30 September 1943 Part 3

30 September 1943 Group B Granville Jersey Guernsey and Alderney 26 September

30 September, 01:15: Ida 4. 01:54: Ida 11. 02:00: Basse Nord-Est des Caux buoy. 03:40: released lighter Nestor for Granville. Wind ENE 1, sea 1, overcast, hazy. 04:00: anchored in Granville roads. 07:30: weighed anchor to enter. 08:05: secured, normal readiness.

Granville harbour commandant's sailing order: three boats to depart 19:30 with Isigny for Jersey, Saigon, Georges [name/line partly obscured], Guynemer and Cherbourg 3 for Guernsey. 19:24: boats sailed. Took over convoy in Granville roads [time faint]; leader M 4615's commander. 22:00: Basse Nord-Est des Caux buoy. 23:30: Ida 11 [typed time sequence unclear]. 23:15: Ida 4, Isigny released for Saint Helier. 23:47: Ida 5. 24:00: sea 2, overcast, occasional drizzle. Formation in original. Signed Meier.

T-1022 Roll 3129, 46th Minesweeping Flotilla and reviewing commands. Supplied English translation T1022_R3129_English_Translation.docx. Record 497 | Source PDF scans 497, 498.