Nummer: 28719a


Area : Pacific Ocean
Sea area : Central Pacific
Date of attack : 12.01.1945
Time of attack : 03:42
Nationality of U-boat : Japanese
U-boat : I-36
Commander : Teramoto / Kagaya
Grid : Ulithi
presumed target type : Battleship
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : "kaiten" = Human Torpedo
Date of observation : 11.01.1945
Time of observation : 06:54
Nationality of target : American
Actual type of target : Ammunition Transport
Name of target : Mazama (AE.9)
Year of launch : 1944
Actual tonnage : 6350 BRT
Actual result : damaged
Position of target : Ulithi Atoll
Footnote : I-36 launched four kaitens, piloted by Lt. Kagaya, Lt(jg) Todokoro, Ens. Motoi and CPO Fukumoto. One kaiten detonated a few yards from the ammunition freighter "Mazama", another one sank LCI-600. Nevertheless, I-36 was credited with four successes.
related attacks : Angriff 1
Angriff 2
Angriff 3


updated on: 00.00.0000
Remark: Kagaya (Takeru)
Changes: 1) Kemp, p.108: Anmerkung, Mazama verfehlt.
2) sensuikan: A-Zeit, CO, Mazama leicht beschädigt.
3) en.wikipedia.org: Mazama durch Frühzünder mit leichten Schäden.