3 July 1943 Part 4

3 July 1943 Group C sweeps and Jersey convoy

3 July, 00:55: reversed course at Ida 2, N force 2, sea 1, good visibility. 01:00: passed M 4613, M 4615 and M 4616 with gear. 01:08: passed two patrol boats with gear. 05:30: recovered gear at Ida 1, NE force 2, sea 1, good visibility. 06:00: anchored in Saint-Malo roads. 07:31: weighed. 08:52: secured at berth. Report: two passes between Ida 1 and 2 with four boats, one KFRG and KKG, three deep SSG, swept width 400 m. No mine-clearance result; see sketch. One heavily overgrown drifting Mark XIV destroyed at position above.

Boat Order 376: boats to enter lock at 21:30 with Sable d'Or, Irene and tug Guêpe 76 towing lighter Maas for Jersey, then continue next night with Irene and Guêpe 76/Maas to Guernsey. 21:26: cast off. 22:00: left lock. 22:10: took over convoy; NW force 2, sea 1, moderate visibility. Original formation diagram retained.

T-1022 Roll 3129, 46th Minesweeping Flotilla and reviewing commands. Supplied English translation T1022_R3129_English_Translation.docx. Record 398 | Source PDF scans 398.