15 July 1943 Part 4

15 July 1943 M 4613 Channel Islands escorts

15 July, 01:20: Ida 2 passed, NW force 1, sea 1, clear, visibility twenty nautical miles. 03:05: Ida 3. 05:15: Ida 5. 06:20: entered Saint Helier, secured at Albert Pier. Order through Jersey Harbour Commandant: return in evening with Sable d'Or, Meteor and Kochelsee. 22:25: escorts sailed. 22:35: convoy taken over in Saint Aubin roads. Diagram: M 4613 ahead, Kochelsee and Meteor abreast, Sable d'Or behind, V 727 rear. 23:15: Ida 5 passed, SSW force 1–2, sea 1, cloudy, visibility twenty 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.