Lfd. Nr.: 16592
| Seegebiet: | Westraum |
| Datum / Zeit: | 02.11.1944 01h30 |
| Ort des Gefechts: | W IJmuiden / AN 8553 |
| Verbandsführer (S.O.): | LtCdr. J.S. Price |
| Angreifer: | 4th MTB 458 467 469 492 457 455 |
| Gefechtsbericht A: | At 01h12 in position 252° Ymuiden 8 miles radar contact 8000 yards 4 ships course 030°. Later sighted 4 M-Class minesweepers. Unit altered to parallel course at range 3000-4000 yards, increased speed to gain bearing, turned towards to carry out torpedo attack. Heavy fire range 3000 yards during which M.T.B. 467 suffered direct hit in engine room and disengaged. Remainder of unit made smoke and closed. At 01h47 enemy altered towards when range was 1600 yards. Unit withdrew at high speed to N.W., followed by one of the enemy ships for about a mile until unit dropped depth charge. Unit then withdrew and set course for base towing M.T.B. 467 until relieved by M.T.B. 741. No guns or torpedoes fired. Casualties: 1 rating killed, 1 serious wounded, 1 slightly wounded [1]. |
| erkannte Gegner: | 4 Minensuchboote |
| alliierte Erfolge: | keine |
| alliierte Verluste: | MTB 467 schwer beschädigt |
| tatsächliche Gegner: | V 2015 und 4 Trawler der 20. VP-Flottille (VP-Position "Rom") |
| Gefechtsbericht B: | 02/früh V 2015, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2017 auf dem Weg zur VP-Position Rom. Um 01.22 Uhr Gefecht mit feindlichen S-Booten in AN 8553 (westl. Ijmuiden). Um 03.01 Uhr dreht der Gegner nach 90-minütigem Gefecht ab. 1 S-Boot schwer beschädigt [2]. |
| Ausgewertete Quellen: | 1) Admirality War Diary, 02. Nov. 1944, page 39 ; 2) KTB 20. Vorpostenflottille, NARA T1022-3893, Scan 549 ; |
| Letzte Änderung: | 18.08.2024 |