19 August 1943 Part 5

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

19 August, 01:00: boats deployed and switched on gear at Point 254. Wind SW 2, sea 1, good visibility. 04:00: gear recovered. 05:30: secured at Cherbourg. Teleprinter: task completed with three boats: one boat nine KKG and KFRG passes; two boats seven SSG passes. No mines cleared. Request advice whether to return to Guernsey about 02:00 after ten further passes tonight.

Further order: at 22:30 M 4616, M 4600, M 4601 and M 4605 to escort Denise, Volkmar, one lighter and cutter H 74 MO from Cherbourg to Guernsey; beforehand make several gear passes over suspected dropping position. 20:30: boats cast off. 20:45: deployed and switched on gear. Wind N 1–2, sea 1, good visibility. 22:20: recovered gear. 22:40: took over convoy under M 4616's commander. Wind N 1, sea 1, good visibility. 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.