28 April 1942 Part 1

28 April 1942 St Malo convoy diary

06:10: UJ 1404/11 arrive St Malo. 10:00: the division, through Harbour Commandant Cherbourg, orders V 704 ready for westward passage. A Granville request for escort of a petrol barge on 29 April is refused: the lock is closed for two days and the boats, aground because of the low basin level, could not leave in any case. V 207/11 are assigned the requested Guernsey–Alderney–Jersey–Guernsey–Alderney troop convoys on 28, 29 and 30 April. No Cherbourg convoys owing to weather. 19:00: the division orders a pair ready at Cherbourg; V 1510/704 are ordered and the harbour commandant informed.

Correction to 27 April, item 7: UJ 1404/11 Bordsee Guernsey–Jersey, Jersey–St Malo without convoy, then H 2 night St Malo–Jersey; 3,900 GRT. Situation: V 206/08/09/10/12 St Malo, lock closed two days; V 207/11 ready Guernsey, night convoy to Alderney; V 1510/204 ready Cherbourg, Alderney escorts unknown; V 213/05 unready Cherbourg; V 204 ready Cherbourg [listed again]; UJ 1404/11 Seigon Jersey–St Malo, then replenish coal and stores. Tonnage 1,550 GRT, corrected next day to 400.

Intentions for 29 April: same boats at St Malo; V 207/11 Alderney–Jersey without convoy, then night Jersey–Guernsey; V 1510/204 Cherbourg; UJ 1404/11 coal and stores at St Malo; V 213/05 unready Cherbourg; V 704 ready Cherbourg.

T-1022 Roll 2423, PG 38000, scans 0325–0326.