1904 | 150 | 1 | 0 | Sunk | |
Emile Deschamps (AD20) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1922 | 349 | 1 | 0 | Sunk | |
Emma (AD89) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1902 | 255 | 1 | 164 | Sunk | |
HMS Emperor of India (J106) | ![]() | Paddle minesweeper | 1906 | 482 | T/Lt. Charles Pawley, RNR | 3 | 644 | |
ST Empire Henchman | ![]() | Rescue tug | 1940 | 243 | J or E Fisher, Master | 3 | 0 | |
Epervier (X112) | ![]() | Large destroyer | 1934 | 2,441 | 0 | 0 | ||
HMS Esk (H15) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1934 | 1,375 | Lt. Cdr. Richard Hullis Couch, RN | 6 | 3,100 | Damaged by shore gunfire off Bray on 31 May; repaired after Dynamo |
SS Eskburn | ![]() | Coaster | 1917 | 472 | 1 | 27 | ||
Ethel Everard | ![]() | Sailing barge | 1926 | 190 | T Willis, Master | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
HMT Evelyn Rose (4.136) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1918 | 327 | T/Skr. Arthur John Lewis, RNR | 1 | 130 | |
HMS Express (H61) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1934 | 1,375 | Capt. (D) Jack Grant Bickford, RN | 6 | 3,491 | Damaged by air attack off Bray on 31 May; repaired after Dynamo |
ST Fairplay One | ![]() | Harbour tug | 1911 | 162 | S Wright; G Finch | 3 | 0 | |
HMD Feasible | ![]() | Naval drifter | 1912 | 103 | Skr. Charles Carstairs Findlay, RNR | 1 | 0 | |
SS Fenella | ![]() | Troopship | 1937 | 2,376 | Capt. W Gubbon, Master | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
MV Fishbourne | ![]() | Ferry | 1927 | 136 | 1 | 0 | ||
HMS Fitzroy (N03) | ![]() | Fleet minesweeper | 1919 | 710 | Lt. Cdr. Reginald Arthur Forbes, RN | 4 | 814 | Damaged by air attack off Malo on 1 June; left Dynamo for repair |
SS Foam Queen | ![]() | Storeship | 1922 | 811 | Capt. A T Mastin, Master | 1 | 98 | |
Foremost 101 | ![]() | Hopper barge | 1939 | 833 | W E Llewellyn, Master | 1 | 70 | |
Foremost 102 | ![]() | Hopper barge | 1940 | 833 | W C Attwaters, Master | 1 | 200 | |
HMT Foremost 22 | ![]() | Harbour tug | 1924 | 211 | C Fieldgate, Master (sick); F M Holden, A/Master | 2 | 91 | |
HMT Foremost 87 | ![]() | Harbour tug | 1935 | 163 | Capt. James Fryer, Master | 2 | 95 | |
ST Fossa | ![]() | Harbour tug | 1929 | 105 | S/Lt. Martin Solomon, RNVR | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
Foudroyant (T52) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1930 | 1,380 | C.C. Fontaine | 3 | 1,250 | Sunk |
François Tixier | ![]() | Cargo ship | 1918 | 499 | 1 | 0 | ||
HMS Fredanja | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1936 | 277 | Lt. Cdr. Kenneth Stewart, RN (retd) | 2 | 680 | |
HMS Friso | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1939 | 250 | Lt. George Osborn Symonds, RN | 2 | 495 | |
Fronsac | ![]() | Cargo ship | 1906 | 518 | 1 | 289 | ||
HMT Fyldea (FY666) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1930 | 377 | Skr. George Whamond, RNR; Lt. Robert Bill, RN; T/Lt. John K M Warde, RNVR (U.O.) | 2 | 180 | |
HMS Gallant (H59) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1936 | 1,335 | Lt. Cdr. Cecil Powis Frobisher Brown, RN | 3 | 1,466 | Damaged by air attack off Dunkirk on 29 May; left Dynamo for repair |
Gallions Reach | ![]() | Hopper barge | 1936 | 821 | J F Mason, Master; S/Lt. Francis N F Johnston, RN | 1 | 123 | |
Gaston Rivier | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1918 | 315 | 1 | 120 | ||
Gateshead | ![]() | Cargo ship | 1919 | 744 | Capt. J R Linn, Master | |||
Gâtinais (AD43) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1933 | 389 | 1 | 159 | ||
HMT Gava | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1920 | 257 | Skr. Day, RNR; P/T/Lt. Francis Joseph Jordan, RNR | 1 | 160 | |
Georges-Edouard | ![]() | Trawler | 1937 | 217 | Capt. M Coppin, Master | 1 | 401 | |
HMD Gervais Rentoul | ![]() | Naval drifter | 1917 | 100 | P/T/Skr. John Henry Burgess, RNR | 3 | 187 | |
HMD Girl Gladys | ![]() | Naval drifter | 1917 | 110 | T/Skr. Frank Francis Lewis Strowger, RNR | 4 | 311 | |
HMS Glen Avon (J104) | ![]() | Paddle minesweeper | 1912 | 509 | T/Lt. Bertie Horace Loyns, RNR | 2 | 885 | |
HMS Glen Gower (J16) | ![]() | Paddle minesweeper | 1922 | 553 | A/Cdr. Michael Anthony Ormus Biddulph, RN (S.O.) | 2 | 1,235 | |
SS Glengarriff | ![]() | Coaster | 1936 | 868 | 1 | 64 | ||
Glenway | ![]() | Sailing barge | 1913 | 110 | W H Easton, Master | 1 | 213 | |
HMS Golden Eagle | ![]() | Anti-aircraft paddle steamer | 1909 | 793 | C.O. ______? (relieved 30 May); P/T/Lt. James C Newman, RNVR and P/T/Lt. William L Lucas, RNR; Cdr. Edward C Cordeaux, RN (retd) (S.O.) (from 1 June) | 3 | 1,751 | |
Goliath | ![]() | Rescue tug | 1921 | 354 | 1 | 183 | ||
HMS Gorecht | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1927 | 187 | P/S/Lt. David Edwards, RNR | 1 | 47 | |
HMS Gossamer (N63) | ![]() | Fleet minesweeper | 1938 | 875 | Cdr. Richard Cyril Vesey Ross, RN (S.O.) | 6 | 2,940 | Swept the Channel with HMS Ross on 29 May |
SS Gourko | ![]() | Blockship | 1911 | 1,975 | Cdr. Arthur Hemming, RN (retd) | 1 | n/a | Hit mine on 3/4 June and sank before blocking harbour |
HMS Gracie Fields (J100) | ![]() | Paddle minesweeper | 1936 | 393 | T/Lt. N Larkin, RNR; T/Lt. Alfred C Weeks, RNVR | 1 | 281 | |
