8 November 1943 Part 3

8 November 1943 Group B diary Cherbourg Alderney and Guernsey

8 November, 01:00: sailed. 01:25: Ida 6. 01:45: Ida 13. 02:00: SE 3–4, sea 2, overcast, visibility 15 nautical miles. 02:53: Ida 14. 03:42: Ida 15. 04:00: Point 326. 04:22: Point 324. 05:27: outer mole inward. 05:53: M 4615 secured Cherbourg. 11:30: order via sea-transport officer: M 4615/V 203/V 209 to Saint-Malo tonight without convoy, depart early enough to arrive in time next morning. 16:00: measures/report submitted. 18:25: sailed. 18:45: outer mole outward. 20:00: N 4–5, sea 3–4, overcast, rain, visibility 6 nautical miles. 20:05: Point 324. 20:25: Point 326. 21:30: Point 328. 23:10: Point 330. M 4612/M 4614 normal readiness Saint-Malo.

T-1022 Roll 3129, 46th Minesweeping Flotilla and reviewing commands. Supplied English translation T1022_R3129_English_Translation.docx. Record 596 | Source PDF scans 596, 597.