27 November 1944 Part 9

Continuation: 27 November 1944

18:20 — St Helier

F.K. 27/28 returned from the Minquiers. The following report from the observation post was transmitted:

21 November: from 12:00 to 16:00, four larger ships sailed westwards from St Malo. At 12:05 the base was overflown by a four-engined aircraft (Liberator). From 16:30 to 17:30, four vessels, probably fishing steamers, sailed from St Malo to Granville. At 20:40 there was L.G. activity near Granville [abbreviation uncertain]. The work lights were not burning.

22 November: at 13:30 three warships (destroyers) sailed from St Malo to Granville; from 14:00 to 16:15 the same vessels sailed south of the Îles Chausey, back and forth. The vessels probably maintained very high speed, as the same interval was always observed. Work lights burned in Granville throughout the night.

25 November: at 08:25 the base was overflown by a four-engined aircraft. Work lights burned in Granville during the night.

26 November: at 10:00 three small transports, approximately 1,500 GRT, sailed from Granville to St Malo; at 11:00 they continued westwards.

On 23, 24 and 27 November there were no observations because of varying visibility.

I did not consider it impossible that the report of the formation south of the Îles Chausey on 22 November, with supposed minesweeping activity, represented an effect of the mining of the St Malo approach.

T-1022 Roll 2423, PG 37998, Commander of Sea Defences, Channel Islands. Source scan 0095 — original page 271