Lfd. Nr.: 1677
| Seegebiet: | Westraum |
| Datum / Zeit: | 21./22.02.1945 |
| Ort des Gefechts: | E Yarmouth |
| Angreifer: | Motortorpedoboote |
| Gefechtsbericht A: | Last night's E-Boat activity comprised two large groups. One, from the Hook, made for the Wash and may have laid mines. MENDIP and M.T.B’s vectored on by Shore Radar, intercepted and engaged them in an indecisive action. -- The other group, from the Helder, made for Smith's Knoll and fell in with Convoy F.S.34. They torpedoed the small steamers BLACKTOFT and GOODWOOD and gunned SS. SKJOLD, who returned to Yarmouth. GARTH and M.T.B's engaged them and claim to have set one on fire. This group is also suspected of minelaying. Our forces suffered one slight casualty in M.T.B. 458. M.T.B. 469 damaged by submerged wreckage after picking up survivors. E-Boats were again reported off Ymuiden and the Hook tonight.[1] -> During E-Boat activity on night 21/22 February a group of 3 E-Boats was engaged between 0118 and 0124 in the vicinity 57 Buoy and hits obtained on one with 2 pounder and oerlikon.. A fire was observed in E-Boat but all 3 targets made off to S.E.[2] |
| erkannte Gegner: | 2 Schnellboot-Gruppen |
| alliierte Erfolge: | keine |
| alliierte Verluste: | keine |
| tatsächliche Gegner: | 10 Schnellboote der 6., 8., 9. S-Flottille |
| Gefechtsbericht B: | 21./22.02.: Gemeinsamer Vorstoß der 6., 8. und 9. S-Fltl. gegen den Geleitweg bei Great Yarmouth. Alle Flottillen werden von nicht gesichteten Gegnern beschossen.[3] |
| Ausgewertete Quellen: | 1) Admirality War Diary, 22. Feb. 1945, page 372 , 2) ibid, page 374 (NHB Scan 408) ; 3) HMA-Projekt Schnellboote ; |
| Letzte Änderung: | 28.07.2024 |