20 August 1943

20 August 1943 M 4627 Channel Islands escorts and sweeping school training

20 August, 00:03: tow broke; not re-established. 00:42: four nautical miles before Ida 2, V 714 exchanged ES signals with V 204's convoy. 01:20: Ida 2. 02:00: wind SSW 1, sea 0–1, visibility 15 nautical miles, moonlight. 02:10: one nautical mile before Ida 3, V 714 exchanged ES signals with M 4615/M 4618's convoy. 02:20: Ida 3. 02:45: before Ida 5 [distance unclear], V 714 exchanged ES signals with M 4612/M 4614's convoy. 03:45: Ida 5. 04:47: Saint Aubin's Bay. 05:00: anchored with convoy because of low water. Wind S 1, sea 0, visibility 15 nautical miles. 09:10: convoy weighed anchor and entered Saint Helier. 10:05: secured at berth 1; normal readiness.

23:00: cast off. 23:10: M 4627 sailed from Saint Helier with V 714, Nordplein, Mazagan, Tourane, Holstein and Comptoir for Guernsey, under V 714. 24:00: wind S 1–2, sea 1, visibility 8 nautical miles, showers, overcast. Signed König.

T-1022 Roll 3129, 46th Minesweeping Flotilla and reviewing commands. Supplied English translation T1022_R3129_English_Translation.docx. Record 455 | Source PDF scans 455, 456, 457.