Nummer: 28806b


Area : Pacific Ocean
Sea area : Southeast Asia
Date of attack : 12.01.1945
Time of attack : 07:15
Nationality of U-boat : Japanese
U-boat : I-53
Commander : Toyomasu / Arimori
Grid : Palau
presumed target type : Transport Cargo [?]
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : "kaiten" = Human Torpedo
Date of observation : 12.01.1945
Time of observation : 08:20
Actual tonnage : ---- ---
Actual result : hit not ascertained
Position of target : 4nm Kossol Roads
Footnote : I-53 reached the Kossol Strait and began to release her kaitens, but only two of the four, piloted by Ens. Ito and CPO Arimori, went off. After 1:20 hours two explosions were heard, and I-53 was credited with two successes, which were never verified after the war.
related attacks : Angriff 1


updated on: 00.00.0000
Remark: Arimori Bunkichi