21 May 1942 Part 1

21 May 1942 St Malo convoy diary

St Malo. Calm sea, visibility 5–8 nautical miles, patches of fog, light to gentle SW breeze. Planned night convoys completed. 09:00: favourable tides brought convoy 3259 as far as St Malo roads; V 706/11 escorted it onwards west.

Situation: V 208/09/04 Guernsey–St Malo with H 8 S and Muz 111, then ready; V 207/02 ready Cherbourg, about 15:00 to Alderney with four coasters and return with two steamers, names not yet known; V 203/06 unready St Malo; V 205 unready Cherbourg; V 211/1510 Jersey–Guernsey night troop convoy 20/21 May with Karel, Schokland and Minotaure, then ready for Guernsey–Jersey night troop convoy 21/22 May with Minotaure; V 213 ready St Malo. Tonnage 5,700 GRT.

Intentions for 22 May: V 208/09 St Malo U.A.S. instructional voyage [abbreviation retained]; V 207/02 ready Cherbourg for convoy not yet known; V 203/06 unready St Malo; V 205 unready Cherbourg; V 211/1510 Jersey–St Malo with Holland, continuation of night troop convoy 21/22 May; V 204/13 ready St Malo for night troop convoy.

T-1022 Roll 2423, PG 38000, scans 0352.