Nummer: 26004


Area : Indic Ocean
Sea area : Southeast Asia
Date of attack : 18.02.1942
Time of attack : 03:00
Nationality of U-boat : Japanese
U-boat : I-155
Commander : Nakajima
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Date of observation : 18.02.1942
Nationality of target : Norwegian
Actual type of target : Steam Tanker
Name of target : Madrono
Year of launch : 1917
Actual tonnage : 5894 BRT
Actual result : target visibly missed
Position of target : N Sunda Strait
Footnote : I-155 reported another transport sunk north of Sunda Strait. - The Norwegean tanker "Madrono" was neither sunk nor damaged by I-155; she became a prize of the German raider "Thor" on Jul.7th, 1942.


updated on: 00.00.0000
Remark: Madrono (5849)
Changes: 1) sensuikan: nw -DT Madrono
2) Lloyds War Losses, p.1003: Madrono am 4.7.42 von HSK Thor erbeutet.
3) warsailors: bestätigt sensuikan - kein Datum, E/ Lombok NEI