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21 July 1943 Part 6

Summary

M 4605 M 4601 and M 4607 Channel Islands escort circuit

Location Details

Jersey; St Malo

Diary Entry

21 July 1943 M 4605 M 4601 and M 4607 Channel Islands escort circuit

Secret. Contribution 2 to the Group C war diary. The left page of scan 430 is blank.

21 July, Saint-Malo: supplementary Boat Order 402: M 4605, M 4601 and M 4607 to sail at 22:30 with Irene for Jersey and await further orders there. 22:25: boats cast off. 22:55: cleared lock. 23:00: took over convoy. Wind N 2–3, sea 2, moderate visibility. Formation in original. Signed Ertel.

Image plate 430 | 1943-07-21 | Source PDF scan 430 | Original source image. Whole spread retained where the diagram shares a page with other dated entries.

Image plate 431 | 1943-07-21 | Source PDF scan 431 | Original source image. Whole spread retained where the diagram shares a page with other dated entries.

Source of Information 

T-1022 Roll 3129, 46th Minesweeping Flotilla and reviewing commands. Supplied English translation T1022_R3129_English_Translation.docx. Record 430 | Source PDF scans 430, 431.

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