15 July 1943 Part 6

15 July 1943 M 4618 and M 4616 Granville Jersey and Jersey Saint Malo convoys

Secret. Contribution 2 to the Group B war diary. The left half of scan 417 is an unused diary form.

15 July, Saint-Malo: Boat Order 394, Saint-Malo escort office: M 4618 and M 4616 to pass outward through the lock at 18:30 on 15 July, proceed to Granville, take over the convoy there and escort it to Jersey, then to Guernsey the following night. Normand and Claus for Jersey; Nestor, Rabat and Comptoir 66 for Guernsey.

18:50: both boats cast off and passed outward through the lock for the task. 19:30: near Ida 7; wind ENE 1–2, sea 1, fair, visibility good. 21:45: near Ida 8. [A further time before Granville is unclear in the scan.] Took over the convoy off Granville. 22:35: near Le Pignon; M 4618 and M 4616 with convoy on passage to Jersey. Calm, sea 2, cloudy, visibility good. The source includes a convoy formation diagram. Signed Brandis.

Image plate 417 | 1943-07-15 | Source PDF scan 417 | Original source image. Whole spread retained where the diagram shares a page with other dated entries.

Image plate 418 | 1943-07-15 | Source PDF scan 418 | Original source image. Whole spread retained where the diagram shares a page with other dated entries.

T-1022 Roll 3129, 46th Minesweeping Flotilla and reviewing commands. Supplied English translation T1022_R3129_English_Translation.docx. Record 417 | Source PDF scans 417, 418.