18 June 1944 Part 1

18 June 1944

From 06:37 fighter-bombers attacked the convoy Hardinghaus near Jersey; the attack was repelled with only minor losses. At 06:20 eight fighter-bombers attacked the transports Pondichery and Saigon near Jersey, causing moderate damage. At 19:40 two Liberators attacked a possible U-boat seven nautical miles west of Guernsey with bombs and gunfire. At 21:04 Battery Steinbruch engaged a destroyer eight nautical miles north of Guernsey; it withdrew northwards under smoke after apparent effects from the fire. [T-1022/2174, PG 38469, scans 0602 and 0604]

The tug Hermes sailed from Jersey at 05:15 to assist an S-boat escort and returned at 11:00. At 21:00 Robert Muller 8 sailed from St Malo for Jersey via Granville with supplies and ammunition; Tonkin sailed from Granville for Jersey, while Rabat and Tourane sailed from Jersey for Guernsey.

Roll 2424, PG 38004, scan 0892 (St Malo Naval Command War Diary).