Filleigh
British Steam merchant
Photo from City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 447-2216
| Name | Filleigh | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,856 tons | ||
| Completed | 1928 - William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | W.J. Tatem Ltd, Cardiff | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 18 Apr 1945 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-245 (Friedrich Schumann-Hindenberg) | ||
| Position | 51° 20'N, 1° 42'E - Grid AN 7968 | ||
| Complement | 54 (5 dead and 49 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | TAM-142 | ||
| Route | London - Antwerp | ||
| Cargo | 6000 tons of military cargo | ||
| History | Completed in October 1928 | ||
| Notes on event | At 05.55 hours on 18 April 1945, U-245 attacked convoy TAM-142 10 miles east-southeast of North Foreland and claimed the sinking of two steamers. The U-boat also fired a Gnat at a corvette and heard an end-of-run detonation after 16 minutes. The xB-Dienst suggested a success. However, only the Karmt and Filleigh were hit and sunk. The master, 37 crew members, ten gunners and the Belgian pilot from the Filleigh (Master Patrick McSweeney) were picked up by a British escort vessel and landed at Dover. Five crew members were lost. | ||
| On board | We have details of 6 people who were on board. | ||
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