17 October 1943 Part 5

17 October 1943 Group B diary island convoys and Alderney radar trial

17 October, 11:45: escort task G 29: two boats with Paul et Jeanine and Tonkin to Jersey, to be collected west of Noirmont [typed Normand]; with Chiemsee to Granville, collecting Gabès, Isigny and Claus west of Noirmont. Give departure time to messenger immediately; submit measures and departure report by 13:00. 12:30: harbour commandant states Tonkin will not sail owing to weather. 13:00: measures submitted. 21:36: boats sailed. 22:15: took over Chiemsee/Paul et Jeanine under M 4615. 22:16: Ida 6. 24:00: SE 2–3, sea 2–3, scattered clouds. Formation in original.

T-1022 Roll 3129, 46th Minesweeping Flotilla and reviewing commands. Supplied English translation T1022_R3129_English_Translation.docx. Record 558 | Source PDF scans 558, 559, 560, 561.