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2 October 1943

Summary

Group B convoy diary Jersey Noirmont and Guernsey

Location Details

Jersey; Guernsey; St Helier; St Aubin’s Bay; Noirmont Point; St Malo; Granville

Diary Entry

2 October 1943 Group B convoy diary Jersey Noirmont and Guernsey

2 October, 00:10: boats cast off. 00:35: took over convoy under M 4615's commander. 00:37: Ida 6. 02:00: wind W 3, sea 2, scattered clouds. 02:31: Point 332. 03:40: Ida 5. 04:01: released convoy off Noirmont Point for Saint Helier. 04:30: took over Normand, Rabat, Gabès, Tourane and Comptoir 51 in Saint Aubin's Bay. New formation in original. 04:42: Ida 4. 05:15: Ida 11. 05:52: Basse Nord-Est des Caux buoy. 06:55: Le Pignon. 07:00: released convoy for Granville. 07:47: passed Le Pignon buoy, then Ida 8 [time alignment uncertain]. 11:15: three boats secured at Saint-Malo, normal readiness. Signed Meier.

Source of Information 

T-1022 Roll 3129, 46th Minesweeping Flotilla and reviewing commands. Supplied English translation T1022_R3129_English_Translation.docx. Record 523 | Source PDF scans 523, 524, 525, 526, 527.

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