18 July 1943 Part 2

18 July 1943 Group C Channel Islands convoys

18 July: wind NE 2, sea 1–2, visibility fairly good. 01:20: released the Saint Helier convoy off Jersey to enter; continued with the rest to Guernsey. 02:05: passed Ida 5. 05:39: passed Ida [number indistinct]. 05:45: entered Saint Peter Port with convoy. 06:15: secured. M 4601 joined Group C.

Escort task G 40, Guernsey harbour commandant: on 18 July M 4600, M 4601, M 4605 and M 4607 to sail with tug Otto for Jersey, take over three lighters in Saint Aubin's roads, escort them to Granville, then proceed independently to Saint-Malo. Addition: also Rheinland. 22:30: sailed with convoy. Wind E 1–2, sea 1–2, moderate visibility, overcast, slight swell. 22:56: convoy assembled and passage commenced. Formation shown in original. 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.