9 November 1943 Part 5

9 November 1943 Group C convoy diary

9 November: Boat Order 575: M 4600/M 4603/M 4604/M 4606 into lock 19:30 with Robert Müller 8, collect convoy 20:00 for Guernsey. Prescribed bypass: Ida 5–Point 332–Heart Route to specified intersection [coordinate partly indistinct], true 308° to Ida 12, Ida 6–Peter Port. M 4612/M 4613/M 4614 accompany as far as Ida 5. 19:33: cast off. 20:25: lock cleared. 20:45: three Group B boats joined. 21:06: air alarm. 21:15: convoy taken over under M 4600, NW 1–2, sea 1, good visibility; original formation shown. 21:20: all clear. 23:10: Ida 2. 24:00: NE 1–2, sea 1, good visibility; Ida 3. M 4601 remained repairing.

T-1022 Roll 3129, 46th Minesweeping Flotilla and reviewing commands. Supplied English translation T1022_R3129_English_Translation.docx. Record 602 | Source PDF scans 602, 603, 604.