Nummer: 27818
| Area : | Pacific Ocean |
| Sea area : | Central Pacific |
| Date of attack : | 08.01.1942 |
| Time of attack : | 04:40 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | Japanese |
| U-boat : | I-25 |
| Commander : | Tagami |
| Grid : | 11.39n 177.32w |
| presumed target type : | Fleet Carrier |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 4- |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Nationality of target : | American |
| Actual type of target : | A/C or Seaplane Tender |
| Name of target : | CV.1 Langley |
| Actual tonnage : | 13000 ts |
| Actual result : | hit not ascertained |
| Footnote : | I-25 was credited to have sunk an US seaplane-carrier between Johnston and Marshall Islands by a 4-torpedo spread. USS "Langley" assisted the Royal Australian Air Force in running anti submarine patrols out of Darwin from Jan.1st to 11th. |
| updated on: | 10.10.2018 |
| Remark: | SCHIFF, ANM |
| Changes: | SW of Johnston Atoll, 0440 (JST), target later identified as USS LANGLEY by CPO Fujita. I-25 fired 4 torpedoes from a range of 2,740 yds and 4 detonations were heard. Multiple screw noises in the vicinity prevented I-25 to surface and LtCdr Tagami reported the "carrier" as sunk. (combinedfleet) |