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Flotten der Welt => Die Deutsche Kriegsmarine => Deutsche Kriegsmarine - Geschichte und Einsätze => Thema gestartet von: cam am 25 Juli 2021, 23:24:44
Hi,
Colleagues,
Please help me find out the details of the sinking of the ship "Fidelitas" (5739 t) on 27 November 1944. All I know is that the ship was heading south as part of a convoy and was sunk at Alesund by an airborne attack when attacking Beaufighters of the 404th and 489th squadrons.
cam
1944 Nov. 27 - Sunk in Sulafjorden by machinegunfire and torpedos from 404 and 489 sq., together with freighter Jersberk and an escort minesweeper. Boilers exploded shortly after sinking, making it 39 casualities in all.
Wreck identified in 1988 at 95-106 m depth. Coordinates are 62.45083, 6.05833.
Source: https://www.kulturminnesok.no/kart/?q=&am-county=&lokenk=location&am-lok=&am-lokdating=&am-lokconservation=&am-enk=&am-enkdating=&am-enkconservation=&bm-county=&cp=1&bounds=62.452299048232845,6.054148077964783,62.449368875262344,6.062516570091248&zoom=18&id=140243
JERSBECK wasn't sunk in that attack, and escorting V.5311 (not minesweeper but patrol boat) also survived. Convoy's commander report say about 23 survivors from FIDELITAS out of 68 men on board. Maybe some was rescued later?