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) |