22 August 1943 Part 5

22 August 1943 Group C Cherbourg mine checks and Channel Islands escorts

22 August, 00:40: stopped in Alderney roads to take on soldiers and tug H 7 S. Klaus Wilhelm entered to embark soldiers. Wind SW 3–4, sea 2–3, good visibility. 01:40: continued to Cherbourg. 04:10: passed outer mole inward bound. 04:15: convoy released. 04:35: boats secured at berth. Wind SW 2–3, sea 2–3, good visibility.

16:00: priority teleprinter, escort office Gkdos 2715: by division order, check Cherbourg entrance with SSG, KFRG and KKG at 21:00; at 22:00 proceed without gear to Guernsey. Intention report: one boat KKG, two shallow SSG; no KFRG because one cable damaged and no replacement in Cherbourg. 20:45 [hour in OCR unclear]: boats cast off. 21:15: gear out and switched on. 22:15: recovered gear. Wind SW 1–2, sea 1, good visibility. Signed Ertel.

T-1022 Roll 3129, 46th Minesweeping Flotilla and reviewing commands. Supplied English translation T1022_R3129_English_Translation.docx. Record 468 | Source PDF scans 468, 469, 470, 471.