HMS Grafton (H89) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1936 | 1,335 | Cdr. Cecil Robinson, RN (killed 29 May); Lt. Hugh McRea, RN (the First Lieutenant) | 2 | 277 | SUNK by E-boat torpedo in the Channel on 29 May |
HMS Grenade (H86) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1936 | 1,335 | Cdr. Richard Courtnay Boyle, RN | 2 | 871 | SUNK by air attack in Dunkirk harbour on 29 May |
HMS Greyhound (H05) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1936 | 1,335 | Cdr. Walter Marshall-A'Deane, RN | 3 | 1,349 | Damaged by air attack off La Panne on 29 May; left Dynamo for repair |
HMT Grimsby Town (FY125) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1934 | 419 | Lt. William Riley, RNVR | 0 | 0 | |
HMY Grive | ![]() | Armed yacht | 1905 | 816 | Capt. The Hon. Lionel John Oliver Lambert, RN (retd) | 3 | 1,110 | Sunk |
HMS Guillemot (L89) | ![]() | Sloop | 1939 | 580 | Lt. Cdr. Henry Maxwell Darell-Brown, RN | 1 | 460 | Acted as baseship at Margate on 29 May-2 June |
HMY Gulzar | ![]() | Armed yacht | 1934 | 201 | T/Lt. Cedric Brammall, RNR | 4 | 563 | |
HMS Halcyon (N42) | ![]() | Fleet minesweeper | 1934 | 815 | Lt. Cdr. John Mark Symonds Cox, RN (relieved 28 May); Cdr. Eric Perceval Hinton, RN | 7 | 2,003 | |
HMS Harvester (H19) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1940 | 1,400 | Lt. Cdr. Mark Thornton, RN | 4 | 2,189 | Only commissioned on 23 May, cut short trials to join Dynamo |
HMS Havant (H32) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1939 | 1,400 | Lt. Cdr. Anthony Frank Burnell-Nugent, RN | 4 | 2,105 | SUNK by air attack off Dunkirk on 1 June |
Hebe | ![]() | Cargo ship | 1920 | 1,684 | 1 | 0 | ||
HMS Hebe (N24) | ![]() | Fleet minesweeper | 1937 | 835 | Lt. Cdr. John Bruce Goodenough Temple, RN | 3 | 1,064 | Damaged by air attack off Dunkirk on 31 May; left Dynamo for repair |
HMS Hebe II | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1932 | 176 | 2 | 337 | ||
Henri Louis (AD397) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1 | 98 | ||||
Henriette | ![]() | Trawler | 1906 | 261 | 1 | 0 | ||
HMS Hilda | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1939 | 250 | Lt. Archibald Gray, RN | 2 | 883 | |
MV Hird | ![]() | Cargo ship | 1924 | 4,950 | Capt. Ansgar M Fredhjem, Master | 1 | 2,850 | |
SS Holland | ![]() | Blockship | 1919 | 1,251 | Lt. Cdr. Ernest Colin Coats, RN | 1 | n/a | Sunk on 3 June before could be used |
HMS Hondsrug | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1937 | 227 | Lt. Frederick Thomas Renny, RNR | 4 | 1,442 | |
HMS Horst | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1939 | 400 | Lt. Cdr. George E Fardell, RN (and entire crew relieved 31 May); Lt. Thomas E Sargent, RNR (from HMS Guillemot with volunteer crew) | 2 | 1,150 | |
SS Hythe | ![]() | Cargo ship | 1925 | 688 | Capt. R W Morford, Master | 1 | 749 | |
HMS Icarus (D03) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1937 | 1,370 | Lt Cdr Colin Maud,RN | 6 | 4,396 | Damaged by air attack off Bray on 29 May; left Dynamo for repair on 2 June |
HMS Impulsive (D11) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1938 | 1,370 | Lt. Cdr. William Thomas, RN | 5 | 2,917 | Damaged by grounding on a wreck off Malo on 31 May; left Dynamo for repair |
HMS Intrepid (D10) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1937 | 1,370 | Cdr. Roderick Cosmo Gordon, RN | 2 | 668 | Damaged by air attack off La Panne on 29 May; left Dynamo for repair |
HMT Inverforth (FY729) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1914 | 248 | Lt. Cdr. Alister Angus Martin, RNR (G.O.) | 1 | 0 | |
SS Isle of Guernsey (26) | ![]() | Hospital carrier | 1930 | 2,143 | Capt. Ernest Leonard Hill, Master; Capt. Hodges | 2 | 836 | |
SS Isle of Thanet (22) | ![]() | Hospital carrier | 1925 | 2,701 | Capt. A J Hammond, Master | 1 | 0 | |
HMS Ivanhoe (D16) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1937 | 1,370 | Cdr. Philip Henry Hadow, RN | 4 | 2,220 | Damaged by air attack off Dunkirk on 1 June; left Dynamo for repair |
HMS Jaba | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1937 | 200 | 3 | 668 | ||
HMT Jacinta (4.138) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1915 | 289 | 1 | 0 | ||
HMS Jackal (F22) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1939 | 1,720 | Cdr. Trevylyan Michael Napier, RN | 0 | 0 | On anti-submarine patrol from 31 May |
Jacobsen | ![]() | Cargo ship | 1923 | 523 | 1 | 181 | ||
HMS Jaguar (F34) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1939 | 1,720 | Lt. Cdr. John Franklin William Hine, RN | 2 | 370 | Damaged by air attack off Dunkirk on 29 May; left Dynamo for repair |
HMT Jasper (T14) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1932 | 381 | Lt. Arthur Johnson, RNVR | 0 | 0 | |
ST Java | ![]() | Harbour tug | 1905 | 128 | W Jones, Master | 1 | 270 | |
HMS Javelin (F61) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1939 | 1,720 | Cdr Tony Pugsley,RN | 2 | 1,253 | Left Dynamo on 2 June due to not being degaussed |
Jean Bart (VP2) | ![]() | Naval trawler | Doublecourt, Skipper | 2 | 188 | |||
Jean Ribault (AD81) | ![]() | Naval drifter | 1933 | 153 | P.M. Dupiénois | 1 | 97 | |
Jeanne Antoine | ![]() | Trawler | 1 | 53 | ||||
