5 October 1943 Part 6

5 October 1943 Group B convoy diary Jersey Noirmont and Guernsey

5 October, 00:30: Basse Nord-Est des Caux buoy. 01:30: Ida 11. 01:45: Ida 4. 01:50: released Gabès, Tourane and Duke of Normandie for Saint Helier. 02:31: Ida 5. 02:40: abandoned Guernsey task owing to heavy sea, reversed course for Saint Aubin's Bay. 02:53: Ida 5. 03:30: released convoy off Noirmont Point for Saint Helier. 03:38: anchored in bay. 08:00: weighed anchor. 08:45: secured, normal readiness. Jersey harbour commandant relays evening order for M 4615 and M 4614 with Comptoir 51, Holstein, Quatrième, René-Marguerite, Nestor and Rabat to Guernsey, with an additional FK boat. Report departure time through bearer; harbour commandant sends departure radio in M 4615's name. M 4613: see contribution 3. Signed Meier.

T-1022 Roll 3129, 46th Minesweeping Flotilla and reviewing commands. Supplied English translation T1022_R3129_English_Translation.docx. Record 523 | Source PDF scans 523, 524, 525, 526, 527.