Lfd. Nr.: 1275
| Seegebiet: | Westraum |
| Datum / Zeit: | 19./20.09.1943 23h36 |
| Ort des Gefechts: | IJmuiden |
| Verbandsführer (S.O.): | Lt. Bradford (Donald) / Lt. Dowling |
| Angreifer: | 31st MTB 617 624 621 652 ; 17th MGB 606 612 610 |
| Gefechtsbericht A: | Großes Schiff, 2 Escort-Gruppen. T-Treffer auf Schiff, 1 Trawler versenkt, 1 Trawler in Brand. 610 und 612 in Gefecht mit 2 R-Booten. 610 von einem der M-Boote getroffen, die von Ymuiden her hinzustoßen. -- MTB 617, 624, 621, 652, MGB 606, 610, MGB 612 depart Great Yarmouth at 1400. MTB 624 returns with engine problems. At 20h30 MTBs reach the Hook and turn northward. At 23h00 approaching Ymuiden, a Radar contact is obtained on a large ship about 4 miles away and close to shore. The ship is stopped and has an escort around it. MTBs turn southward and approach from a better direction. The close escort has moved off to the west. MTB 617 closes to 300 yards to make a torpedo attack but water depth is 6 fathoms with a risk that the torpedoes will ground so MTB 617 crept away to find a better position. At 23h36 MTB 617 fires two torpedoes from 1000 yards in 7 fathoms of water. Both torpedoes hit the liner Strasbourg (17,000 tons) aground off the entrance to Ijmuiden. Moreover attack on two armed trawlers severely damaging them. - Two R Boats are sighted coming out of Ijmuiden and MGB 610 and MGB 612 engage them forcing them to retire. Four M class minesweepers approach engaging with guns and MGB 610 is hit but remains in action. MTBs retire to the northwest under smoke and sight four more M class minesweepers coming rapidly out of Ijmuiden. They stop about eight miles away from the action. MGB 610 has the fire under control but is making water. MGB 606 has two guns out of action and only six rounds of 6pdr ammunition left having fired 88 rounds. MGB 606 and MGB 610 are despatched to Great Yarmouth. MTB 617, 621, 652 612 head northeast to resume their search of the convoy route. MTB 617s Radar has been damaged in the action and MTB 652 assumes Radar watch. At 01h38 MTB 652 is plotting Radar contacts at 3 miles and three M class minesweepers and two Flak Lighters are spotted. MTBs alltogether close and come under heavy fire and retire to the west. At 02h28 return to harbour is received from CinC Nore [3] |
| erkannte Gegner: | Handelsschiff mit Trawlers |
| alliierte Erfolge: | HJ 02/ Jenny Elsa und HJ 03/ Elie Cheneviere beschädigt. |
| alliierte Verluste: | MGB 610 getroffen |
| tatsächliche Gegner: | Wrack LAZ 'Straßburg' mit Hafenschutzbooten (IJM-Logger) [G] |
| Gefechtsbericht B: | 20/00u45-07u56 Uhr Angriffe auf VP-Position 'Rom' sowie HJ 02 und 03 durch 8 Feindboote, die Wrack "Straßburg" mit Torpedos beschossen hatten. Auf HJ-Booten (beide 164 BRT) Beschädigungen und Personal-Ausfälle. Gegner nach Einnebeln abgelaufen.[2] |
| Ausgewertete Quellen: | 1) Dog Boats (Pb) p.78-80: MO 10745, ROP in ADM 199/536 ; 2) KTB SKL 20.09.43, S.406 ; 3) https://cfv.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=323#p1002 ; 4) Peter Scott, Battle of the Narrow Seas, Chapter XIII (Ed. 2009 p.163-165) ; |
| Letzte Änderung: | 31.08.2024 |