15 July 1943 Part 3

15 July 1943 Group C convoy diary

15 July, 02:00: W force 1–2, sea 1, good visibility. 02:10: exchanged ES with patrol boats. 04:30: Corbière reported drifting mines south of Jersey; immediately relayed to all convoy vessels and heightened alert ordered. 05:50: entered Saint Helier with convoy. 06:20: secured. Convoy Office order through Jersey Harbour Commandant: return that evening with Guêpe 58, H 5 MO, C 76 S and H 24 PM; report departure time. 22:32: sailed with convoy. 22:56: convoy assembled and taken over. 23:00: SSW force 1–2, sea 1, good visibility, freshening. Diagram retained.

T-1022 Roll 3129, 46th Minesweeping Flotilla and reviewing commands. Supplied English translation T1022_R3129_English_Translation.docx. Record 400 | Source PDF scans 400, 401.