16 October 1943 Part 8

16 October 1943 Group C diary

16 October: escort task G 24: M 4600/M 4601/M 4603/M 4606 from Guernsey to Jersey, collect convoy for Granville. Supplement: sail independently 00:00, collect Rabat, Nestor, Comptoir 51, Tourane, Vouloir, Guynemer with CH III and Rheinland in Saint Aubin's Bay. 00:18: cast off Saint Peter Port. 00:55: Ida 6. 01:00: SE 2–3, sea 1–2, good visibility. 02:24: Point 332. 03:37: Ida 5. 04:28: assembled convoy and proceeded under M 4600. 04:40: Ida 4. 04:56: Ida 11. 06:35: abeam Le Pignon. 08:14: after releasing convoy, boats secured Granville, normal readiness. Original formation shown. Signed Ertel.

Image plate 570 | 1943-10-16 | Source PDF scan 570 | Original source image. Whole spread retained where the diagram shares a page with other dated entries.

Image plate 571 | 1943-10-16 | Source PDF scan 571 | Original source image. Whole spread retained where the diagram shares a page with other dated entries.

Image plate 572 | 1943-10-16 | Source PDF scan 572 | 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 570 | Source PDF scans 570, 571, 572.