17 July 1943 Part 4

17 July 1943 Group C Channel Islands convoys

17 July: Boat Order 398, Saint-Malo escort office: enter the lock at 18:00, proceed to Granville and take over the following convoy there at 21:30: Guynemer with Presto, Normand and Vouloir [grouping of vessels in the typed order is partly obscured]. Release the Jersey portion in Saint Aubin's roads and proceed with the remainder to Guernsey. Arrange the necessary measures independently.

18:00: M 4600, M 4605 and M 4607 cast off. 20:00: in Saint-Malo Bay; wind NNE 3, sea 2, good visibility, overcast. 22:15: Le Pignon abeam. 22:35: convoy assembled and taken over; formation diagram in original. 22:47: red star [signal] in the SW, bearing 325° [direction and bearing as recorded]. Signed Hüfner.

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.