22 September 1943 Part 6

22 September 1943 Group C Bordeaux Minotaure and island convoy escorts

22 September, 01:45: boats cast off. 02:30: took over convoy under M 4600's commander. Wind NE 2–3, sea 1, good visibility. Formation in original. 03:08: Ida 5, NE 3–4, sea 3. 04:05: Point 332, NE 4–5, sea [figure faint]. 06:20: released convoy in Guernsey roads. 06:40: secured in Saint Peter Port. Good visibility.

Boat Order 40, Guernsey harbour commandant: at 20:00 four boats with Guêpe 76 and Maas via Jersey to Saint-Malo, take Meteor aboard convoy at Corbière. 17:00: postponed 24 hours owing to weather; wind NE 6–7, sea 4–5, visibility 10 nautical miles. At Le Havre M 4604 conducted calibration run 18:15–20:20; operational from 24:00. Signed Ertel.

T-1022 Roll 3129, 46th Minesweeping Flotilla and reviewing commands. Supplied English translation T1022_R3129_English_Translation.docx. Record 505 | Source PDF scans 505, 506, 507.