Nummer: 21702b


Area : Baltic Sea
Sea area : Gulf of Finland
Date of attack : 19.10.1944
Time of attack : 08:24
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 1165
Commander : Homann
Grid : AO 3544
presumed target type : Gun Boat [?]
presumed result : damaged ?
Number of torpedoes/mines : -
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : unknown
Date of observation : 19.10.1944
Time of observation : 11:00
Name of target : Geleitboot
Actual result : target visibly missed
Position of target : 8nm NW Cape Pakri
Footnote : A Soviet convoy was attacked on Oct.19th, 1944 at 11:00h (Moskow) by an U-boat 8nm northwest of Cape Pakri. 3 torpedoes were sighted, but there was no vessel hit. The convoy consisted of 2 tugs and 2 barges, escorted by 3 coastal minesweepers and 2 guard cutters. The huard cutters attacked the U-boat with deph charges but without success. According to Soviet sources KM-321 was lost on a mine at Narwa Bay. It was unlikely being sunk by U-1165.
related attacks : Angriff 1


Convoy : unknown
updated on: 05.04.2002
Remark: Anm.