28 February 1942 Part 1

28 February 1942 St Malo convoy diary

10:00: light south-westerly breeze, hazy visibility, very calm to calm sea. Requested convoys proceeded as ordered.

Situation: V 208/V 213 Cherbourg–Alderney with B. V. Tschirsky, returning with her to Cherbourg after unloading; then from Cherbourg with B 125 S, four Siebel ferries and Livadia to Guernsey. V 205/V 212 Guernsey–Alderney, then with convoy to Cherbourg to relieve V 208/V 213. V 210/V 207 ready Granville; V 209/V 211 ready St Malo; V 204 boiler cleaning St Malo. Escorted tonnage: 6,531 GRT.

Intention for 1 March: V 208/V 213 from Guernsey with H 49 and a tug with Siebel ferry 110 to St Malo. V 205/V 212 ready Cherbourg for an Alderney return night convoy. V 210/V 207 from Granville with Comptoir 51, Nestor, Gunivers, lighter H 16, Claus Wilhelm, Holland and Ad. le Prince carrying troops for Jersey; Helma, Saigon, Mazagan and Ad. le Prince to continue Guernsey, collecting Nordplein from V 209/V 211. V 209/V 211 from St Malo with Derfflinger, B 113 S and lighter for Jersey; Nordplein to continue Guernsey with V 210/V 207; return Jersey–St Malo with Robert Müller 8. V 204 and V 206 boiler cleaning. [Original page 16 continues the intentions under a marginal “26 February” date; retained here with the preceding 1 March heading.]

Closing escorted-tonnage table, GRT: 16 February 6,581; 17 February 2,464; 18 February 10,004; row typed “29 February” between 18 and 20 February, 786; 20 February 9,500; 21 February 8,425; 22 February 3,037. Subtotal 40,797. 23 and 24 February dashes; 25 February 2,442; 26 February 9,748; 27 February 4,337 [last digit overtyped and uncertain; daily entry reads 4,337]; 28 February 6,531. Subtotal 23,058. Printed total: 63,855 GRT. [The row “29” evidently occupies 19 February’s place. Closing figures differ from daily entries on 18 and 26 February. The printed second subtotal agrees if the uncertain 27 February figure is 4,337.] Closed 28 February 1942; signed Rall, Korvettenkapitän and acting Chief of the 2nd Patrol Flotilla and Convoy Control Office.

T-1022 Roll 2423, PG 38000, scans 0268–0269.