7th
May 1945
1st MSF Report No. 5
From: The Commanding Officer, HMS GLEANER
Date: 27th April 1945
To: The Senior Officer, 1st MSF, HMS Harrier
0846 27th April 1945. Seagull, Speedwell, GLEANER,
Hazard, Halcyon.
Harrier was 6 ½ cables astern of GLEANER with SA Mk IV and Halcyon
was operating explosive sweep.
Standard hand grenade sweep every two minutes. Mine explosion one
minute after explosion of hand grenades. Normal explosion about
150 ft high.