21 October 1943 Part 9

21 October 1943 Group C diary

21 October: harbour commandant's sailing order for lock 12:30, roads departure 15:00, Georges, Guynemer with CH III and Vouloir to Jersey; Klaus, Pondicherry, Comptoir 51, Nestor and Tourane to Guernsey, 7 knots. 11:44: boats and convoy cast off. 12:43: anchored roads. Vouloir re-entered with leak. 13:00: SW 3–4, sea 3–4, squalls, moderate visibility. 14:55: weighed. 14:56: assembled convoy, made tow connection to motor vessel Klaus; M 4600 leading. 15:32: Le Pignon. 16:00: SW 5–6, sea 4–5, squalls/rain, poor visibility. 17:00: SW 6–7, sea 4–5, squalls/rain, poor visibility. 17:25: Ida 11. 17:30: M 4606 piloted Georges, Guynemer and CH III toward Jersey. 18:08: tow connection to Klaus broken. 18:31: Ida 4. 18:38: Morse from Comptoir 51 [message indistinct]. 18:56: Ida 5, took entrance course. 19:00: boats and convoy entered Saint Helier. 19:54: boats secured. Signed Ertel.

T-1022 Roll 3129, 46th Minesweeping Flotilla and reviewing commands. Supplied English translation T1022_R3129_English_Translation.docx. Record 570 | Source PDF scans 570, 571, 572.