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20 October 1944
Summary
Air or sea observations. Shipping and convoy movements. Supplies and rationing
Location Details
Jersey; Guernsey
Diary Entry
20 October 1944
12:00
Weather: wind south-south-west, force 6–8; sea state 5; visibility 6 nautical miles; cloud 10/10; cloud base 1,000 metres.
The planned Guernsey–Jersey supply convoy was postponed for 24 hours because of the weather. Around midday, during a temporary improvement in visibility, a destroyer was sighted on the southern waiting station.
Source of Information
T-1022 Roll 2423, PG 37998, Commander of Sea Defences, Channel Islands. Source scan 0012 — original page 204
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