Jésus Flagelle (B1853) | ![]() | Trawler | 1 | 89 | ||||
Jeune France (Di1213) | ![]() | Trawler | 1 | 186 | ||||
HMT John Cattling (FY536) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1918 | 276 | T/Skr. George W Aldan, RNR; T/Lt. Guy St C Rideal, RNVR | 1 | 77 | |
Jolie Mascotte (C1347) | ![]() | Trawler | 1 | 60 | ||||
Jolie Rose Effeuillée | ![]() | Trawler | 1 | 0 | ||||
HMS Jutland | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1937 | 357 | Lt. Cdr. George L Barwell, RN (retd) (relieved 30–31 May); Cdr. W R T Clements, RNR (retd) | 2 | 520 | |
HMS Kaap Falga | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1938 | 378 | Lt. Charles E S B St G Beal, RN (transferred 28 May); Lt. Herbert R Wykeham-Martin, RN | 1 | 5 | |
HMS Keith (D06) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1931 | 1,400 | Capt. (D) Edward Lyon Berthon, RN | 2 | 992 | SUNK by air attack off Bray on 1 June |
HMS Kellett (N05) | ![]() | Fleet minesweeper | 1919 | 710 | Cdr. Reginald Cecil Haskett-Smith, RN | 5 | 1,446 | |
Kerkena | ![]() | Cargo ship | 1922 | 1,579 | 1 | 247 | ||
SS Killarney | ![]() | Passenger ship | 1893 | 2,081 | Capt. Richard Hughes, Master | 1 | 656 | |
HMD Kindred Star | ![]() | Naval drifter | 1930 | 115 | T/Skr. Thomas W Sheridan, RNR; T/Skr. George Corney, RNR; Lt. Alexander J Dunbar, RNVR (U.O.) | 1 | 0 | |
TS King George V | ![]() | Troopship | 1926 | 801 | Capt. Robert McCallum McLean, Master | 5 | 4,263 | |
HMS King Orry | ![]() | Armed boarding vessel | 1913 | 1,877 | Cdr. Jeffery Elliott, RNR | 1 | 1,139 | Sunk |
HMS Kingfisher (L70) | ![]() | Sloop | 1935 | 510 | Lt. Cdr. George Anthony Mayhew Vaughan Harrison, RN | 5 | 638 | Damaged by collision with Edmond-René (AD51) off Dunkirk on 3 June; left Dynamo for repair |
HMT Kingston Alalite (FY136) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1933 | 412 | Ch. Skr. Albert Henry Foster, RNR | 0 | 0 | |
HMT Kingston Andalusite (FY160) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1934 | 415 | A/Skr. John Bruce, RNR | 0 | 0 | |
HMT Kingston Galena (FY145) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1934 | 415 | P/S/Lt. James Lindsay Pringle, RNVR | 0 | 0 | |
HMT Kingston Olivine (FY193) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1930 | 378 | Lt. George Windsor Gregorie, RNR | 0 | 0 | |
L'Impétueuse (A35) | ![]() | Fleet minesweeper | 1940 | 630 | C.C. Bachy | 2 | 1,231 | |
La Boudeuse (A18) | ![]() | Fleet minesweeper | 1940 | 630 | 1 | 281 | ||
La Colombe (C1322) | ![]() | Trawler | 2 | 111 | ||||
La Flore (T143) | ![]() | Torpedo boat | 1937 | 610 | C.C. Roussel de Courcy | 4 | 1,371 | |
La Nantaise (P135) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1933 | 403 | L.V. Jaume | 1 | ||
HMT Lady Brassey | ![]() | Rescue tug | 1913 | 362 | Frederick John Hopgood, Master | 3 | 0 | |
SS Lady of Mann | ![]() | Troopship | 1930 | 3,104 | Capt. Thomas C Woods, Master | 4 | 2,906 | |
HMT Lady Philomena (FY148) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1936 | 417 | Skr. Joseph Hodson, RNR | 1 | 172 | |
Lady Rosebery | ![]() | Sailing barge | 1917 | 109 | W F Ellis, Master | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
MV Lady Sheila | ![]() | Coaster | 1935 | 216 | G H E Brooks, Master | 1 | 185 | |
Lady Southborough | ![]() | Hopper barge | 1923 | 704 | Capt. A M Poole, Master | 1 | 478 | |
Le Chasse Marée (AD94) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1920 | 251 | L.V. Y Drogou | 4 | 947 | |
Le Moussaillon (AD79) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1932 | 183 | 2 | 307 | ||
Le Puissant | ![]() | Harbour tug | 1938 | 245 | 1 | 0 | Sunk | |
Le Robuste | ![]() | Harbour tug | 1939 | 250 | 1 | 0 | Sunk | |
HMS Leda (N93) | ![]() | Fleet minesweeper | 1938 | 875 | Lt. Cdr. Harold Unwin, RN | 7 | 2,857 | Damaged by collision with Marechal Foch off the English coast on 4 June; left Dynamo for repair |
HMS Lena | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1938 | 383 | Lt. Cdr. R P C Hawkins, RN (retd) | 3 | 1,003 | |
Léopard (X22) | ![]() | Large destroyer | 1927 | 2,126 | C.F. C Loisel | 0 | 19 | |
SS Levenwood | ![]() | Coaster | 1924 | 803 | Capt. William Oswald Young, Master | 1 | 51 | |
L'Incomprise (T112) | ![]() | Torpedo boat | 1938 | 610 | C.C. Gras | 4 | 636 | |
SS Lochgarry | ![]() | Passenger ship | 1898 | 1,670 | Capt. Ewen Mackinnon, Master | 1 | 1,001 | |
HMS Locust (T28) | ![]() | Gunboat | 1940 | 585 | Lt. Ackroyd Norman Palliser Costobadie, RN | 5 | 2,036 | Towed damaged HMS Bideford to Dover for over 30 hours on 30–31 May |
HMD Lord Collingwood | ![]() | Naval drifter | 1930 | 116 | (Lt) Geoffrey Thrippleton Marr RNR | 1 | 315 | |
HMT Lord Grey (FY1593) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1928 | 346 | T/Skr. William J Tiller; T/Lt. John A Simson, RNVR | 1 | 123 | |
HMT Lord Inchcape (FY1611) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1924 | 338 | T/S/Lt. Serlo Jack Longsdon, RNVR (U.O.) | 1 | 240 | |
HMD Lord Keith | ![]() | Naval drifter | 1930 | 116 | R Pye, Master | 1 | 315 | |
HMT Lord Melchett (FY672) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1929 | 347 | Skr. Robert C Taylor, RNR; Lt. William H Ward, RNVR (G.O.) | 0 | 0 | |
HMD Lord Rodney | ![]() | Naval drifter | 1928 | 104 | Robert Durrant, Master | 1 | 0 | |
