Lfd. Nr.: 5124
| Seegebiet: | Adria |
| Datum / Zeit: | 01.11.1944 20h20 |
| Ort des Gefechts: | W Pag Is. |
| Verbandsführer (S.O.): | Lt. Hyslop [?] |
| Angreifer: | 2 DD und 20th MTB 287, 242, 295 |
| Gefechtsbericht A: | MTBs 287, 242, 295, 633, 638, MGB 642, 662 & ML 494 on 1 November 1944 at 17.00hrs departed to take part in Operation Exterminate with the destroyers HMS WHEATLAND & AVONDALE. The operation was to land a shore watching party on the north side of Pag Island. MTBs 242, 287, 295 patrolled the west side of Pag during this operation, while MTBs 633, 638 & MGB 642 patrolled between Premuda & Asinello. ML 494 stayed with the destroyers. // At 19.50hrs, MTBs 242, 287, 295 sighted two German corvettes UJ 202 & 208 heading southernly towards the RN destroyers & at 20.20hrs, the destroyers engaged the German corvettes. By 20.30hrs, the two corvettes were sinking & the two British destroyers started to rescue the German survivors, which had to be suspended when the German Kawakaze Class torpedo boat TA20 of the 2nd G-Flotilla was picked-up on the radar. The destroyers open fire & sank TA20 close to Peg Island. Over 200 German sailors lost their lives in these two actions.[1] |
| erkannte Gegner: | 2 Korvetten |
| alliierte Erfolge: | TA 20 und UJ 202 versenkt von Zerstörern |
| alliierte Verluste: | keine |
| tatsächliche Gegner: | TA 20 ex Audace, UJ 202 ex Melpomene |
| Gefechtsbericht B: | Die brit. Geleitzerstörer Wheatland und Avon Vale versenken am 1.11. südlich Lussino aus einem Hinterhalt heraus das dt. T-Boot TA 20 (ex-ital. Audace) und die Korvetten UJ 202 (ex-ital. Melpomene) und UJ 208 (ex-ital. Spingarda) [2] |
| Ausgewertete Quellen: | 1) https://cfv.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=843#p3939 ; 2) Chronik des Seekrieges |
| Letzte Änderung: | 18.09.2024 |