15 September 1942 Part 3

15 September 1942 St Malo fortnightly convoy summary

Escorted tonnage as printed: 1 September 7,600 GRT; 2 September 5,800; 3 September 2,400; 4 September 7,570; 5 September 11,800; 6 September 2,200; 7 September 9,000; 8 September 2,500. Subtotal: 48,870 GRT. 9 September 6,900; 10 September 4,700; 11 September 16,100; 12 September 18,400; 13 September 11,600; 14 September 4,200; 15 September 8,500. Subtotal: 70,400 GRT. Printed total for 1–15 September: 119,270 GRT.

Source discrepancies: The daily entries give 5,400 GRT for 2 September, 9,050 for 7 September and 10,600 for 12 September. The daily figures for 13 and 14 September are 4,200 and 11,600 respectively, reversed in the summary. All are retained as printed. The first subtotal is 48,870, correctly matching its daily summary figures; in the separate addition immediately below, it is repeated as 49,870. The printed grand total nevertheless equals 48,870 plus 70,400. No silent reconciliation has been made.

Convoys requested during 1–15 September: Figures follow the source columns: requested / carried out / carried out later / refused. A dash represents a blank cell.

1 September: 5 / 5 / — / —. 2 September: 5 / 5 / — / —. 3 September: 2 / 2 / — / —. 4 September: 6 / 5 / 1 / —. 5 September: 5 / 6 / — / —.

6 September: 4 / 2 / 2 / —. 7 September: 3 / 5 / — / —. 8 September: 2 / 2 / — / —. 9 September: 8 / 6 / 2 / —. 10 September: 2 / 4 / — / — [carried-out figure overtyped].

11 September: 5 / 4 / 1 / —. 12 September: 6 / 7 / — / —. 13 September: 4 / 4 / — / —. 14 September: 6 / 6 / — / —. 15 September: 7 / 6 / 1 / —.

Printed totals: 70 requested, 69 carried out, seven carried out later; refused column blank. Remarks: 4 September, V 707/04 Granville–Jersey carried out 5 September; 6 September, carried out 7 September owing to weather; 15 September, H 2 delayed owing to weather.

T-1022 Roll 2423, scan 0503, original page 27. Closed on 15 September 1942, signed Wunderlich; the printed office line reads frigate captain and flotilla commander.