HMD Lord St Vincent | ![]() | Naval drifter | 1929 | 115 | 1 | 150 | ||
SS Lorina | ![]() | Troopship | 1918 | 1,578 | Capt. A Light, Master | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
HMS Lormont | ![]() | Naval cargo ship | 1927 | 1,561 | Lt. Cdr. Walter Stuart Smithies, RN (retd) | 1 | 1,084 | |
Louise et Marie (AD2) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1916 | 265 | 1 | 78 | ||
Lucien Gougy (AD28) | ![]() | Naval drifter | 1935 | 150 | L.V. Foignet | 2 | 283 | |
Lutteur | ![]() | Rescue tug | 1919 | 150 | 2 | 287 | ||
HMS Lydd (N44) | ![]() | Fleet minesweeper | 1919 | 710 | Lt. Cdr. Rodolph Cecil Drummond Haig, RN | 5 | 1,356 | Left Dynamo on 2 June due to no longer being degaussed |
HMS Mackay (D70) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1919 | 1,530 | Cdr. Graham Henry Stokes, RN | 2 | 581 | Damaged by grounding off Bray on 29 May; left Dynamo for repair |
SS Maid of Orleans | ![]() | Troopship | 1918 | 2,386 | Capt. A E Larkins, Master (sick); Capt. Gordon Dyer Walker, Master | 4 | 5,503 | |
HMS Malcolm (D19) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1919 | 1,530 | Capt (D)[lower-alpha 5] Thomas Halsey, RN | 8 | 5,991 | Damaged by collisions with Dunkirk pier on 30 May and French trawler off Dover on 1 June; repaired after Dynamo |
SS Malines | ![]() | Passenger ship | 1921 | 2,980 | Capt. G H Mallory, Master (quitted 2 June) | 2 | 1,469 | |
HMS Mallard (L42) | ![]() | Sloop | 1936 | 510 | Cdr. The Hon. Valentine Maurice Wyndham-Quin, RN (retd) | 0 | 0 | On anti-submarine patrol 28–29 May; escorted HMS Calcutta 1–2 June |
SS Manxman | ![]() | Troopship | 1904 | 2,030 | Capt. Philip Basil Cowley, Master (disembarked 2 June) | 3 | 2,298 | |
Margaux | ![]() | Cargo ship | 1912 | 1,463 | 1 | 1,369 | ||
Marguerite Rose (AD23) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1931 | 409 | Sunk | |||
Maria Eléna (AD54) | ![]() | Naval drifter | 1932 | 146 | E.V. Fatout | 1 | 120 | |
HMS Marmion (J114) | ![]() | Paddle minesweeper | 1906 | 409 | T/Lt. Harry Cecil Gaffney, RNVR | 3 | 745 | |
Mars | ![]() | Cargo ship | 1918 | 721 | 1 | 0 | Sunk | |
Max | ![]() | Harbour tug | 1911 | 177 | 1 | 0 | Sunk | |
HMS Medway Queen (J48) | ![]() | Paddle minesweeper | 1924 | 316 | T/Lt. Alfred Thomas Cook, RNR | 7 | 2,914 | |
Mistral (T63) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1927 | 1,320 | C.C. Lavene; L.V. Guillanton | 1 | 37 | |
HMD Monarda | ![]() | Naval drifter | 1916 | 108 | T/Lt. Pearce Trewhella Lovelock, RNVR | 1 | 110 | |
HMS Mona's Isle | ![]() | Armed boarding vessel | 1905 | 1,688 | Cdr. John Charles Keith Dowding, RNR | 2 | 2,491 | |
SS Mona's Queen | ![]() | Troopship | 1934 | 2,756 | Capt. Radcliffe Duggan, Master; Capt. A Holkham, Master | 1 | 1,312 | Sunk |
Monique-Camille (AD25) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1934 | 277 | 1 | 302 | ||
Monique Schiaffino | ![]() | Cargo ship | 1929 | 3,236 | 1 | 0 | Sunk | |
HMS Montrose (D01) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1918 | 1,530 | Cdr. Cecil Parry, RN | 2 | 925 | Damaged by collision with ST Sun V off Calais on 29 May; left Dynamo for repair |
HMS Mosquito (T94) | ![]() | Gunboat | 1940 | 585 | Lt. Denis Harold Palmer Gardiner, RN | 3 | 1,173 | SUNK by air attack off Dunkirk on 1 June |
Mouette (C1441) | ![]() | Trawler | 1906 | 303 | 1 | 58 | ||
SS Moyle | ![]() | Blockship | 1907 | 1,761 | Lt. Cdr. Robert Henry Douglas Lane, RN | 1 | n/a | Deliberately scuttled 4 June |
SS Nephrite | ![]() | Storeship | 1927 | 927 | Capt. Cyril Gilford West, Master | 1 | 504 | |
MV New Prince of Wales | ![]() | Ferry | 1923 | 137 | S/Lt. Peter Harry Edward Bennett, RN | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
Newhaven | ![]() | Passenger ship | 1911 | 1,888 | _____, Master; Lt. Cdr. Lionel H Phillips, RN (from HMS Amazone) | 3 | 1,781 | |
MV Ngaroma | ![]() | Coaster | 1931 | 503 | Capt. John William Dickinson, Master | 1 | 30 | |
HMS Niger (N73) | ![]() | Fleet minesweeper | 1936 | 815 | Cdr. St John Cronyn, RN | 4 | 1,108 | |
SS Normannia | ![]() | Troopship | 1911 | 1,567 | Capt. M C Whiting, Master | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
Normanville | ![]() | Cargo ship | 1921 | 1,803 | 1 | 438 | ||
Notre Dame Des Miracles (Di1194) | ![]() | Trawler | 1 | 85 | ||||
Noune (DG694) | ![]() | Trawler | 1 | 66 | ||||
HMD Ocean Breeze | ![]() | Naval drifter | 1927 | 112 | Skipper Bailey, ?; Lt. Victor Alexander C H G De Mauny, RN (retd) | 2 | 144 | |
ST Ocean Cock | ![]() | Harbour tug | 1932 | 182 | A V Mastin, Master | 1 | 0 | |
HMT Olvina (FY154) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1934 | 425 | T/S/Lt. John Handley Cooper, RNVR (U.O.) | 1 | 244 | |
HMS Oranje | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1937 | 231 | Lt. Hugh Trevor Crispin, RN | 3 | 606 | |
HMS Oriole (J110) | ![]() | Paddle minesweeper | 1910 | 441 | T/Lt. Edwin L Davies, RNVR (relieved with entire crew 3 June); T/Lt. Geoffrey P Baker, RNVR (and crew from HMS Plinlimmon) | 5 | 2,587 | |
HMT Our Bairns (FY1566) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1917 | 275 | Skr. James Henry Miller, RNR | 1 | 200 | |
HMS Pacific | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1938 | 362 | Lt. Cdr. Charles John Skrine, RN (retd) | 3 | 994 | |
