31 August 1942 Part 3

31 August 1942 St Malo fortnightly convoy summary

Escorted tonnage as printed: 16 August 3,900 GRT; 17 August 7,400; 18 August 11,800; 19 August 2,550; 20 August 800; 21 August 7,000; 22 August 1,650; 23 August 1,400. Subtotal: 36,500 GRT. 24 August 1,100 GRT; 25 August 6,100; 26 August 6,300; 27 August 9,000; 28 August 8,300; 29 August 2,800; 30 August 6,400; 31 August 1,100. Subtotal: 41,100 GRT. Total for 16–31 August: 77,600 GRT.

Source discrepancy: The daily entry for 21 August on original page 10 reads 700 GRT, whereas the fortnightly statement prints 7,000 GRT. Both readings are preserved. The statement's subtotals and total agree with 7,000; no unmarked correction has been made to the daily entry.

Convoys requested in the period 16–31 August 1942. The figures below follow the source columns in the order requested / carried out / carried out later / refused. A dash represents a blank source cell.

16 August: 3 / 3 / — / —. 17 August: 5 / 4 / 1 / —. 18 August: 6 / 7 / — / —. 19 August: 3 / 2 / 1 / —.

20 August: 2 / 1 / 1 / —. 21 August: 4 / 5 / — / —. 22 August: 2 / 2 / 1 / —. 23 August: 4 / 5 / — / —.

24 August: 3 / 4 / — / —. 25 August: 4 / 2 / 1 / 1. 26 August: 6 / 7 / — / —. 27 August: 6 / 6 / — / —.

28 August: 6 / 6 / — / —. 29 August: 5 / 5 / — / —. 30 August: 4 / 3 / 1 / —. 31 August: 1 / 2 / — / —.

Printed totals: 64 requested; 63 carried out; 6 carried out later; 1 refused. The remarks column is blank. The transcribed daily figures in the carried-out column sum to 64, whereas the printed total is 63; this discrepancy is retained. These are the source's categories and totals, without assuming that they are mutually exclusive.

Closed on 31 August 1942. Signed: Wunderlich, Korvettenkapitän and acting flotilla commander.

T-1022 Roll 2423, scan 0468 right, original page 23, and scan 0469 left, original page 24. The statement covers 16–31 August and is closed on 31 August 1942.