Nummer: 19219
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | English Channel |
| Date of attack : | 21.03.1945 |
| Time of attack : | früh |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 399 |
| Commander : | Buhse |
| Grid : | BF 2296 |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | BTC.103 |
| Date of observation : | 21.03.1945 |
| Time of observation : | 15:04 |
| Nationality of target : | American |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | James Eagan Layne |
| Year of launch : | 1944 |
| Actual tonnage : | 7176 BRT |
| Actual result : | not repaired, total loss |
| Position of target : | 50.13n 04.05w |
| Footnote : | U-246 did not participate in attacks against convoys BTC.103 and TBC.102, as it was lost already on March, 17th. |
| Convoy : | BTC.103 |
| Route of convoy : | Milford Haven - Bristol Channel - Thames |
| Remark to convoy : | Invasion convoys (Dec 1944 to May 1945), counter traffic = TBC |
| updated on: | 25.02.2025 |
| Remark: | Anm. |
| Changes: | 1) Rohwer, 10.10.95 2) 25.02.2025 Weis: Anmerkung zu U-246 geändert |