6 August 1944 Part 3

6 August 1944 US Navy Maloy departs for the Channel Islands patrol

At 1745 USS Maloy (DE 791) left Cherbourg at 20 knots with PT 509, PT 508, PT 503 and PT 500 for a night attack patrol. Lieutenant Commander Peter Scott, RNVR, served as adviser and liaison officer; the squadron commander was also aboard Maloy. The force kept outside the Channel Islands gun positions in good visibility. At 2325 it slowed to 10 knots and began an east–west patrol three to five miles north of the St Malo harbour channel, just off Cézembre. [G page 1]

US Navy. USS Maloy, Enemy Action Report dated 11 August 1944, source set G, page 1. Supplied compilation: Jersey Convoy Action 13 to 14 August 1944.docx. Set letters and page or screenshot numbers refer to that compilation.