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30 October 1943 Part 2

Summary

Group B diary island convoys and Alderney radar trial

Location Details

Alderney; St Malo; Cherbourg

Diary Entry

30 October 1943 Group B diary island convoys and Alderney radar trial

30 October, 00:00: SE 2–3, sea 2, clear sky, hazy. 04:20: Ida 15. 04:50: collected convoy off Alderney under M 4615; names in formation include Klaus Wilhelm and another vessel whose name is indistinct. 05:00: Ida 16. 05:40: Ida 17. 06:00: Ida 16. 06:31: Point 326. 06:51: Point 324. 08:00: released convoy to enter Cherbourg. 08:15: boats secured, normal readiness. M 4610 normal readiness, Saint-Malo.

Source of Information 

T-1022 Roll 3129, 46th Minesweeping Flotilla and reviewing commands. Supplied English translation T1022_R3129_English_Translation.docx. Record 558 | Source PDF scans 558, 559, 560, 561.

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