Coastal Forces clash 3rd-4th December 1941

Does anybody have any details on a clash during the night 3rd-4th December 1941, which resulted in damage being listed in ADM234/444 for the following boats.

MTB218 - Under repair for 2 months
MTB219 - Remained operational
MTB221 - Remained operational
MGB324 - Remained operational (but had one fatality; BARLOW, Roy, Ordinary Seaman, D/JX 284871 [RADCLIFFE CEMETERY])
MGB328- Remained operational

Regards,

Steve

 

KTB SKL

Sperrbrecher 168 at Griz Nez destroyed two enemy units and damaged another two. V1813 sank one large fast attack craft and damaged another. German units then entered Boulogne.

Sperrbrecher 168 (until 8/41 Sperrbrecher 68) was equipped with 2x88, 2x37 and 4x20mm guns. She was ex-Flora, displacing 2,865 tons.

All the best

Andreas

 

Thanks for that.

I guess as is normal for a high speed night clash, the overclaiming of three vessels sunk and three damaged is to be expected.

Regards,

Steve

 

Roy Barlow (1920-1941) - Find a Grave Memorial

 

Sperrbrecher 168 had an interesting history but couldn't escape her fate in the channel.

CP - Port Navalo (has pictures)

Launched in 1940, should have served as hospital ship during Sea Lion then turned into a Sperrbrecher. Scuttled at St. Nazaire 1944, refloated and as reparation to France, renamed Port Navalo. Sold to German Neptun shipping line in 1955, renamed Flachsee, collided with M/V Canuck Trader off Folkestone in 1963 and sank there.

All the best

Andreas

 

Thanks Andreas,

Yes I have it being converted to a Sperrbrecher in June 1941, briefly as Sperrbrecher 68 and then being renamed Sperrbrecher 168 in August 1941, before as you say being scuttled at St Nazaire on 25th August 1944.

Regards,

Steve

 

Apparently she can be dived:

Canterbury Divers - Dover Wrecks

All the best

Andreas