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 |