23 April 1945 Part 1

23 April 1945 Alderney batteries fire on PT 458

Source: US Navy MTB Squadron 30, war diary; NARA RG 38, NAID 140053943; scan 0100 (S35).

Summary: PT 456 ended Channel Islands patrol at 0550 and returned at 0635. PT 458, returning from Granville towards Cherbourg, began zigzagging at 1942 to avoid heavy fire from Alderney’s coastal batteries. She was out of range at 1955.

Editorial note: No hit or casualty is reported in this paragraph.

Possible related account: master entry dated 25 April 1945 concerning Battery Blücher and an American motor torpedo boat. Dates differ; relationship unconfirmed and not merged.

Source: US Navy MTB Squadron 30, war diary; NARA RG 38, NAID 140053943; scan 0100 (S35).
External source images (CSV contains no embedded images): New embedded diary images named by date/22 April 1945 - USN Squadron 30 - NAID 140053943 - Image 09 - scan 0100.jpg
NARA catalog: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/140053943