27 October 1943 Part 6

27 October 1943 Group B diary island convoys and Alderney radar trial

27 October, 10:35: Boat Order 559, M 4615/M 4613/V 203 into lock 15:45, Granville to collect Guynemer, Vouloir and Isigny at 18:45 for Jersey, Rabat and Saigon for Guernsey. Arrange measures independently. 12:20 supplement: take tank lighter Tonkin to Granville. 15:16: cast off. 16:40: took over Tonkin, M 4615 leading. 18:40: Ida 8; released M 4613/Tonkin for Granville. 19:20, Le Pignon: signal station states pilot boat joins convoy. 19:25: took over Isigny, Rabat, Saigon, Guynemer, Vouloir and pilot boat. 19:50: M 4613 rejoined. 20:00: SE 1–2, sea 1, hazy, clear sky. 21:25: Basse Nord-Est des Caux buoy. 21:55: Ida 11. 22:00: V 203 detached with Isigny, Guynemer, Vouloir and pilot boat for Jersey via southeast entrance. 22:35: Ida 4. 23:15: Ida 5, took over Chiemsee. 23:45: V 203 rejoined. M 4610 at Saint-Malo. Original formations shown.

T-1022 Roll 3129, 46th Minesweeping Flotilla and reviewing commands. Supplied English translation T1022_R3129_English_Translation.docx. Record 558 | Source PDF scans 558, 559, 560, 561.