21 January 1943

21 January 1943 St Malo Convoy Control Office

Weather: South-west to south force 3–4, cloudy, visibility 10 nautical miles, sea 2–3, medium-high, medium-long south-west swell. 0050, Jersey: V 711/22 sailed with La France for Malo. 0500, Malo: M 4604/05/07 sailed for Granville. V 210/12 arrived at Malo with convoy from Guernsey [no separate time entered]. 0600, Malo roads: UJ 1401/02, V 424/704 and M 4047 arrived with Nordvard from Cherbourg and anchored. Remark: additional security measures; anti-aircraft positions around the roads placed on heightened alert. 0630, Malo: V 711/22 arrived with La France from Jersey.

Tasks: (1) combined convoy Granville–Jersey–Guernsey; (2) combined convoy Malo–Jersey–Guernsey; (3) Nordvard, 3,335 GRT [as typed here; 20 January gives 3,333], westward under 3rd Security Division's order. Assigned: (1) M 4604/05/07, independently Malo–Granville beforehand; (2) V 206/11; (3) UJ 1401/02, V 424/704 and M 4047. 0730, Malo: V 206/11 sailed with Holstein, Oost Vlandern and a tug with tanker Vouloir for Guernsey, plus one tug for Jersey. 0800, Granville: M 4604/05/07 sailed with Mazagan, Saigon and Claus for Jersey, and Rheinland, Bizon and Nordplein for Guernsey. 1230, Jersey: M 4604/05/07 detached part of convoy and continued to Guernsey.

Report to 3rd Security Division. Correction to 20 January, item 3: evening convoy Schwalbe Guernsey–Cherbourg. Situation for 21 January: (1) V 212/10 complete night troop convoy of 20/21 January Guernsey–Malo, then readiness; (2) V 711/22 complete night troop convoy of 20/21 January Jersey–Malo, then readiness; (3) V 724/23 complete night convoy Alderney–Cherbourg, then readiness [retained despite preceding correction]; (4) UJ 1401/02, V 424/704 and M 4047 complete Nordvard convoy Cherbourg–Malo, evening westward; (5) V 206/11 with Oost Vlanderen, Holstein, tug Quatrième, tanker Vouloir and tug Guynemer Malo–Jersey–Guernsey; (6) M 4604/05/07 independently Malo–Granville, then Mazagan, Saigon and Claus to Jersey and Rheinland, Bizon and Nordplein to Guernsey; (7) C Group of 46th Minesweeper Flotilla and M 4612 ready at Malo. Escorted tonnage: 4,300 GRT.

Intentions for 22 January: (1) V 210/12 and V 722/11 night troop convoys Malo–Jersey and Malo–Guernsey; (2) V 206/11 with Flensburg, Udotee and Sunderwitt Guernsey–Malo; (3) V 724/23 with convoy Cherbourg–Alderney; (4) M 4604/05/07 combined convoy Guernsey–Jersey–Granville–Malo; (5) C Group of 46th Minesweeper Flotilla and M 4612 ready at Malo.

1425, Guernsey: V 206/11 arrived with remaining convoy from Malo. 1500, Guernsey: M 4604/05/07 arrived with remaining convoy from Granville. 1530, Malo: UJ 1401/02, V 424/704 and M 4047 sailed westward with Nordvard under 3rd Security Division's order. Signed Wunderlich.

T-1022 Roll 2423, scans 0716–0717, original pages 11–12.