31 May 1942

31 May 1942 St Malo monthly convoy charts

Monthly statistical charts, May 1942. Convoys: 102 requested; 89 carried out on the same day; nine carried out later; five refused. Each square represents one convoy. Legend distinguishes same-day execution, later execution (number gives date), execution of an earlier request, and refusal. [The outcome figures total 103 against 102 requests; figures are preserved as printed.]

Tonnage chart: total escorted 170,930 GRT, including 113,160 GRT in troop convoys; total escorted vessels 248. Legend: ordinary convoy and troop convoy. Vessel counts beneath the daily bars, 1–31 May: 9, 16, 19, 1, 12, 6, 6, 16, 15, 11, 11, 13, 7, 1, 4, 7, 5, 4, 4, 15, 11, 5, 7, 8, 7, 4, 3, 9, 9, 9, 5. [Daily vessel figures sum to 259 against the stated monthly 248; both are retained. The monthly chart’s tonnage differs from the two half-month closing totals of 87,050 and 84,350 GRT, which together equal 171,400 GRT.]

T-1022 Roll 2423, PG 38000, scans 0359–0360.