Nummer: 26012a


Area : Indic Ocean
Date of attack : 28.02.1942
Time of attack : 05:44
Nationality of U-boat : Japanese
U-boat : I-153
Commander : Nakamura
Grid : 08.17s 108.45e
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed tonnage : big
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es) + Gunfire
Convoy : SM.3 d
Date of observation : 28.02.1942
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : City of Manchester
Year of launch : 1935
Actual tonnage : 8917 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 08.16s 108.52e
related attacks : Angriff 1


Convoy : SM.3 d
updated on: 03.03.2013
Remark: SM.3 - independant
Changes: 1) SM.3 = Batavia-Fremantle