SS Pacifico | ![]() | Blockship | 1905 | 687 | Lt. Cdr. Garth Henry Fyson Owles, RN | 1 | n/a | Deliberately sunk |
SS Palmston | ![]() | Cargo ship | 1907 | 430 | 0 | |||
HMS Pangbourne (N37) | ![]() | Fleet minesweeper | 1918 | 710 | A/Cdr. Francis Douglas-Watson, RN | 3 | 633 | Damaged by air attack off Bray on 29 May; repaired after Dynamo |
SS Paris (32) | ![]() | Hospital carrier | 1913 | 1,790 | Capt. E A Biles, Master | 2 | 630 | Sunk |
HMS Pascholl | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1931 | 257 | Lt. T Johnson, RN (transferred 2 June); T/Lt. Jack N Wise, RNVR; Cdr. Charles E Hamond, RN (retd) (G.O.) | 3 | 695 | |
HMS Patria | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1937 | 343 | Lt. Cdr. N L J Pisani, RN (retd) | 2 | 1,400 | |
Patrie (P36) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1920 | 754 | 3 | 771 | ||
ST Persia | ![]() | Harbour tug | 1932 | 165 | H Aldrich, Master | 2 | 27 | |
Pierre & Marie | ![]() | Trawler | 1897 | 166 | E.V. Royer (i/c convoy) | 1 | 293 | |
HMS Plinlimmon (J66) | ![]() | Paddle minesweeper | 1895 | 436 | T/Lt. Geoffrey Percival Baker, RNVR | 1 | 900 | |
HMT Polly Johnson | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1919 | 290 | Skr. Lt. L Lake, RNR (retd) | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
PS Portsdown | ![]() | Paddle steamer | 1928 | 342 | P/T/S/Lt. Richard Hepworth Church, RNR | 1 | 618 | |
SS Prague | ![]() | Troopship | 1930 | 4,220 | Capt. Clifford Rowland Baxter, Master | 2 | 2,891 | |
Président Briand (AD108) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1932 | 227 | L.V.(?) Le Talaer | 2 | 283 | |
HMS Princess Elizabeth (J111) | ![]() | Paddle minesweeper | 1927 | 388 | T/Lt. Cecil John Carp, RNVR | 4 | 1,673 | |
PS Princess Helena | ![]() | Paddle steamer | 1883 | 246 | 0 | |||
TSS Princess Maud | ![]() | Troopship | 1934 | 2,883 | Capt. Henry Clarke, Master | 1 | 1,270 | |
HMS Queen of Thanet (J30) | ![]() | Paddle minesweeper | 1916 | 792 | A/T/Cdr. Sidney Peck Herival, RNVR (S.O.) | 3 | 2,500 | |
MV Queen of the Channel | ![]() | Troopship | 1935 | 1,162 | Capt. W J O'Dell, Master | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
Queen's Channel | ![]() | Hopper barge | 1911 | 583 | J L Bunt, Master | 1 | 52 | |
ST Racia | ![]() | Harbour tug | 1930 | 163 | A C Addison, Master | 3 | 373 | |
HMS Reiger | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1920 | 168 | Lt. Alexander Tyson, RN | 3 | 592 | |
Reine des Flots (P39) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1923 | 608 | E.V. Le Bitoux | 1 | 62 | |
HMD Renascent | ![]() | Naval drifter | 1926 | 100 | Skr. Richard Edward Hannaford, RNR | 2 | 136 | |
Rennes | ![]() | Cargo ship | 1925 | 771 | Sunk | |||
HMS Rian | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1934 | 232 | Lt. Cdr. John Isdale Miller, RNR | 1 | 257 | |
HMS Rika | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1935 | 197 | Lt. Cdr. Joseph John Youngs, RNR | 2 | 495 | |
Rockall | ![]() | Fishing vessel | 1930 | 114 | 1 | 150 | ||
SS Roebuck | ![]() | Cargo ship | 1925 | 776 | Capt. Wilfred Yvon Larbalestier, Master | 1 | 689 | |
MV Roselyne | ![]() | Coaster | 1918 | 138 | 0 | |||
HMS Ross (N45) | ![]() | Fleet minesweeper | 1919 | 710 | Cdr. John Pollington Apps, RN (retd) (wounded 31 May); Lt. Kenneth Arthur Gadd, RNR (the First Lieutenant) | 4 | 1,096 | Damaged by air attack off Dunkirk on 1 June; left Dynamo for repair |
Rouen | ![]() | Passenger ship | 1912 | 1,882 | 3 | 2,404 | ||
MV Royal Daffodil | ![]() | Troopship | 1939 | 2,060 | Capt. George Johnson, Master | 5 | 7,461 | |
HMS Royal Eagle | ![]() | Anti-aircraft paddle steamer | 1932 | 1,539 | T/Lt. Cdr. Edward F A Farrow, RNR; Cdr. Edward C Cordeaux, RN (retd) (S.O.) | 4 | 4,015 | |
MV Royal Sovereign | ![]() | Troopship | 1937 | 1,527 | Capt. Thomas Aldis, Master | 6 | 6,370 | |
Royalty | ![]() | Sailing barge | 101 | H Miller, Master | 1 | 0 | Sunk | |
HMS Ruja | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1926 | 175 | Lt. Harold Roger Webber, RN | 1 | 217 | |
SS Rye | ![]() | Cargo ship | 1924 | 1,048 | 0 | |||
HMS Sabre (H18) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1918 | 905 | Cdr. Brian Dean, RN (retd) | 10 | 3,912 | Damaged by shore gunfire off Calais on 30 May; repaired after Dynamo |
Saint Camille | ![]() | Cargo ship | 1920 | 3,274 | Sunk | |||
Saint Octave | ![]() | Cargo ship | 1922 | 5,099 | 1 | 0 | Sunk | |
HMS Saladin (H54) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1919 | 905 | Lt. Cdr. Laurence James Dover, RN | 1 | 0 | Damaged by air attack off Bray on 29 May; left Dynamo for repair |
HMS Salamander (N86) | ![]() | Fleet minesweeper | 1936 | 815 | Lt. Cdr. Lionel James Spencer Ede, RN | 3 | 1,193 | Damaged by air attack off Bray on 1 June; left Dynamo for repair |
Salomé | ![]() | Tanker | 1940 | 13,400 | 1 | 0 | Sunk | |
HMS Saltash (N62) | ![]() | Fleet minesweeper | 1918 | 710 | Lt. Cdr. Thomas Randall Fowke, RN | 3 | 750 | Left Dynamo on 3 June due to minor damage and crew exhaustion |
HMS San Antonio | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1909 | 410 | Lt. Cdr. George Victor Legassick, RNR | 2 | 431 | |
