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19 October 1944 Part 5

Summary

Shipping and convoy movements. Supplies and rationing. Weather report

Location Details

Jersey; Guernsey; Alderney

Diary Entry

19 October 1944

12:00

Weather: wind north-west, force 6–8; sea state 4–5; visibility 9 nautical miles; cloud 5/10; cloud base 1,000 metres.

The planned Guernsey–Jersey supply convoy and the Guernsey–Alderney courier voyage were postponed for 24 hours because of the weather.

Source of Information 

T-1022 Roll 2423, PG 37998, Commander of Sea Defences, Channel Islands. Source scan 0011 — original page 203

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