4 August 1942 Part 1

St Malo Convoy Control Office 4 August 1942

Weather: W, light to moderate breeze; clear with isolated rain showers; visibility 10–15 nautical miles; very calm to slightly disturbed sea.

0150 — St Malo. T 4 arrived from Cherbourg. [Vessel identifier inserted by hand.]

0205 — Guernsey. V 213/08 returned from the protection task.

0430 — Alderney. V 708/12 arrived with a convoy from Guernsey. [Identifier order as typed.]

0515 — Guernsey. S-boats return to harbour.

0630 — Guernsey. V 711/24 arrived from St Malo.

The following convoy tasks have been received:

1. Granville–Jersey.

2. Alderney–Cherbourg.

3. Schwalbe, Guernsey–Alderney.

4. Night troop convoy Georgi–Maas, Alderney–Guernsey.

5. Night troop convoy with Minotaure from Guernsey and Holland from Jersey to St Malo.

For item 1, the convoy requested rather late for 1230, I allocate motor boats M 4611/01, which proceed to Granville without a convoy at 1000 to collect it there.

For item 2, V 712/08 receive the corresponding order. V 213/08 are assigned to items 3 and 4. For item 5, I give V 711/24 the corresponding order.

1115 — Alderney. V 712/08 sailed for Cherbourg with a convoy.

1300 — St Malo. The commander of the 3rd Torpedo-Boat Flotilla reports the intention for T 13/4 to sail at 2330 for Lézardrieux, and T 10/14 at 2400 for Guernsey.

The following situation and intentions were reported to the 3rd Security Division:

A. Supplement to the situation of 3 August 1942

V 213/08: St Malo–Jersey with a combined convoy, then independent passage Jersey–Guernsey; thereafter as a protection pair at Herz 332 for T 4's passage.

B. Situation on 4 August 1942

1. V 712/08: completion of the night troop convoy of 3/4 August, Georgi and Maas, Guernsey–Alderney, then day convoy Alderney–Cherbourg.

2. V 711/24: completion of the night troop convoy of 3/4 August, Holland, H 49 and Minotaure, St Malo–Jersey–Guernsey; then night troop convoy of 4/5 August, Minotaure from Guernsey and Holland from Jersey to St Malo.

3. V 213/08: return from Herz 332 to Guernsey; with Schwalbe, Guernsey–Alderney; night troop convoy of 4/5 August, Georgi and Maas, Alderney–Guernsey.

4. V 206/09/11: St Malo, at readiness.

5. M 4611/01: independent passage St Malo–Granville, then with Rheinland and Rabbat, Granville–Jersey.

6. M 4605/04: St Malo, degaussing-range run, compensation [source: “Schleifenfahrt, kompensieren”; the last word is partly at the page edge].

7. T 4: passage Cherbourg–St Malo according to plan.

Tonnage escorted: 9,000 gross register tons.

C. Intentions for 5 August 1942

1. T 10/14: passage St Malo–Guernsey. T 13/4: passage St Malo–Lézardrieux.

2. V 712/08: Cherbourg, at readiness.

3. V 711/24: completion of the night troop convoy of 4/5 August, Guernsey–Jersey–St Malo, then at readiness.

4. V 213/08: completion of the night troop convoy of 4/5 August, Alderney–Guernsey, then at readiness.

5. V 206/09/11 and M 4605/04: St Malo, at readiness and minor repairs.

6. M 4601/11: Jersey, at readiness.

1350 — Guernsey. V 213/08 sailed for Alderney with a convoy.

1400 — Granville. M 4611/01 take over the convoy to Jersey.

1400 — Cherbourg. V 712/08 arrived from Alderney with a convoy.

1600 — Alderney. V 213/08 arrived from Guernsey with a convoy.

2130 — St Malo. A secret teletype from the commander of the 4th S-Boat Flotilla is received concerning the departure of eight S-boats from Guernsey for Cherbourg. An encounter with V 213/08 is to be expected while it is still daylight.

2230 — Alderney. V 213/08 sailed for Guernsey with a convoy.

2250 — Guernsey. V 711/24 sailed with a convoy via Jersey to St Malo.

Signed: Dr Diederichs.

T-1022 Roll 2423. Corrected translation from the original scan images.
scan 0438, original pages 6–7, and scan 0439, original page 8. Scan 0440 repeats page 8.