18 August 1943 Part 7

18 August 1943 Group C Cherbourg mine checks and Channel Islands escorts

18 August, 01:50: anchored in Guernsey roads. Wind S 1–2, sea 1, good visibility. 02:00: weighed anchor. 02:15: boats secured in Saint Peter Port. M 4607 reports a main-engine bearing has run hot/melted; boat not ready to sail. Priority teleprinter to flotilla commander: M 4607 main bearing failed, provisionally non-operational.

Intention report to division, escort office and flotilla: depart 21:00 without gear for Cherbourg under 16 August order; only three boats since M 4607 has engine damage. Further order: proceed without gear to Point 254, then with gear until daylight under task of 17 August, and enter Cherbourg. Revised intention, 11:00: to Point 254, then two or three KFRG, SSG and KKG passes depending on situation, then enter Cherbourg. 20:45: M 4600, M 4601 and M 4605 cast off. Wind W 2, sea 1, good visibility. 23:50: Point 256. Signed Ertel.

T-1022 Roll 3129, 46th Minesweeping Flotilla and reviewing commands. Supplied English translation T1022_R3129_English_Translation.docx. Record 468 | Source PDF scans 468, 469, 470, 471.