6 March 1942 Part 1

6 March 1942 St Malo convoy diary

Weather: northerly light breeze, cloudy, moderate visibility, very calm to calm sea; veering NE during the day. V 207/V 208 entered St Malo with Holland, Adolphe le Prince, Schockland, Claus Wilhelm and Holstein. V 209/V 208 took the troop convoy from St Malo with H 13, Holland and Robert Müller 8 for Jersey and R 45 for Guernsey. Weather deteriorated to sea 4–5 and north wind 6, with visibility temporarily poor.

Situation: V 207/V 208 Jersey–St Malo with the above ships, then ready. V 211/V 212 ready Cherbourg; V 210/V 206 ready Guernsey. V 204 boiler cleaning St Malo [“stuck” added in parentheses]. V 209/V 208 ready St Malo and night troop convoy H 13/Robert Müller 8 to Jersey, R 45/Holland to Guernsey. [Holland’s destination differs from the narrative.] V 213 ready St Malo; V 205 unfit Cherbourg with propeller damage. Escorted tonnage: 9,761 GRT.

Intention for 7 March: V 207/V 213 St Malo–Brest. V 211/V 212 Cherbourg–Alderney with Claus and Gerfried. V 210/V 206 Guernsey–Cherbourg with H 7/H 8. V 204 ready St Malo; V 209/V 208 ready Guernsey, night troop convoy to St Malo. V 205 docking Cherbourg.

T-1022 Roll 2423, PG 38000, scans 0275.