Nummer: 19102
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | North Sea |
| Date of attack : | 24.02.1945 |
| Time of attack : | 10:28 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | KU 5330 |
| Commander : | Sparbrodt/Jahnke |
| Grid : | Thames Estuary |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 2x1 |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Date of observation : | 24.02.1945 |
| Time of observation : | 09:30 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Repair Ship |
| Name of target : | Alert |
| Year of launch : | 1918 |
| Actual tonnage : | 941 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 51.21n 01.37e |
| Footnote : | Following the report of commander Sparbrodt, the midget crew attacked a "steamer" in the Thames Estuary and observed her sinking. - Cable layer "Alert" was sinking immediately after being hit, therefore could not give a signal. The sinking date of "Alert" is given wrongly [25.2.] in "Lloyd's War Losses". - Destroyer "La Combattante" was sunk on 23.02 / 23h50 by an E-boat mine 2nm 40° East Dudgeon buoy (Humber Estuary). |
| Beitrag im ASS-Forum : Link | |
HMA Seehunde : U 5330 |
| updated on: | 18.01.2006 |
| Remark: | [24.02.45] |
| Changes: | 1) Mattes: Seehunde, S.117-119 2) Bekker: Einzelkämpfer, S.182-184 3) Kolbicz 18.01.2006: La Combattante 23/2350 + 2nm 40° East Dudgeon buoy. 3) Weis, 20.02.2006: Verlustdatum Alert in Lloyds War Losses falsch |