HMS Sandown (J20) | ![]() | Paddle minesweeper | 1934 | 684 | A/Cdr. Kenneth Morland Greig, RN (retd) (S.O.) | 2 | 695 | |
HMT Saon (FY159) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1933 | 386 | Lt. Cdr. Arthur Geoffrey Gascoyne Webb, RN (retd) | 1 | 31 | |
HMT Sarah Hide (FY968) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1921 | 162 | 1 | 90 | ||
HMY Sargasso (FY053) | ![]() | Armed yacht | 1926 | 216 | T/Lt. Charles C L Gaussen, RNVR | 3 | 455 | |
Sassa | ![]() | Tanker | 1936 | 750 | 1 | 0 | Sunk | |
Sauternes (P22) | ![]() | Naval cargo ship | 1922 | 1,049 | 2 | 870 | ||
Savorgnan de Brazza (A03) | ![]() | Sloop | 1932 | 1,969 | 1 | 5 | ||
HMS Scimitar (H21) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1918 | 905 | Lt. Robert Denys Franks, RN | 5 | 2,716 | Damaged by collision with HMS Icarus off the English coast on 31 May; left Dynamo for repair on 2 June |
SS Scotia | ![]() | Troopship | 1921 | 3,454 | Capt. William Henry Hughes, Master | 1 | 2,430 | Sunk |
MV Scottish Co-operator | ![]() | Storeship | 1939 | 513 | Capt. T S Robertson, Master | 1 | 525 | |
MV Seine | ![]() | Coaster | 1926 | 179 | Mr. C V Cogger, Master; Lt. Cdr. P M Filleul, RN (retd) | 2 | 543 | |
MV Sequacity | ![]() | Storeship | 1937 | 870 | Capt. J Macdonald | 0 | 0 | Sunk |
HMS Sharpshooter (N68) | ![]() | Fleet minesweeper | 1937 | 835 | Lt. Andrew Edward Doran, RN | 3 | 342 | Damaged by collision with SS St Helier on 30 May; left Dynamo for repair |
HMS Shearwater (L39) | ![]() | Sloop | 1939 | 580 | Lt. Cdr. Philip Frederick Powlett, RN | 0 | 250 | On anti-submarine patrol 28–29 May; escorted HMS Calcutta 1–2 June; troops transferred from SS Prague off English coast |
HMS Sheldrake (L06) | ![]() | Sloop | 1937 | 530 | Lt. Cdr. Arthur Edward Tolfrey Christie, RN | 1 | 0 | On anti-submarine patrol 28–1 June; demolished wrecks of HMS Wakeful on 30 May and Basilisk on 2–3 June |
Sherfield | ![]() | Motor barge | 1917 | 145 | A/S/Lt. John David Farquharson Kealey, RN | 1 | 74 | |
HMS Shikari (D85) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1924 | 905 | Lt. Cdr. Hugh Nicholas Aubyn Richardson, RN | 7 | 3,349 | Last Allied ship to leave Dunkirk, on 4 June |
Siroco (T62) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1927 | 1,320 | C.C. de Toulouse-Lautrec-Montfa | 1 | 509 | |
HMS Skipjack (N38) | ![]() | Fleet minesweeper | 1935 | 815 | Lt. Cdr. Francis Babington Proudfoot, RN (retd) | 4 | 959 | SUNK by air attack off Malo on 1 June |
HMS Snaefell (J118) | ![]() | Paddle minesweeper | 1907 | 466 | T/Lt. Frank Brett, RNVR | 2 | 981 | |
MV Southend Britannia | ![]() | Ferry | 1924 | 147 | T/Lt. Gordon Little Norton, RNVR | 1 | 0 | |
HMS Speedwell (N87) | ![]() | Fleet minesweeper | 1935 | 815 | Lt. Cdr. Frederick Richard Guy Maunsell, RN (retd) | 3 | 1,502 | |
HMT Sphene (FY249) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1934 | 412 | Skr. Charles Pennington, RNR | 0 | 0 | |
HMT Spurs (FY168) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1933 | 399 | Skr. Herbert Henry Jarvis, RNR | 0 | 0 | |
HMT St Abbs (W02) | ![]() | Rescue tug | 1918 | 465 | Lt. T E Brooker, RN (retd) | 2 | 0 | Sunk |
HMT St Achilleus (FY152) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1934 | 484 | T/Lt. Harry Alfred Gellett, RNVR (S.O.) | 0 | 0 | Sunk |
SS St Andrew (24) | ![]() | Hospital carrier | 1932 | 2,702 | Capt. Herbert Cecil Bond, Master | 1 | 122 | |
HMT St Clears (W06) | ![]() | Rescue tug | 1919 | 468 | William Josiah Penny, Master | 1 | 70 | |
SS St David (27) | ![]() | Hospital carrier | 1932 | 2,702 | Capt. C Joy, Master (sick); Capt. B H Mendus, Master | 1 | 118 | |
HMT St Fagan (W74) | ![]() | Rescue tug | 1919 | 420 | Lt. Cdr. George Henry Warren, RN | 2 | 0 | Sunk |
SS St Helier | ![]() | Troopship | 1925 | 1,952 | Capt. Reginald Richard Pitman, Master | 4 | 4,233 | |
SS St Julien (29) | ![]() | Hospital carrier | 1925 | 1,952 | Capt. L T Richardson, Master | 1 | 247 | |
HMT St Olaves (W40) | ![]() | Rescue tug | 1919 | 468 | T/Skr. Henry Forester, RNR | 2 | 200 | |
SS St Seiriol | ![]() | Troopship | 1931 | 1,586 | Capt. R D Dobb, Master; Mr. J McNamee, Chief Officer; T/Lt. Alan Raymond MacKewn, RNR | 2 | 672 | |
HMT Stella Dorado (FY131) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1935 | 416 | P/Skr. Walter Harcourt Burgess, RNR | 1 | 22 | Sunk |
HMT Stella Rigel (FY657) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1926 | 358 | Skr. Lewis P Keable, RNR; P/T/S/Lt. James W Wykeham, RNVR (U.O.) | 0 | 0 | |
HMT Strathelliot | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1915 | 211 | P/T/S/Lt. Walter Edward Mercer, RNVR | 2 | 335 | |
HMD Strive | ![]() | Naval drifter | 1912 | 102 | T/Skr. Henry Arthur Catchpole, RNR | 1 | 243 | |
ST Sun | ![]() | Harbour tug | 1906 | 130 | Cdr. Edward Kirby LeMesurier, RN | 1 | 173 | |
HMT Sun III | ![]() | Harbour tug | 1909 | 197 | F W Russell, Master | 1 | 148 | |
ST Sun IV | ![]() | Harbour tug | 1915 | 200 | Mr. C G Alexander, Master; Lt. John E L Martin, RN | 3 | 239 | |
ST Sun V | ![]() | Harbour tug | 1915 | 200 | W H Mastin, Master | 0 | 0 | |
HMT Sun VII | ![]() | Harbour tug | 1917 | 202 | G Cawsey, Master | 1 | 0 | |
HMT Sun VIII | ![]() | Harbour tug | 1919 | 196 | S Smith, Master | 1 | 120 | |
