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29 October 1944 Part 25
Summary
Aircraft movements and observations. Air or sea observations. Shipping and convoy movements
Location Details
Maîtresse Island; St Malo; Granville; Cherbourg; Chausey; Les Ardentes
Diary Entry
Continuation: 29 October; entries for 30 October 1944
On 27 October the corvette was relieved by another corvette. On 27 October the Chausey signal station fired, on request, a red-and-white star signal; the corvette replied with green-green. No traces of the enemy were found on the Maîtresse Islands. Work lights at St Malo and Granville and French fishermen near Les Ardentes were present as before.
Enemy vessels observed during the day in convoy traffic — towards Cherbourg: one freighter with two masts and one funnel, one hospital ship, eight Liberty ships and 11 L.S.T.s. Towards England: one freighter with one funnel and two masts, one E-boat, one auxiliary aircraft carrier, one Ettrick-class troop transport, 17 L.S.T.s and one Liberty ship.
Source of Information
T-1022 Roll 2423, PG 37998, Commander of Sea Defences, Channel Islands. Source scan 0026 — original page 218