16 July 1943 Part 3

16 July 1943 Group C convoy diary

16 July, 02:00: SSW force 3, sea 1–2, good visibility, overcast. 03:53, Saint-Malo Bay: air alarm, aircraft engine noise ahead. 04:10: alarm ended. 05:00: entered lock with convoy. 05:55: secured. Average distance covered: 1,312 nautical miles. Escorted tonnage: 33,120 gross register tons. Closed 16 July 1943, signed Hüfner, Oberleutnant zur See and group commander. No special comments; group commander's and deputy's signatures authenticated. Draft von Bechtolsheim; countersigned on his behalf.

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.