ST Sun X | ![]() | Harbour tug | 1920 | 196 | W A Fothergill, Master | 1 | 211 | |
ST Sun XI | ![]() | Harbour tug | 1925 | 183 | J R Lukes, Master | 2 | 188 | |
ST Sun XII | ![]() | Harbour tug | 1925 | 183 | A V Mee, Master | 1 | 0 | |
ST Sun XV | ![]() | Harbour tug | 1925 | 183 | J J Belton, Master; Cdr. Jeffery Elliott, RNR (from sunk HMS King Orry) | 2 | 106 | |
HMS Sursum Corda | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1933 | 199 | Lt. Christopher Phillpotts, RN | 1 | 277 | |
HMS Sutton (N78) | ![]() | Fleet minesweeper | 1918 | 710 | A/Cdr. Grenville Mathias Temple, RN (retd) (S.O.) | 4 | 1,100 | |
ST Tanga | ![]() | Harbour tug | 1931 | 203 | Harry Philip Gouge, Master | 3 | 367 | |
HMY Taransay (FY057) | ![]() | Armed yacht | 1930 | 175 | 1 | 162 | ||
Thames | ![]() | Harbour tug | 1904 | 144 | 1 | 0 | Sunk | |
HMT Thomas Bartlett (FY553) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1918 | 290 | T/Skr. John Jeffrey Tomlinson, RNR | 1 | 0 | Sunk |
HMT Thrifty (FY1523) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1916 | 139 | 1 | 0 | ||
HMT Thuringia (FY106) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1933 | 396 | Ch. Skr. David William Leon Simpson, RNR | 0 | Sunk | |
HMS Tilly | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1939 | 381 | Cdr. W R T Clements, RNR; Lt. Cdr. Clement M Ramus, RNR (retd) | 3 | 588 | |
HMS Tiny | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1939 | 351 | Lt. Cdr. Jack M D Hunter, RN (retd); Lt. Martin, RN | 1 | 261 | |
HMT Topaze (T40) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1935 | 421 | Lt. Cdr. John Nicholas Hambly, RN (S.O.) | 1 | 118 | |
HMS Twente | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1937 | 239 | Lt. Cdr. Humphry Gilbert Boys-Smith, RNR (to 30 May); Lt. A W McMullan, RNR (retd) | 3 | 900 | |
SS Tynwald | ![]() | Troopship | 1937 | 2,376 | Capt. W A Qualtrough, Master (relieved 2 June); Mr. John H Whiteway, Chief Officer; Lt. Cdr. William C Bushell, RN (both from 2 June) | 5 | 6,880 | |
HMS Vanquisher (D54) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1917 | 1,090 | Lt. Cdr. Conrad Alers-Hankey, RN (relieved 30 May-2 June); Lt. Cdr. William Charles Bushell, RN | 7 | 2,704 | Damaged by grounding on debris at Dunkirk; repaired after Dynamo |
HMS Vega (L41) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1917 | 1,090 | Cdr. Cyril Ivan Horton, RN | 0 | 34 | On anti-submarine patrol 28–31 May; picked up survivors from a boat |
HMT Velia | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1914 | 290 | Skr. J Clarkson, RNR | 1 | 0 | |
HMS Venomous (D75) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1919 | 1,120 | Lt. Cdr. John Edwin Home McBeath, RN | 5 | 3,128 | Damaged by air attack in Dunkirk harbour on 31 May; repaired after Dynamo |
Vénus (AD76) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1906 | 264 | E.V. de R Rosec | 2 | 207 | |
HMS Verity (D63) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1919 | 1,120 | Lt. Cdr. Arthur Black, RN (wounded 27 May); Lt. Eric Lister Jones, RN (the First Lieutenant) | 3 | 367 | Damaged by shellfire off Calais 27 May.[1] Left Dynamo on 30 May due to crew morale |
HMS Vimy (D33) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1918 | 1,090 | Lt. Cdr. Richard Knowling (missing 28 May); Lt. Adrian Northey, RN (the First Lieutenant); Lt. Cdr. Michael Wentworth Ewart-Wentworth, RN (retd) (from 29 May) | 7 | 2,987 | Damaged by collision with HMY Amulree off the English coast on 1 June; left Dynamo for repair |
ST Vincia | ![]() | Harbour tug | 1909 | 150 | A V Hoiles, Master | 1 | 24 | |
HMS Vivacious (D36) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1917 | 1,090 | Lt. Cdr. Frank Reginald Woodbine Parish, RN (relieved 30 May); Cdr Emile Dechaineux, RAN | 5 | 1,649 | Damaged by shore gunfire off Bray on 31 May; repaired after Dynamo |
HMT Viviana (FY238) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1936 | 452 | Skr. Gunnar Lie Olesen, RNR | 0 | ||
HMS Vrede | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1932 | 400 | Lt. Cdr. Robert Tindle Lampard, RN | 1 | 473 | |
Vulcain | ![]() | Harbour tug | 1903 | 200 | 1 | 0 | Sunk | |
W.24 | ![]() | Hopper barge | 1938 | 870 | H F Boyce, Master | 2 | 1,060 | |
W.26 | ![]() | Hopper barge | 1938 | W J Allen, Master | 1 | 296 | ||
HMS Wakeful (L91) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1917 | 1,100 | Cdr. Ralph Lindsay Fisher, RN | 2 | 631 | SUNK by E-boat torpedo in the Channel on 29 May |
HMS Waverley (J51) | ![]() | Paddle minesweeper | 1899 | 537 | T/Lt. Sydney Frederick Harmer-Elliott, RNVR (A/S.O.) | 1 | 0 | SUNK by E-boat torpedo in the Channel on 29 May |
HMS Wega | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1927 | 192 | 0 | |||
SS Westcove | ![]() | Blockship | 1912 | 2,734 | Lt. Cdr. Alec Murray McKillop, RN | 1 | n/a | Deliberately sunk |
HMT Westella (FY161) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1934 | 413 | Ch. Skr. Andrew Gove, RNR | 0 | 0 | Sunk |
HMS Westward Ho (J43) | ![]() | Paddle minesweeper | 1894 | 460 | T/Lt. A L U Braithwaite, RNVR | 3 | 1,686 | |
PS Whippingham | ![]() | Paddle steamer | 1930 | 825 | T/Lt. Eric Reed, RNR | 1 | 2,500 | |
