Nummer: 28801a


Area : Pacific Ocean
Sea area : Southeast Asia
Date of attack : 12.01.1945
Nationality of U-boat : Japanese
U-boat : I-47
Commander : Orita / Kawakubo
Grid : Hollandia
presumed target type : Transport Cargo [?]
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : "kaiten" = Human Torpedo
Date of observation : 12.01.1945
Time of observation : 05:11
Nationality of target : American
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Pontus H. Ross
Year of launch : 1944
Actual tonnage : 7247 BRT
Actual result : damaged
Position of target : 02.33s 140.46e
Footnote : I-47 launched 4 kaitens, piloted by Lt(jg) Kawakubo, CPO Muramatsu, PO2C Sato and Lt(jg) Hara. Three kaitens detonated near "Pontus H. Ross", which was damaged twice. I-47 was credited with 4 successes.
related attacks : Angriff 1
Angriff 2
Angriff 3


updated on: 00.09.2008
Remark: Kawakubo (Teruo)
Changes: 1) A-TIME: 04h14 - 04h30
1) sensuikan: CO, B-TIME, damaged
2) sensuikan: T-POSITION 2.33s (verified)