14 July 1943 Part 6

14 July 1943 M 4613 Channel Islands escorts

14 July, Boat Order 391: M 4613 and V 727 to enter lock at 17:30 with Sable d'Or, Kochelsee, Meteor, Le Cerf towing barge M 55, and Tonkin; anchor in roads, take convoy for Jersey at 22:30, arrange requirements independently. 17:30: M 4613 cast off for lock. 18:30: left lock. 18:40: anchored. 22:25: weighed with V 727 and convoy for Jersey. Diagram shows M 4613 ahead; Meteor to port, Le Cerf and tow centre, Sable d'Or to starboard; Tonkin and Kochelsee behind; V 727 rear. 23:20: Ida 1 passed, NW force 1, sea 1, clear, visibility seventeen nautical miles.

T-1022 Roll 3129, 46th Minesweeping Flotilla and reviewing commands. Supplied English translation T1022_R3129_English_Translation.docx. Record 395b | Source PDF scans 395, 396.