Found Poetry: Dunkirk Small Boat Fleet

I was cleaning up the apartment with the TV on to make some background noise. It was run-of-the-mill operation - getting the dust and litter out of the system in a manner of destructive, cleansing meditation. While doing that i've noticed that there is a new Christopher Nolan flick playing - "Dunkirk". I didn't cared much about the film when it came out and to be honest, i couldn't care less at that particular moment. There were things much more important then watching this booming extended Benny Hill sketch reedited into a Jodorowsky-like non-sequitir Monty Python sketch.

And then the electricity was shutdown and i was left at my devices. It was right in the middle of the evening so i was also left alone in a complete darkness. It was frustrating. Like an air being let out of the balloon. And so i started to think and one of the things i've been thinking about was Dunkirk evacuation. I thought i should read a little bit more about it. So when the power was back up - i've made a little research and read some stuff about Dunkirk events.

One of the things that i've found really fascinating were so-called Small Boat Fleet also known as Dunkirk Little Ships. As you know - those were the civilians who reached out to help with the evacuation of the troops of the beach. It was a ragtag fleet of boats of all types. The most interesting thing about them were the names of the ships. Coupled together - it was a sight to behold.

There were ships called "Count Dracula", "Feasible", "Grey Mist", "Jeff", "Lady Gay" and more. There was also another thing i have noticed - the list was oddly poetric. If you read through the list - it will appear like an odd poem of its own. Barely sensible, but a poem nonetheless. Here's my take on this phenomenon:


Abdy Beauclerk, Aberdonia, Advance, 

Alusia, Aquabelle, Aureol (previously Kitty)

Beatrice Maud, Bessie, Bluebird, Blue Bird, Bounty, Bou Saada Breda (previously Dab II)

Brown Owl;

Cabby, Cachalot Challenge, 

Chantecler, Chico Chumley - Count Dracula;
Daphne, Davia, Dawn, Defender, Diana, Dianthus, Dragonfly, Dowager
Elsa II Ena Endeavour Eothen, Ethel Maud - Fairwind;

Feasible now Meloy?

Felicity, Ferry Nymph, Felicity, Firefly; Forty Two

Gay Venture

Gentle Ladye, Guide of Dunkirk (now called the Girl Guide);

Glala now Mahalia - Grey Mist

Hilfranor -
Inspiration: Jeff, Jovial.

Lady Cable, Lady Gay, Lady Lou - Landscaper

Lazy Days;

Letitia 

Maid Marion;
Mimosa Moonraker

Naiad Errant Nancibelle 

New Britannic, New Windsor Castle;
Noneta

Omega;

Ona II Orellana
Papillon, Patricia, Polly, Pudge
Quest;
Rapid One, Resolute;
Sea Mew; Sundowner; Smolt

Thark Tom Tit

The King;
Vanguard;

Wanda Warrior, Wayfarer, Windsong.