Nummer: 27402


Area : Indic Ocean
Date of attack : 29.02.1944
Nationality of U-boat : Japanese
U-boat : I-37
Commander : Nakagawa
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es) + Gunfire
Date of observation : 29.02.1944
Time of observation : 12:05
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Ascot
Year of launch : 1942
Actual tonnage : 7005 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 05.00s 63.00e
Footnote : 40 of 52 survivors of "Ascot" on lifeboats and rafts were killed by machine gunfire.