6 September 1944

Summary

US Navy — Patrol stations off Sark and vectoring officer at Jobourg.

Location Details

Jersey; Sark; Cherbourg; Portland; Jobourg; Cap de la Hague

Diary Entry

6 September 1944 US Navy PT boats and Maloy establish patrol off Jersey

PT 499 left Portland at 1022 and reached Cherbourg at 1530. PT 501, PT 502, PT 503, PT 504, PT 506 and PT 507 sailed with Maloy at 1555 and assumed patrol off Jersey at 2115. The PT positions were 015° at eleven miles and 115° at five miles from Sark Light. CTU 125.4.4 established a vectoring officer at Jobourg Radar Station on Cap de la Hague. [J screenshot 2]

Source of Information

US Navy. Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 34, September 1944 war diary submitted 9 October 1944, source set J, screenshot 2. Supplied compilation: Jersey Convoy Action 13 to 14 August 1944.docx. Set letters and page or screenshot numbers refer to that compilation.