31 December 1944 Part 11

Merchant vessels present when the Channel Islands were cut off

At the time the Channel Islands were encircled, the following merchant vessels were in the ports of St Peter Port, Guernsey, and St Helier, Jersey. Figures are speed in knots and gross registered tons where stated:

Motor ships: Robert Müller 8 — 12 knots, 985 GRT; Spinel — 10 knots, 760 GRT.

Steamship: René Marguerite — 8 knots, 325 GRT.

Coasters: Derfflinger — 8 knots, 197 GRT; Gerfried — 8 knots, 199 GRT; Holstein — 8 knots, 249 GRT; Dorothea Weber — 8 knots, 189 GRT; Claus Wilhelm — 8 knots, 250 GRT; Schwalbe — 8 knots, 200 GRT; Lena — 9 knots, 420 GRT; Isigny — 5 knots, 176 GRT; Karel — 9 knots, 396 GRT.

Lighters: Saigon, Tourane and Pondichery — each 8.5 knots and 500 GRT.

Tank lighters: Tonkin — 6 knots, tonnage not stated; Dänisch Wohld — 5 knots, 610 GRT.

Barge: C.H. 3 (Luftwaffe) — speed not stated, 100 GRT.

Tugs: Diecksand — 10 knots; Duke of Normandie — 6 knots; Loiret — 6 knots. Tonnages are not stated.

T-1022 Roll 2423, PG 37998, Commander of Sea Defences, Channel Islands. Source scan 0162 — original page 331