21 April 1942

21 April 1942 St Malo convoy diary

Weather: variable faint wind to light breeze, very calm to calm sea, visibility two to three nautical miles. Olwe, now at Cherbourg with V 207/13, reports that work between Alderney and Cherbourg will take three or four days and requests no change of escorts meanwhile; no change is intended. Night convoys run as planned.

V 209/12, due to proceed without convoy to Guernsey, report departure for St Malo. The radio base boat UJ 1411 incorrectly transmitted the instruction to Guernsey despite receiving it in writing, so the boats come to St Malo. At 15:15 they are ordered by Morse to go to Guernsey. Other escorts run as planned.

Situation: V 204/06 ready St Malo; V 209/12 Jersey–Guernsey without convoy, night Livadia and Nordsee troop convoy to St Malo; V 207/13 ready Cherbourg, Olwe not working today; V 1510/704 Henca, Gerfried, Klaus, tug Hermes and Stade Cherbourg–Alderney; V 210/11 night H 13 Jersey–St Malo then ready there; V 205 unready Cherbourg; V 208 boiler cleaning, unready St Malo. Escorted tonnage 7,800 GRT.

Intentions for 22 April: V 204/06 ready St Malo, night troop convoy St Malo–Jersey–Guernsey; V 209/12 Livadia and Nordsee night Guernsey–St Malo; V 207/13 RO 45 Cherbourg–Guernsey; V 1510/704 Alderney–Cherbourg; V 210/11 ready St Malo; V 205 unready Cherbourg; V 208 boiler cleaning, unready.

T-1022 Roll 2423, PG 38000, scans 0322.