31 August 1943 Part 8

31 August 1943 Group C Cherbourg mine checks and Channel Islands escorts

31 August, 00:00: wind WSW 2–3, sea 1–2, good visibility. 00:30: Ida 3. 03:40: Cap Fréhel. 04:15: Grand Jardin. 04:50: released convoy. 05:06: anchored in Saint-Malo Bay. 07:35: weighed anchor. 08:30: M 4601, M 4605 and M 4607 secured. M 4600 training. Signed Jonas.

No special occurrences; no mines cleared. Average distance covered: 896 nautical miles [first digit indistinct]. Tonnage escorted: 8,033 gross register tons. Closed 31 August 1943; signed Hüfner, Oberleutnant zur See and group commander. Flotilla commander's comment on 28 August: four escort boats would have been appropriate; the convoy was unprotected astern. Signatures of group commander and deputies authenticated by von Bechtolsheim.

T-1022 Roll 3129, 46th Minesweeping Flotilla and reviewing commands. Supplied English translation T1022_R3129_English_Translation.docx. Record 468 | Source PDF scans 468, 469, 470, 471.