8 September 1942 Part 3

8 September 1942 St Malo Convoy Control Office

Weather: Weak variable winds; fair; visibility 10–15 nautical miles; morning coastal haze; very calm to calm sea; slight north-westerly swell.

0010, Guernsey: V 207/09 arrived with Georgi from Alderney. 0120, Jersey: V 212/08 released La France and continued to Guernsey. 0340, Guernsey: V 212/08 arrived with convoy from Malo. 1000, Guernsey: M 4611/01 began independent passage to Jersey.

3rd Security Division reports that ore steamer Monbaldo's convoy will reach Lézardrieux on the evening of 10 September; it must be escorted to Cherbourg. During the day the convoy is postponed 24 hours. M 1204 at Malo and M 1207 and F 6 at Cherbourg are allocated, and the Convoy Control Office must provide one pair. I order: (1) M 1207/F 6 with V 212/08 Cherbourg–Guernsey on the morning of 10 September; (2) M 1204 with V 707/04 Malo–Guernsey on 9 September; (3) M 1207, F 6, M 1204 and V 212/08 Guernsey–Lézardrieux on the morning of 11 September to take over the convoy that evening, under the commanding officer of M 1207; further orders from 3rd Security Division.

Requests: (1) combined convoy Jersey–Granville–Malo; (2) Georgi's night troop convoy Guernsey–Alderney. I assign M 4601/11 to (1), first independently Guernsey–Jersey, and V 207/09 to (2).

The following was sent to 3rd Security Division. Situation for 8 September: (1) V 209/07 night troop convoy of 8/9 September with Georgi Guernsey–Alderney; (2) V 212/08 minor repairs at Guernsey; (3) V 707/04, M 4605 and M 1204 ready at Malo [list corrected in the source]; (4) M 4604 out of war readiness until 10 September; (5) M 4611/01 independently Guernsey–Jersey, then with Maas, Chiemsee, Compt. 66 and barges Jersey–Granville. Escorted tonnage: 2,500 GRT.

Intentions for 9 September: (1) V 207/09 combined convoy Alderney–Cherbourg; (2) V 212/08 with tugs and barge Guernsey–Alderney–Cherbourg; (3) V 707/04 and M 1204 with senior officers Malo–Guernsey; (4) M 4601/11 combined convoy Granville–Jersey–Guernsey; (5) M 4605 ready at Malo.

1400, Jersey: M 4601/11 sailed with steamer Maas, Compt. 66, Chiemsee, two tugs and three barges for Granville. 1745, Granville: M 4601/11 released Maas and Compt. 66, continuing with the remainder to Malo. 2030, Malo: M 4601/11 arrived with convoy from Jersey. 2100, Guernsey: V 207/09 sailed with Georgi for Alderney. 2355, Alderney: V 207/09 arrived with Georgi from Guernsey.

Signed: Wunderlich.

T-1022 Roll 2423, scan 0487, original page 12.