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19 July 1943 Part 1

Summary

Group C Channel Islands convoys

Location Details

Jersey; St Malo; Granville

Diary Entry

19 July 1943 Group C Channel Islands convoys

19 July: wind E 1–2, sea 1–2, moderate visibility, overcast, slight swell. Passed Ida 5 [time not readable]. 04:05: off Jersey, released the Jersey convoy under M 4605 and commenced escort passage for Granville. Formation shown in original. 04:38: passed Ida 11. 06:20, near Le Pignon: released convoy to enter Granville. Group continued independently to Saint-Malo in circular formation. 11:15: secured in Saint-Malo lock. 11:50: secured at Saint-Malo. Signed Hüfner.

Source of Information 

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.

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