Nummer: 25815


Area : Indic Ocean
Sea area : Southeast Asia
Date of attack : 11.01.1942
Time of attack : 04:15
Nationality of U-boat : Japanese
U-boat : I-166
Commander : Yoshitome
Grid : S Lombok Str.
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 15000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 2
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Date of observation : 11.01.1942
Nationality of target : American
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Liberty
Year of launch : 1918
Actual tonnage : 6211 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 08.54s 115.28e
Footnote : "Liberty" was beached in damaged condition by the destroyers USS "Paul Jones" and HNeMS "Van Ghent" off the south-east corner of Bali, but capsized on Jan.14th, 1942.


updated on: 04.03.2013
Remark: POS1
Changes: 1) Boyd, C. 24.11.95
2) Binanzer 3.1997: Nicht "Liberty Glo" (4979)