16 December 1942 Part 8

Escorted tonnage, 16–31 December 1942

Daily figures in GRT: 16 December 400; 17 December 4,200; 18 December 13,600; 19 December 7,750 [corrected/overwritten]; 20 December 1,000; 21 December 2,450; 22 December 8,550; 23 December 7,250. Subtotal 45,200. 24 December 3,075; 25 December —; 26 December —; 27 December 5,600; 28 December 6,350; 29 December 400; 30 December 1,400; 31 December 1,550. Subtotal 18,375. Total for 16–31 December: 63,575 GRT.

Editorial note: the daily figures sum to the two printed subtotals and overall total. They differ from some narrative figures, including 22 December (8,550 here against 7,800), 24 December (3,075 against 3,100), 27 December (5,600 against 7,500), 28 December (6,350 against an earlier 5,400, subsequently corrected to 6,350), 29 December (400 against corrected 1,400), and 31 December (1,550 against “none”). Both readings are retained; the summary is not silently substituted for the diary.

T-1022 Roll 2423, scan 0677 right, original page 31.