26 August 1942 Part 3

26 August 1942 St Malo Convoy Control Office

Weather: Initially light variable winds, south to south-west, then weak to moderate breeze; cloudy to fair with isolated precipitation; visibility 5–10 nautical miles; smooth to calm sea.

[Time overwritten], Malo: V 211 sailed for practice firing with the Malo anti-aircraft detachment. [Time partly hidden, ending 45], Malo: M 4611 sailed for gear trials. [Time partly hidden, ending 10], Jersey: V 209/07 sailed to shadow Hüxter to Malo. [Time partly hidden, ending 20], Malo: M 4611 returned.

Requests: (1) shadow hospital ship Hüxter Jersey–Malo; (2) escort Rheinland from Guernsey and combined convoy from Jersey to Granville; (3) combined convoy Cherbourg–Alderney–Guernsey and back to Alderney; (4) night troop convoy of 26/27 August, La France from Malo to Jersey, Minotaure and Robert Müller 8 to Guernsey, then return to Jersey with Robert Müller 8 and combined convoy. I assign V 209/07 to (1); V 206 and M 1202 to (2), afterwards proceeding independently Granville–Malo; V 707/04 to (3); V 211/07 to (4).

[Time partly hidden, ending 10], Guernsey: V 206 and M 1202 sailed with combined convoy for Jersey–Granville.

The following was sent to 3rd Security Division. Situation for 26 August: (1) V 213/08 at the disposal of 2nd Security Division; (2) V 209/07 completing shadowing Hüxter Jersey–Malo; (3) V 211 daylight practice firing with anti-aircraft detachment off Malo, then with V 207 night troop convoy of 26/27 August, La France to Jersey and Minotaure to Guernsey; (4) V 206 and M 1202 combined convoy Guernsey–Jersey–Granville, then independent passage Granville–Malo; (5) M 4605/01/04 ready at Malo; (6) M 4611 gear trials from Malo; (7) V 210/12 continuing west; (8) V 707/04 combined convoy Cherbourg–Alderney–Guernsey and back to Alderney. Escorted tonnage: 6,300 GRT.

Intentions for 27 August: (1) V 213/08 daylight convoy Cherbourg–Malo; (2) V 211/07 completing the night troop convoy of 26/27 August, Malo–Jersey–Guernsey, then return convoy Guernsey–Malo; (3) V 209/06, M 1202 and M 4605/01/11/04 ready at Malo; (4) V 707/04 convoy Alderney–Cherbourg; (5) V 210/12 continuing west.

[1]500, Cherbourg: V 707/04 sailed with Georgi, Cigale and Lena to Alderney. [1]630, Malo: V 211 anchored in the roadstead. [1]630, Malo: V 209/07 with Hüxter from Jersey anchored in Malo roadstead. [Time overwritten, approximately 1735], Alderney: V 707/04 continued with Lena to Guernsey. [1]720, Alderney: V 707/04 arrived with convoy from Cherbourg. [The last two lines stand in this order in the diary.] [2]000, Granville: V 206 and M 1202 released the convoy and commenced independent passage to Malo.

2045, Guernsey: V 707/04 arrived with Lena from Alderney. 2130, Malo: V 211/07 sailed with La France, Minotaure and Robert Müller [number obscured here; 8 in the task allocation] for Jersey–Guernsey. 2140, Malo: V 206 and M 1202 arrived from Granville. 2210, Guernsey: V 707/04 sailed with Georgi to Alderney.

Signed on behalf: Wunderlich.

T-1022 Roll 2423, scan 0465 left and right and scan 0466 left, original pages 16–18. Several hour digits on page 17 are hidden by the binding; uncertain times are retained as such.