Lfd. Nr.: 1694
| Seegebiet: | Westraum |
| Datum / Zeit: | 21./22.03.1945 |
| Ort des Gefechts: | vor Yarmouth |
| Angreifer: | Motortorpedoboote |
| Gefechtsbericht A: | E-Boats were again active last night, two groups operating from Den Helder and three from the Hook. All were efficiently shadowed and reported by our aircraft, and indeed two boats from Den Helder were sunk by Beaufighters. The four remaining groups made numerous attacks on Convoy F.S.61 east of Yarmouth but were beaten off by our escorts, patrols, and the merchantmen themselves, the E-Boats receiving damage and our own vessels none. -- Betweeen 0115 and 0300 numerous attacks on F.S.61 were made east of Yarmouth by four separate E-Boat Groups. In a series of actions all attacks were successfully beaten off by escorts, patrol, and M.T.Bs. who inflicted damage on enemy. No casualties or damage to convoy. |
| erkannte Gegner: | 4 Schnellboot-Gruppen |
| alliierte Erfolge: | keine |
| alliierte Verluste: | keine |
| tatsächliche Gegner: | 4 Boote der 6. und 5 Boote der 9. S-Flottille |
| Gefechtsbericht B: | Gemeinsamer Vorstoß der 2., 4., 5., 6. und 9. S-Fltl. gegen den Geleitweg vor Great Yarmouth. 6. S-Fl. (4 Boote) und 9. S-Fl. (5 Boote) werden von Zerstörern und MGB heftig bekämpft und abgedrängt [2]. |
| Ausgewertete Quellen: | 1) Admirality War Diary, 22.03.1945, page 388, 390 (NHB, Scan 419, 421) ; 2) HMA-Projekt Schnellboote ; |
| Letzte Änderung: | 29.07.2024 |