2 November 1943 Part 6

2 November 1943 Group A mine clearing between Jersey and Guernsey

2 November, 13:30: division order G 6338 AII: sail 17:30 with five boats, sweep ORG at deepest setting via Ida 3–Ida 5–Point 332, then Heart Route toward Cherbourg. Approximate positions: Ida 1 18:15, Point 332 23:00, Point 330 24:00, Point 328 01:45, Point 326 02:45, Point 324 03:15, Point 254 04:30, enter Cherbourg about 05:00. Saint-Malo high water 09:12 and 21:40; order received too late for earlier lock, task delayed 2½ hours until lock possible 19:30. Reported actual departure 20:15. Only four boats, two non-operational. 19:30: M 4621/M 4622/M 4623/M 4625 entered lock. 20:05: sailed under flotilla commander. 22:22: Ida 2. 23:55 [adjacent time partly unclear]: Ida 3. 23:50: W 4–5, sea 3, partly overcast, visibility about 15 nautical miles. M 4626 remained repairing steering damage from 31 October attack.

T-1022 Roll 3129, 46th Minesweeping Flotilla and reviewing commands. Supplied English translation T1022_R3129_English_Translation.docx. Record 587 | Source PDF scans 587, 588, 589, 590, 591.