9 August 1943 Part 2
Summary
Fieguth escort diary Jersey Guernsey and Granville
Location Details
Jersey; Guernsey; St Helier; St Peter Port; St Aubin’s Bay; Granville
Diary Entry
9 August 1943 Fieguth escort diary Jersey Guernsey and Granville
9 August, 02:45: passed Ida 3. Wind W 6–7, cloudy, visibility 15 nautical miles. As Saint Peter Port could not be reached before daylight, convoy entered Jersey owing to weather. 04:30: passed Ida 5. 05:40: M 4613, M 4614 and convoy anchored in Saint Aubin's roads. 10:00: weighed anchor and entered Saint Helier. Order from Jersey harbour commandant: that evening escort Lussac and Bizon to Guernsey. 22:20: sailed. 22:30: took over convoy in Saint Aubin's roads and proceeded under M 4613's commander. Formation in original. Signed Fieguth.
Source of Information
T-1022 Roll 3129, 46th Minesweeping Flotilla and reviewing commands. Supplied English translation T1022_R3129_English_Translation.docx. Record 446b | Source PDF scans 446, 447, 448, 449.
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