3 July 1943 Part 1

3 July 1943 Group B sweeps Saint Malo Jersey and escorts to Granville

3 July, 00:45, three nautical miles short of Ida 2: M 4615 advanced to be 4,000 m ahead of M 4616 and M 4613 at Ida 2. 01:01, Ida 2: met M 4600's group. 01:10: began KKG drops, one every 1,500 m. 03:00: NE force 2, sea 1, good visibility. 03:37, Ida 5: exchanged ES with harbour-protection boats on station. 03:45: recovered gear and proceeded to Jersey. 05:05: entered Saint Helier and secured. Report G 202: task completed from two nautical miles north of Ida 1 to Ida 5 with three gear boats, 20 m float pendants, one KKG boat 4,000 m ahead dropping every 1,500 m; three failed drops; no mines. M 4618 undergoing engine repairs at Saint-Malo.

T-1022 Roll 3129, 46th Minesweeping Flotilla and reviewing commands. Supplied English translation T1022_R3129_English_Translation.docx. Record 388 | Source PDF scans 388.