3 September 1942

Summary

Shipping loss or rescue. Shipping and convoy movements. Weather report

Location Details

Guernsey; Cherbourg; Lézardrieux

Diary Entry

3 September 1942 Channel Islands Sea Defence diary

Weather: wind from 225°, 5 metres per second.

21:55: convoy 3303, Cherbourg–Lézardrieux, entered Guernsey because of bad weather. Tug D 117 S and barge H 313 PM [identifiers as read] had swamped and sunk between Points 328 and 330. The wrecks did not obstruct shipping. One Dutch seaman drowned; two slightly injured men and the rescued survivors were brought into Guernsey.

Source of Information

T-1022 Roll 2422, PG 37996, scan 0499.