Lfd. Nr.: 1015
| Seegebiet: | Westraum |
| Datum / Zeit: | 06./07.01.1941 |
| Ort des Gefechts: | Zuydcoote Passage |
| Angreifer: | 4th MTB 31 32 34 |
| Gefechtsbericht A: | Mining Operation P.W. 1: The first MTB mining operation was carried out on the night of 7th January, by three boats of the 4th MTB Flotilla operating from BEEHIVE at Felixtowe. MTB 31 carried torpedoes and was responsible for leading the force; MTBs 32 and 34 were loaded with four mines each, with period delay mechanisms (PDMs) set to two, three, four and five days. The lay was completed successfully and apparently unobserved, eight A Ml 1 mines being laid in a line between, and just ot the east of, Nos 1 and 2 buoys in the Zuydcote Pass.[1] - Die Gemeinde Zuydcoote liegt im äußersten Nordzipfel Frankreichs zwischen Dünkirchen und der belgischen Grenze an der Nordsee [TW]. - Coastal Forces minelaying began on 7 January 1941 when 2 MTB's from 4th MTB at Felixstowe laid eight ground mines off the Dutch coast in Zuydcote Pass. This was the first of a series of minelaying operations ("PW") of Nore Command along the Flandrian coast, and they were replaced in September by two new identities (QK and QL). Last Operation P.W. 23 on 19 January 1942 [2]. - 2 M.T.B.’s with Mines and 1 M.T.B. with torpedoes and E.S. Gear to lay Mines in position ordered in my 1236/30/12 when ordered by signal. (C. in C. Nore 1230/6 to BEEHIVE).[3] |
| Ausgewertete Quellen: | 1) BR 1736 (56)(1) - British Mining Operations 1939-1945, Vol. I. ; 2) Minelaying by Light Coastal Forces in Home Waters 1941-1945 ; 3) Admiralty War Diary, 06.01.1941, page 181 ; |
| Letzte Änderung: | 11.09.2026 |