14 March 1942 Part 1

14 March 1942 St Malo convoy diary

Weather: SE light breeze, slight sea, clear visibility. V 210/V 208 entered St Malo from Alderney with Holland at 07:30. V 204/V 209 were ordered to depart about 18:30 with Claus Wilhelm and Schockland for Jersey, and H 23, H 49 and Kurland for Guernsey. The section was then to continue without convoy to Cherbourg, relieving V 211/V 212, which were to proceed via Guernsey to St Malo.

Gkdos 738 ordered all routes throughout the Channel Islands area cleared of traffic. The ordered convoys were cancelled; the 3rd Security Division assigned V 211/V 212 to submarine hunting.

Situation: V 207/V 213 boiler cleaning/condenser repairs Brest. V 211/V 212 listed Cherbourg–Alderney with yacht Georgi and back. V 210/V 208 ready St Malo. V 204/V 209 listed for the night convoy with Claus Wilhelm/Schockland for Jersey and H 23/H 49/Kurland for Guernsey. V 206 ready St Malo; V 205 in dock Cherbourg. Escorted tonnage initially printed: 8,290 GRT.

Correction entered on 15 March: point 2, Cherbourg, submarine surveillance; point 4, convoys cancelled by divisional order. Corrected tonnage: 300 GRT. [The closing table nevertheless retains an overtyped figure read as 8,290.]

Intention for 15 March: V 207/V 213 boiler cleaning/condenser repairs Brest. V 211/V 212 ready Cherbourg, then to Guernsey after V 204/V 209 arrive. V 210/V 208 ready St Malo. V 204/V 209 Guernsey–Cherbourg to relieve V 211/V 212. V 206 ready St Malo; V 205 in dock Cherbourg.

T-1022 Roll 2423, PG 38000, scans 0278.