Code Name |
Remarks |
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| Envious | Lle Rosservor (Aber Benoit) |
MGB 318 McQuoid - Mason |
To reconnoitre island and evacuate 15 escapees and 2 evaders under arrangements by 'Jade Fitzroy'. |
November 3, island reconnoitred but no evaders found. They werre later found to have gone to the neighbouring Lle Guennoc. Signal infoming S.I.S. of change of plan not received in time. |
| Envious IIA | Lle Guennoc | MGB 318 | (1) To land 1 agent (Maho) (2) To embark up to 6 evaders. |
November 26, No reception commitee and no evaders found on Lle Guennoc. Maho decided to land on Rosservor and this was successfully accomplished. MGB 318 20 hours at sea. |
| Envious IIB | Lle Guennoc Lle Tariec (Aber Benoit) |
MGB 318 Lt Mason S.A.N.F.(V) |
(1) To land stores (2)Embark evaders and 2 escapers. |
December 1-2, Reception comittee found on Lle Tariec. Stores landed. Weather then deteriorated rapidly and only 1 of 3 surf boats regained MGB with 7 evaders. MGB left area at 0450 hrs and regained Falmouth 1720 hrs on Deceber 2. S/Lt Pollard and 5 Naval personnel were left ashore. |
| Felicitate | Lle Tariec (Aber Benoit) |
MGB 318 Lt Mason S.A.N.F.(V) |
(1) To embark 6 Sectio 'O' personnel left behind on Envious IIB (2) To embark evaders and 2 escapers. |
December 23, Ist attempt unsuccessfull owing to impossible weather conditions at PinPoint. December 25, 2nd attempt successfull, 28 people embarked including 6 Section 'O' personnel, 2 women and remaining evaders and escapers. A 25 foot surf boat was towed over and used successfully. |
| Flannel-Foot | Lle D'Gr | MGB 318 Lt Mason S.A.N.F.(V) |
To land 3 B.C.R.A. Agents. 2 of them W.T. Operators. |
January 29, Successful. |
| Flannel-Foot II | Lle D'Gr | MGB 318 Lt Mason S.A.N.F.(V) |
To land 3 S.I.S. agents. | 1st attempt unsuccessful. R.T. contact established with agents, but owing to low tide landing perty could not reach shore. 2nd attempt successfully landed on West of island. |
| Glover 5 | Lle Grande | MGB 318 Lt Mason S.A.N.F.(V) |
To embark mail | June 17, Successful |
| Glover 6 | Lle Grande | MGB 318 Lt Mason S.A.N.F.(V) |
(1) To land stores (2) To embark mail |
July 16, Unsuccessful. No reception committee. |
| Glover 7 | Lle Grande | MGB 318 Lt Mason S.A.N.F.(V) |
(1) To land stores (2) To embark mail |
July 23, Successful |
| Glover 8 | Lle Grande | MGB 318 Lt Mason S.A.N.F.(V) |
(1) To embark agent (Lemoine) (2) To embark mail |
July 29, Successful |
| Glover 9 | Lle Grande | MGB 318 Lt Mason S.A.N.F.(V) |
To land back agent embarked on Glover 8 | August 5, Successful |
| Robes Pierre 3 | SW of Lle-de-Batz (Clogourouan) |
MGB 318 Lt Mason S.A.N.F.(V) |
To embark any escapers and evaders | August 12, No reception committee present |
| Robes Pierre 3 | SW of Lle-de-Batz (Clogourouan) |
MGB 318 Lt Mason S.A.N.F.(V) |
To embark agents | August 25, Successful Post Liberation daylight landing. |
MGB 318 was eventually paid off and moored in the River Dart. It was later towed to the River Teign and converted to a houseboat. The last known information indicated that it was finally burnt out, but this hasn't been verified.
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