16 July 1943 Part 6

Summary

Group C Channel Islands convoys

Location Details

St Malo

Diary Entry

16 July 1943 Group C Channel Islands convoys

Editorial note: The adjacent diary periods give different times for the same air alarm on 16 July. These are parallel readings, not two established alarms.

16 July: wind SSW 3, sea 1–2, good visibility, overcast. 02:00: air-raid warning; engine noise ahead. 03:53: warning ended. 04:10: entered Saint-Malo lock with convoy. 05:00: secured at Saint-Malo. 05:55–17:13: calibration run. Signed Hüfner.

Source of Information

T-1022 Roll 3129, 46th Minesweeping Flotilla and reviewing commands. Supplied English translation T1022_R3129_English_Translation.docx. Record 420 | Source PDF scans 420, 421.