18 June 1942 Part 1

18 June 1942 St Malo convoy diary

Alderney: weak W breeze, visibility fifteen nautical miles, calm sea. 03:10: V 203/207 sail with Georgi for Guernsey, back to Alderney and onward to Cherbourg. Georgi remains at Alderney to embark troops for transport to Cherbourg on 19 June under fighter escort; fighter cover will be provided. All convoys proceed as planned. According to the chief of the 46th Minesweeping Flotilla by telephone, M 4601, M 4604 and M 4605 are available to the convoy office from the evening of 18 June. As no other boats are ready, M 4601/4605 go to St Malo Roads.

Correction to 17 June: item 1, Cherbourg–Alderney with Dorsch, Heinrich, Weber, C 33 S, a barge and Georgi; then Alderney readiness for the night troop convoy. Item 4, V 211/213 Guernsey, V 213 has a line in its propeller; day convoy not carried out. Corrected tonnage: 6,900 GRT.

Situation for 18 June: V 203/207 night troop convoy Alderney–Guernsey with Georgi, then Guernsey–Alderney with Georgi and onward to Cherbourg with C 33 S and a barge, then ready; V 202/206 at St Malo Roads during night 17/18 June, then ready for Holland, Minotaure and H 49 troop convoy St Malo–Jersey–Guernsey during night 18/19 June; V 204/209 at Mikimaus–Mikado during night 17/18 June, then ready for Cherbourg–St Malo with Osceani, D 124 S, two barges and Redon; V 211/213, after removal of the line from V 213’s propeller, night troop convoy Guernsey–St Malo with Livadia and RO 45; V 208 ready St Malo. Tonnage 13,200 GRT.

Intentions for 19 June: V 203/207 at Mikado during night 18/19 June, then day convoy Alderney–Cherbourg; V 202/206 finish Minotaure and H 49 night troop convoy Jersey–Guernsey, then ready; V 204/209 finish Osceani, D 124 S, two barges and Redon convoy Cherbourg–St Malo, then V 204 out of operational readiness and V 209 resting; V 211/213 finish Livadia and RO 45 night troop convoy Guernsey–St Malo, then ready; V 208 ready St Malo; two 46th Minesweeping Flotilla boats at St Malo Roads at the 3rd Security Division’s disposal. Signed Dr Diederichs.

T-1022 Roll 2423, PG 38000, scans 0382–0383.