Nummer: 19421b


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Sea
Date of attack : 18.04.1945
Time of attack : 05:55
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 245
Commander : Schumann-Hindenberg
Grid : AN 7968
presumed target type : Tanker
presumed tonnage : 5000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : TAM.142
Date of observation : 18.04.1945
Time of observation : 05:54
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Filleigh
Year of launch : 1928
Actual tonnage : 4856 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 51.20n 01.42e
Footnote : KTB U-245 was claiming the sinking of 2 steamers from convoy TAM.142. - It was neither observed nor really proofed, that these attacks were made by a midget.
related attacks : Angriff 1
Angriff 2


Convoy : TAM.142
Route of convoy : Southend (Thames) - Antwerp
Remark to convoy : December 1944 to May 1945, cf. TAC
updated on: 00.00.0000
Remark: 01.42e
Changes: 1) Matthes, 151