18 September 1943 Part 3

18 September 1943 Group B Jersey Guernsey and Noirmont Point

18 September, 02:10: Ida 2. 03:25: Ida 3. 05:59: Ida 5. Wind NW 5, sea 3, scattered clouds. 06:30: released convoy for Saint Helier. 06:33: anchored in Saint Aubin's roads. 08:22 [hour faint]: weighed anchor to enter. 08:46: secured, normal readiness. Source has additional faint handwritten times. 13:30: Jersey harbour commandant relays order: at 20:00 M 4615, M 4610 and M 4618 with Normand to Granville, with Irene, Spes Salutis, Kochelsee and Sable d'Or onward to Saint-Malo. Harbour commandant to send departure report in M 4615's name.

19:35: three boats and convoy sailed under M 4615's commander. Formation in original. 20:55: Ida 11. 21:28: Basse Nord-Est des Caux buoy. 22:00: wind SW 3, sea 1, showers. 22:20: measure I s lit 20 minutes late. 22:39: steamer Normand released to enter. 23:05: convoy released off Granville [wording as entered]. 23:57: Ida 8. 24:00: wind W 2, sea 1, showers. Signed Meier.

T-1022 Roll 3129, 46th Minesweeping Flotilla and reviewing commands. Supplied English translation T1022_R3129_English_Translation.docx. Record 495 | Source PDF scans 495, 496.