Hi,
Colleagues.
I am trying to establish the details of the battle at Egersund on the night of January 11/12, 1945. Please help me find reports on this battle or read them. Vincent OHara writes very briefly about this event.
cam
Hi Cam, I'm not sure how much information you have on this even to start with, or even if we're talking about the same thing - Do you mean "Operation Spellbinder" Jan. 11 - Jan. 14?
British Forces
(Force 1):
Cruiser HMS Norfolk (78)
Cruiser HMS Bellona (63)
3 Destroyers from 17th Destroyer Flotilla (Onslow, Onslaught, Orwell)
(Force 2):
Minelayer HMS Apollo
Destroyer Zealous
Destroyer Carron
(Force 3):
Cruiser HMS Dido
With airsupport from Carriers HMS Trumpeter and HMS Premier.
Destroyer escorts (Opportune, Cavendish, Zest, Zodiac).
German Forces:
Largely 9. Minensuchflotille
M253
M273 (Sunk at 00:15, 12th January, at 58° 20N 05°E)
M306
M436
M456
U-427
Convoy
Charlotte (Ex-Atalanta) - Sunk at 01:15, 12. January 1945 at 58°22,7'N 6°1'E
Bahia Camarones - Sunk at 00:20 12 January 1945 at 58°23'20"N, 06°00'10"E - Survivors picked up by U-427.
Wesermarsch - Survived
British forces split on the 11th. January;
Force 1 performed an anti-shipping attack on German northbound convoy from Kristiansand to Stavanger of 7-8 ships, starting with shellfire at 23:45.
Force 2 laid mines in the Karmsund off Utsira under cover of a smoke screen.
Force 3 provided aircover for Force 2 as well as anti-submarine operations.
After successfully attacking the convoy, Force 1 withdrew to Scapa Flow.
On the 13th, Avengers from Premier and Trumpeter laid aerial mines in Karmøysund during "Operation Gratis" and Wildcats strafed the Utsira Radar, after which Force 3 withdrew to Scapa Flow.
German KTB of the event has already been posted here - https://www.forum-marinearchiv.de/smf/index.php?topic=10842.0
Thanks.
It is about this battle. I am familiar with the information on the link. It lacks data on the time of the attack of the U-boat and the number of torpedoes fired. There is also no information on the duration of the sea battle and the duration of the battle of coastal batteries with the British.
Aus dem KTB M 253 (5. MS-Flottille)
Gruß, Thomas
Aus dem KTB 5. Minensuchflottille
Gruß, Thomas
Geleitführer war M 456 (30. M-Flottille, kein KTB vorliegend)
M253 = 5. MS-Flottille
M273 = 9. MS-Flottille (kein KTB)
M306 = 9. MS-Flottille (kein KTB)
M436 = 22. MS-Flottille (kein KTB)
Thank you Thomas! Sumptuously! :TU:) :TU:) :TU:) :TU:) :TU:)
Hello
Something on Spellbinder. From daily shipping reports ADM 225/13.
regards
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