26 August 1943 Part 4

26 August 1943 Group C Cherbourg mine checks and Channel Islands escorts

26 August: Boat Order 461: M 4600, M 4601, M 4605 and M 4607 into lock at 17:30, proceed to Granville, take over Gabès and Tourane for Jersey and Roden and Chiemsee for Guernsey at 21:30. 16:00: M 4600 unserviceable owing to compass damage; verbal order M 4601 to take command. 17:21: M 4601, M 4605 and M 4607 cast off. 18:30: commenced passage to Granville under M 4601's commander. Wind WNW 5–6, sea 4–5, good visibility. 18:50: reversed course owing to weather. 19:37: entered Saint-Malo. 20:14: secured. Escort office verbally postponed task 24 hours. Signed Jonas.

T-1022 Roll 3129, 46th Minesweeping Flotilla and reviewing commands. Supplied English translation T1022_R3129_English_Translation.docx. Record 468 | Source PDF scans 468, 469, 470, 471.