Attack on a ship, march 1941

[TormodChristiansen]

On 23.02.41 the Norwegian coastal steamer "Hestmanden" was attacked by a unidentified german aircraft somewhere between London and Middelsborough with several near misses. Anyone got a clue on the type of plane and unit?

[TormodChristiansen]

Looks like I managed to type february instead of march in my initial post, so the correct date would be 23.03.41. Looking at the monthly reports at http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/41-03.htm, there were some Luftwaffe anti-shipping action in the area.

21.– 29.3.1941
Gewässer um Großbritannien
Bei Luftangriffen im Westen Großbritanniens versenken dt. Flugzeuge im St.-Georgs-Kanal am 21.3. die brit. Millisle (617 BRT), am 22.3. die St. Fintan (495 BRT) und am 26.3. den Kabelleger Faraday (5533 BRT), in der Irischen See am 27.3. die Meg Merrilies (642 BRT) und im Bristol-Kanal am 21.3. die London II (1260 BRT), am 28.3. die niederl. Antwerpen (364 BRT) und den brit. Trawler Kestrel (75 BRT), am 29.3. den Trawler Exeter (165 BRT). Beschädigt werden am 22.3. die norw. Inger (1418 BRT) bei Smalls Rock und am 26.3. die norw. Knoll (1151 BRT) bei Lundy Island.

[Chris Goss]

These attacks were to the south-west of UK; Middlesborough is north-east

[TormodChristiansen]

Ok. Do you have any information regarding attacks on ships in the north-east on this particular date?