Nummer: 28713c


Area : Pacific Ocean
Sea area : Southeast Asia
Date of attack : 05.01.1945
Nationality of U-boat : Japanese
U-boat : Ha-69
Commander : Shima (Yoshimitsu)
Grid : off Cebu
presumed target type : Destroyer
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : unknown
Actual result : hit not ascertained
Position of target : E Bohol
Footnote : On Jan.5th several Cebu midgets "Ko-Hyoteki" type C reported an attack against a convoy. Midget Ha-82 attacked the cruiser USS "Boise", carrying General McArthur and his staff, as they were heading for Lingayen Gulf and the invasion of Luzon. - USS "Phoenix" saw two torpedo tracks heading for USS "Boise", which successfully evaded the torpedoes. The midget surfaced and was rammed and sunk by the destroyer USS "David W. Taylor". - Some time later another midget fired two torpedoes which missed. It was lucky to escape.
related attacks : Angriff 1
Angriff 2


Convoy : unknown
updated on: 00.00.0000