HMS Whitehall (D94) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1924 | 1,120 | Lt. Cdr. Archibald Boyd Russell, RN | 5 | 2,762 | Damaged by collision with HMY Grive off Dunkirk on 31 May; repaired after Dynamo |
HMS Whitshed (D77) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1919 | 1,120 | Cdr. Edward Reignier Conder, RN | 3 | 1,038 | Damaged by collisions with a Dutch coaster at Dover on 2 June and a paddle minesweeper off Dunkirk on 3 June; repaired after Dynamo |
SS Whitstable | ![]() | Cargo ship | 1925 | 688 | Capt. W Baxter, Master | 1 | 14 | |
HMS Widgeon (L62) | ![]() | Sloop | 1938 | 530 | Lt. Cdr. Roger Frederick, RN | 0 | 151 | On anti-submarine patrol 28–31 May; picked up survivors from sunken Siroco mid-Channel on 31 May |
HMS Wild Swan (D62) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1919 | 1,120 | Lt. Cdr. John Leslie Younghusband, RN | 1 | 21 | Damaged by air attack off Dunkirk on 26 May; left Dynamo for repair |
HMS Winchelsea (D46) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1918 | 1,100 | Lt. Cdr. William Alan Frank Hawkins, RN | 6 | 4,017 | Damaged by grounding off Bray on 31 May; repaired after Dynamo |
HMS Windsor (L94) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1918 | 1,100 | Lt Cdr Peter Pelly,RN | 6 | 3,991 | Damaged by air attack off the English coast on 28 May; repaired after Dynamo |
HMS Wolfhound (D56) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1918 | 1,100 | Lt. Cdr. John Wentworth McCoy, RN | 1 | 142 | Damaged by grounding in Dunkirk harbour on 27 May; left Dynamo for repair |
HMS Wolsey (L02) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1918 | 1,120 | Lt. Cdr. Colin Henry Campbell, RN | 6 | 3,056 | Damaged by collision with SS Roebuck off Dunkirk on 31 May; left Dynamo for repair |
HMT Wolves (FY158) | ![]() | Naval trawler | 1934 | 422 | Skr. John D Fowler, RNR; Skr. Wilfred S Flowers, RNR | 1 | 50 | |
MV Wootton | ![]() | Ferry | 1928 | 154 | 0 | |||
HMS Worcester (D96) | ![]() | Destroyer | 1922 | 1,120 | Cdr. John Hamilton Allison, RN | 6 | 4,661 | Damaged by air attack off Dunkirk on 1 June; left Dynamo for repair |
SS Worthing (30) | ![]() | Hospital carrier | 1928 | 2,294 | Capt. C G G Munton, Master | 2 | 600 | |
SS Worthtown | ![]() | Storeship | 1939 | 868 | 0 | |||
X.95 | ![]() | Motor lighter | 1915 | 124 | 1 | 0 | ||
X.149 | ![]() | Motor lighter | 1915 | 124 | 1 | 0 | ||
X.209 | ![]() | Motor lighter | 1916 | 120 | R G Banks, A/Master; A/S/Lt. William R Williams, RN | 1 | 67 | |
X.213 | ![]() | Motor lighter | 1916 | 120 | 1 | 0 | ||
X.217 | ![]() | Motor lighter | 1916 | 120 | S/Lt. Richard Anthony West Pool, RN | 1 | 250 | |
SS Yewdale | ![]() | Storeship | 1929 | 823 | Capt. E Jones | 1 | 940 | |
HMD Yorkshire Lass | ![]() | Naval drifter | 1920 | 111 | T/Lt. Edward H G Hope, RNVR; T/S/Lt. Michael A A Chodzko, RNVR | 4 | 391 | |
HMS Zeus | ![]() | Dutch coaster | 1927 | 200 | Lt. Cdr. Cecil Brooke Hoggan, RNR | 2 | 601 | |
Legend
Name (Pennant Number) Ships are listed in alphabetical order disregarding any ship prefixes, which are not used by the French or Belgians. Pennant numbers are provided in brackets where known. These were generally displayed on the ship's hull, though not on destroyer leaders such as HMS Montrose pennant D1. In May–June 1940 the Royal Navy was in the process of re-allocating the pennant numbers of many of its destroyers, in most cases the number remained the same whilst the initial letter (known as the flag superior) changed, with "D" and "F" becoming "I" and "G" respectively.
Flag The ensign flown by each vessel to indicate its nationality. The civil ensigns of France and Belgium, as well as the naval ensign of France, are the same as their national flag, although with differing dimensions. The United Kingdom uses the White Ensign for all commissioned naval vessels and the Red Ensign for civilian vessels (collectively known as the Merchant Navy). The Blue Ensign was used for non-naval vessels in Government service, for example hospital ships and troopships. There is some evidence they flew the Admiralty Ensign, now known as the Government Service Ensign.
Tonnage Different measures are commonly used for the size of commercial and naval vessels: Gross register tonnage (GRT) is the total internal volume of commercial vessels, including those requisitioned and converted for naval use, whilst displacement is the weight of water displaced by the hull, used for naval vessels such as destroyers, minesweepers and sloops. These are therefore not comparable.
Notes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ torpilleur in French classification
- ↑ Effectively a 600 ton displacement destroyer
- ↑ SS Clan Macalister (1930), built as a heavy-lift cargo liner and requisitioned from Clan Line of Glasgow, was the largest merchant vessel used during the evacuation. It was sunk with loss of 18 crew by enemy aircraft off the beach on 29 May. As she sank, she happened to settle evenly to the bottom in shallow water with the decks above water, and thereafter served as an unintentional decoy target for German Stuka dive-bombers. The British Admiralty later estimated the ship saved over a million pounds (sterling) worth of shipping.
- ↑ "Captain Destroyers" - the commander of a destroyer flotilla
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