Nummer: 28113


Area : Pacific Ocean
Sea area : South Pacific
Date of attack : 22.11.1942
Time of attack : 23:05
Nationality of U-boat : Japanese
U-boat : I-24
Commander : Hanabusa
Grid : Savo Is.
presumed target type : ---
presumed tonnage : ---
presumed result : hit not ascertained
Used weapon(s) : Midget submarine
Footnote : I-16, I-20 and I-24 launched midgets of type Ko-Hyoteki, but not against preselected targets. Ha-30 (Yamaki/Hashimoto) had to break off the operation after technical problems and returned to I-16, her motherboat. Ha-37 (Miyoshi/Umeda) had also technical problems and was scuttled by the crew. Ha-12 (Mukai/Sano) was lost without a trace.


updated on: 00.00.0000
Remark: Ha-12 Mukai (MIA)