22 November 1944 Part 2

22 November 1944

12:00

Weather: wind west, force 4–6; sea state 3–4; visibility 1–2 nautical miles; cloud 10/10; cloud base 800 metres.

I intended to transfer the Navy’s fuel oil from vessels laid up or placed out of service in Jersey to Guernsey, as the only possibility of storing the indispensable fuel in bomb-proof accommodation existed there. The transfer of the tanker lighter Tonkin from Guernsey to Jersey, escorted by A.F. 71 and F.L. 13, was planned for 08:30 on 24 November.

T-1022 Roll 2423, PG 37998, Commander of Sea Defences, Channel Islands. Source scan 0088 — original page 264