21 December 1944 Part 31

Action report: Battery Annes

From 12:38 to 12:44 Battery Annes engaged, on bearings 354 to 347 degrees and at ranges of 193 to 215 hectometres, one Atherstone-class escort destroyer. The target made smoke during the second salvo and passed beyond range on a north-westerly course, increasing speed from 8 to 25 knots. No hits were observed.

Ammunition expenditure: 24 rounds of 15 cm high-explosive shell, impact fuze L 4.6 m.Hb.

T-1022 Roll 2423, PG 37998, Commander of Sea Defences, Channel Islands. Source scan 0142 — original page 311