Nummer: 25921


Area : Indic Ocean
Date of attack : 09.02.1942
Time of attack : 20:43
Nationality of U-boat : Japanese
U-boat : I-165
Commander : Harada
Grid : 05.30n 81.10e
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : 2000 BRT
presumed result : sunk
Number of torpedoes/mines : 2
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : unknown
Date of observation : 09.02.1942
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Miscellaneous Auxiliary
Name of target : Laomédon
Year of launch : 1912
Actual tonnage : 6491 BRT
Actual result : damaged
Position of target : 06.13n 82.23e
Footnote : I-165 reported one ship from a 6-ship convoy sunk. - "Laomédon" was used as boom defence carrier, and towed to Colombo in damaged condition. - "Meroendoeng" (ex German "Friderun", 2464 grt), being claimed as target in ASS book, had become a prize of war by Netherlands in May 1940 in Dutch East India. "Maroendong" did not come into service, as her machine was damaged. So she was sunk as block ship during Japanese invasion of 2/3 March 1942 in Tandjong Priok. She was not salved and still existed as a wreck in 1946.


Convoy : unknown
updated on: 07.05.2003
Remark: nicht Maroendong