23 December 1944 Part 24

Item 16 — S 112 War Diary continued

01:22

Second mine laid at the position specified under paragraph 2(a). Dropping interval 55 seconds; speed 12 knots.

As the enemy did nothing despite the short distance from land, it is assumed that the operation was carried out unobserved. After laying the mines I reversed course and retained silent-running speed until 01:48. No radar detections were observed on the return passage. At 01:[illegible], several ‘Anton-Anton’ calls were heard from the direction of Pointe du Roc. From 01:48, cruising speed, 34 knots.

T-1022 Roll 2423, PG 37998, Commander of Sea Defences, Channel Islands. Source scan 0169 — decoded-message annex, continuation