7 July 1943 Part 5

7 July 1943 Group C mine checks and towline failures

7 July, 03:05: gear recovered, WNW force 2, sea 1, good visibility. 03:35: boats secured at Saint Peter Port. Report: ground-mine checks in Guernsey roads; one KFRG/KKG boat, twelve north–south passes; one shallow SSG boat, thirteen north–south; one shallow SSG boat, twelve east–west. No mines cleared. Verbal order to repeat next night. 22:20: cast off. 22:40: all streamed and activated gear; W force 2–3, sea 2, good visibility. M 4602 not ready at Saint-Malo.

T-1022 Roll 3129, 46th Minesweeping Flotilla and reviewing commands. Supplied English translation T1022_R3129_English_Translation.docx. Record 399 | Source PDF scans 399.