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1 September 1944 Part 1
Summary
US Navy — Retrospective account of the hospital ship sailing from St Helier and being seized.
Location Details
Guernsey; Alderney; St Helier; St Malo; Cézembre; Cherbourg; Portland
Diary Entry
1 September 1944 US Navy historical account of Bordeaux interception
Editorial note: Undated historical narrative. The contemporary September diary below differs on interception time and the reason for calling at Cherbourg.
An undated historical excerpt records Maloy north of Cézembre while its batteries shelled St Malo. HMS Oribi patrolled thirteen miles north of Alderney and HMS Ulysses south of Guernsey. At 1429 Maloy investigated a hospital ship bearing 024° true, thirteen miles from Cézembre. Identified as the German Bordeaux, she was travelling from St Helier to Cézembre without passengers. Maloy intercepted her at 48°53′ N 1°53′ W. Suspecting an attempt to evacuate the garrison, ANCXF ordered seizure. Ulysses placed a crew aboard and escorted her to Portland via Cherbourg for fuel. [H page 26]
Source of Information
US Navy. Undated historical excerpts, source set H; author and parent title not visible, page 26. Supplied compilation: Jersey Convoy Action 13 to 14 August 1944.docx. Set letters and page or screenshot numbers refer to that compilation.