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10 November 1943 Part 8

Summary

Group B contribution 2 M 4613 M 4612 and M 4614

Location Details

Jersey; Guernsey; St Helier; St Peter Port; St Aubin’s Bay

Diary Entry

10 November 1943 Group B contribution 2 M 4613 M 4612 and M 4614

10 November, 00:10: Ida 3. Wind E by S, sea 1–2, overcast, visibility 10 nautical miles. 02:00: Ida 5, three boats detached for Saint Helier. 02:20: secured. Order via Jersey harbour commandant: tonight V 712/V 725/M 4612/M 4613/M 4614 with Irene, Holstein, Paul et Jeanine, Roslea, Rheinland, René-Marguerite, Pondicherry and Tourane to Guernsey via prescribed bypass. 17:45: three minesweepers cast off, convoy collected Saint Aubin's roads under V 712. 18:35: underway. 19:10: Ida 5, W 2, sea 1–2, overcast, visibility 12 nautical miles. 23:15: anchored Saint Peter Port roads; convoy entered by commandant's order.

Source of Information 

T-1022 Roll 3129, 46th Minesweeping Flotilla and reviewing commands. Supplied English translation T1022_R3129_English_Translation.docx. Record 599b | Source PDF scans 599, 600.

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