2 October 1943 Part 2

2 October 1943 Group C convoy diary

2 October, 00:10: Ida 3, NW 1, sea 2, good visibility. 02:30 [time faint]: Ida 5, W 1, sea 2–3. 02:40: released convoy for Saint Helier. 02:50: boats anchored in Saint Aubin's roads owing to low water. 09:20: weighed anchor. 10:50: secured at Saint Helier. Wind NW 2, sea [figure faint], good visibility. Harbour commandant's evening order: escort Lussac and Nordplein to Saint-Malo. 22:00: boats cast off. 22:25: boats and convoy anchored in Saint Aubin's roads owing to unfavourable current. M 4601 still in Saint-Malo with engine damage. Signed Ertel.

T-1022 Roll 3129, 46th Minesweeping Flotilla and reviewing commands. Supplied English translation T1022_R3129_English_Translation.docx. Record 532 | Source PDF scans 532, 533.