26 September 1943 Part 4

26 September 1943 Group B Granville Jersey Guernsey and Alderney 26 September

26 September, Saint-Malo, 10:00: cast off for calibration run. 10:55: run completed, secured. Supplement to Boat Order 512: M 4615, M 4613 and M 4614 into lock at 17:00 with tug Max; escort Max to Granville, then at 20:00 collect Normand and Isigny for Jersey, René-Marguerite, Nestor, Comptoir 51 and Tourane for Guernsey. Arrange measures independently.

16:45: three boats sailed, M 4613 towing Max, under M 4615's commander. Formation in original. 17:43: Grand Jardin. 19:40: Ida 7. 20:00: wind NE 2, later 4, sea 2, hazy. 20:15: Le Pignon. 20:20: released M 4613 and Max for Granville. 21:30: M 4613 reports Max released off Granville. 22:11: took over Normand, René-Marguerite, Tourane, Comptoir, Isigny and Nestor under M 4615's commander. Formation in original. 22:40: Basse Nord-Est des Caux buoy. 22:45: Ida 11. 23:28: M 4613 escorted Normand and Isigny to Saint Helier's southeastern entrance. 23:54: Ida 4, M 4613 rejoined convoy. 24:00: Ida 5; wind NW by N 2–3, sea 2, overcast, showers, hazy. M 4612 normal readiness, contribution 2 from 27 September. Signed Meier.

Image plate 497 | 1943-09-26 | Source PDF scan 497 | Original source image. Whole spread retained where the diagram shares a page with other dated entries.

Image plate 498 | 1943-09-26 | Source PDF scan 498 | Original source image. Whole spread retained where the diagram shares a page with other dated entries.

T-1022 Roll 3129, 46th Minesweeping Flotilla and reviewing commands. Supplied English translation T1022_R3129_English_Translation.docx. Record 497 | Source PDF scans 497, 498.