Lfd. Nr.: 1000b
| Seegebiet: | Westraum |
| Datum / Zeit: | 25.07.1940 18u00 |
| Ort des Gefechts: | Cap Gris Nez |
| Angreifer: | DD BOREAS, BRILLIANT , MTB 69 70 |
| Gefechtsbericht A: | 25/1931 V.A.Dover to Admirality: DD BRILLIANT, BOREAS and 2 M.T.B.s were sent to intercept and engage the enemy. The enemy retired under cover of smoke screen on sighting the destroyers, but were engaged for 15 minutes with unknown results. BRILLIANT and B0REAS came under the fire of enemy shore batteries, and were also twice heavily attacked by dive bombers while withdrawing. BOREAS was damaged in both bombing attacks and had some 15 killed and 29 wounded, 16 seriously. BRILLIANT received a direct hit on the quarter deck in the second attack, but had no casualties. Both ships towed by tugs to Dover [3]. -> Destroyers BOREAS and BRILLIANT of the 1st Destroyer Flotilla were sent out from Dover with MTB.69 and MTB.70 to repulse the German motor torpedo boats then attacking convoy CW.8. Pursuing the S-boats away from the convoy and towards Calais, the destroyers were attacked by German bombers. They badly damaged BRILLIANT with two bomb hits in the stern. Norwegian motor torpedo boats MTB.5 and MTB.6 from Dover also assisted the destroyers. |
| erkannte Gegner: | Keine genauen Angaben, |
| alliierte Erfolge: | keine |
| alliierte Verluste: | keine |
| tatsächliche Gegner: | 10 Boote der 4. und der 2. R-Flottille |
| Gefechtsbericht B: | 25/11u00 R 45 (F), 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 50 und R 26, 28, 32 der 2. R-Fl. Minenräumaufgabe bei Cap Gris Nez. Um ca. 18u00 wird der Verband von 2 Zerstörern und 2 Schnellbooten angegriffen, zahlreiche deckende Salven. Nach Eingreifen einer Kampfgruppe werden die Zerstörer durch Stukas anscheinend getroffen und abgewehrt. Verluste: 1 Toter (R 46, ObMasch. Moje), 5 Verletzte auf R 26 durch Detonation einer Nebelkanne. Kein Eingreifen eigener Batterien trotz geringer Entfernung [2]. |
| Ausgewertete Quellen: | 1) Bonatz, Seekrieg im Äther (1980), S. 152: 25./26.07.1940 ; 2) KTB Führer der Minensuchverbände F.d.M. West, NARA R.4310, 26.7.40, Scan 509 ; 3) Admirality War Diary, 25.07.1940, pages 492/496 (NHB, Scans 515/519) ; 4) KTB 4. Räumbootsflottille, NARA T1022-3492, Scan 541 ; 5) https://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-4007-20JUL02.htm [via Link] ; |
| Letzte Änderung: | 30.08.2024 |