Nummer: 18917
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | English Channel |
| Date of attack : | 28.01.1945 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 245 |
| Commander : | Schumann-Hindenberg |
| Grid : | 51.14n 01.44e |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 6000 BRT |
| presumed result : | damaged |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 2- |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo with gyro-angle and zig-zaggig course |
| Convoy : | unknown |
| Actual result : | hit not ascertained |
| Position of target : | South Falls Buoy |
| Footnote : | U-245 fired a spread of 2 LUT on a freighter in a convoy near South Falls Buoy (51.14n 01.44e), which exploded as a premature. |
| Convoy : | unknown |
| Beitrag im ASS-Forum : Link | |
Sailing directions English Channel |
| updated on: | 21.04.2002 |
| Remark: | 28.01.45, Anm. |
| Changes: | 1) Kolbicz 21.4.2002: Neuer Datensatz. 2) South Falls Lighted Buoy (51.14n 01.44e) is moored close S of the southend of South Falls at the NW Limit of the SW bound traffic lane. 3) Von alliierter Seite kein Angriff gemeldet. |