17 January 1943 Part 4

Summary

Shipping loss or rescue. Shipping and convoy movements. Weather report

Location Details

Alderney; Cherbourg

Diary Entry

17 January 1943 Alderney Harbour Commandant diary

Overcast, S 2–3, visibility 10 nautical miles, calm sea. 0415: Vp 207/424 departed for Cherbourg with Schwalbe, Weber, Klaus Wilhelm, Franka, Hydra and Lena. 0810: FK 21 returned. 1730: Xaver Dorsch was towed with the help of two harbour protection boats and Tinda, and grounded in the small harbour. 1830: FK 22 went to patrol position.

Source of Information

T-1022 Roll 2422, PG 37995, scan 0459.