Lfd. Nr.: 13781
| Seegebiet: | Westraum |
| Datum / Zeit: | 19./20.04.1944 |
| Ort des Gefechts: | S Kap Gris Nez |
| Angreifer: | MTB 361 (S.O.) 353 359 362 (Group A) |
| Gefechtsbericht A: | Last night in anticipation of the westward movement of enemy units from Calais, M.T.B. group A patrolled at number seven buoy. At 2150 shore-based Radar detected 7 to 10 vessels estimated to be of trawler size leaving Calais for the south-westward at about 10 knots. (1) Our M.T.Bs. were ordered to intercept and at 2252, in approx. 238° Gris Nez Light 3.2 miles in good visibility and calm weather, made contact at range of about two miles. Hostile shore-batteries immediately opened fire with anti-personnel and starshell and our force turned to southward on shadowing course. Two further attempts by group A to carry out zone attack with torpedoes were frustrated by renewed enemy fire from shore-batteries and surface craft and the attack was abandoned at 2330 without damage or casualties to our force. (2). Group A was again despatched at 0110 to intercept a further group of enemy units estimated to be 5 vessels of trawler size, which have been detected by shore-based Radar off Gravelines at 2322 westbound at 9 knots. Although visibility was good and our force appeared to have gained Radar contact 0225 they were unable to sight the enemy . At 0300 when it became evident from my operations room that the enemy, now in plotted position approximately two miles west of Amblesteuse, had passed ahead of group A, our forces were ordered to withdraw.[1]. |
| erkannte Gegner: | bewaffnete Trawlers |
| alliierte Erfolge: | keine |
| alliierte Verluste: | keine |
| tatsächliche Gegner: | 6 Boote der 24. MS-Flottille |
| Gefechtsbericht B: | Nachträglich wird vom 19/4. gemeldet, daß 24.Msfl. gegen 2330 Uhr dieses Tages zwischen Gris Nez und Boulogne feindl. S-Bootsgruppe mit Artl-Feuer abgewehrt hat.[2] - 19/22u10 verbreitet der Engländer erste Ortung der 24. MS-Flottille auf dem Marsch von Calais nach Dieppe. Feindverband MTB 361 zwischen 01u39 bis 03u42 wurde bis auf 1,1 sm herangeführt, keine Gefechtsberührung.[3]. - Zwischen Kap Gris Nez und Boulogne an Stb. feindl. S-Bootsgruppe auf 2500m Entfernung mit Artl. abgewehrt.[4]. |
| Ausgewertete Quellen: | 1) Admiralty War Diary, 20.4.1944, page 231/232 ; 2) KTB SKL A, 21.4.1944, S.462 ; 3) KTB 2. Sicherungsdivision, NARA T1022-3540, Scan 408 ; 4) Funkspruch 12770 des Chefs 24. MS-Flottille, in [3] Scan 410 ; |
| Letzte Änderung: | 25.11.2024 |