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11 August 1944 Part 2
Summary
US Navy — Mission, accompanying vessels and conditions before the 12 August attack.
Location Details
Jersey
Diary Entry
11 August 1944 US Navy PT 500 and PT 502 begin patrol west of Jersey
Editorial note: Night of 11–12 August; the after-midnight action follows under 12 August.
Lieutenant D. S. Kennedy, USNR, Officer in Tactical Command, was tasked to patrol 8 miles west of Jersey and intercept and attack enemy shipping with PT 500 and PT 502. The boats were idling on patrol with USS Borum and PT 504 and PT 506. The sea was smooth and night visibility was five miles. The report describes wind and current setting 2 knots to the east. [A page 2]
Source of Information
US Navy. Lt D. S. Kennedy, PT 500 and PT 502 action report, source set A, page 2. Supplied compilation: Jersey Convoy Action 13 to 14 August 1944.docx. Set letters and page or screenshot numbers refer to that compilation.