25 March 1942 Part 1

25 March 1942 St Malo convoy diary

Weather: NE moderate breeze, visibility 3 nautical miles, calm sea. Patrol pair 707, supplied by the division, is ordered with V 206 to escort nine tugs and fourteen barges to Jersey, then patrol pair 707 is to take tug B 126 S and hulk Guury [name as typed; reading uncertain] to Brest. V 210/V 208 arrive Guernsey at 05:45 with RO 8 and troops, and are ordered towards evening to sail via Jersey with Maas and Diamant carrying troops for Granville and traffic for St Malo. V 207/V 204 sail about 02:00 from Guernsey to Alderney with Holstein. V 212/V 211 are available in Olwe’s working area as protection. Only V 210/V 208 are currently available for convoy duty.

Situation: V 213 condenser repair Brest; V 212/V 211 protect Olwe; V 210/V 208 ready Guernsey, night convoy as far as Jersey with Maas and Diamant carrying troops for Granville, RO 8 for St Malo; V 207/V 204 Alderney–Cherbourg with Schwalbe and Claus Wilhelm; V 206 St Malo–Jersey with pair 707, nine tugs, fourteen barges and Hubbastone; V 209 boiler cleaning St Malo; V 205 dock Cherbourg. Escorted tonnage initially 9,253 GRT; corrected on 26 March to 9,088 GRT.

Intention for 26 March: V 213 repair Brest; V 212/V 211 protect Olwe; V 210/V 208 Jersey–Granville–St Malo with Maas and Diamant for Granville and RO 45 for St Malo; V 207/V 204 ready Cherbourg; V 206 Jersey–St Malo with tugs and barges, Stier armed; V 209 boiler cleaning St Malo; V 205 dock Cherbourg.

T-1022 Roll 2423, PG 38000, scans 0288.