Nummer: 28807
| Area : | Pacific Ocean |
| Sea area : | Southeast Asia |
| Date of attack : | 12.01.1945 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | Japanese |
| U-boat : | Ro-49 |
| Commander : | Sugamasa |
| Grid : | 55nm WNW Iba (Luzon) |
| presumed target type : | Battleship |
| presumed tonnage : | 33000 ts |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | T.F.77 |
| Nationality of target : | American |
| Actual type of target : | Battleship |
| Name of target : | Mississippi (BB.41) |
| Year of launch : | 1915 |
| Actual tonnage : | 32500 ts |
| Actual result : | hit not ascertained |
| Footnote : | Ro-49 claimed the sinking of a battleship of the Idaho-class On 6 January 1945, USS "Mississippi" began bombarding in Lingayen Gulf. Despite damages near her waterline received from the crash of a kamikaze, she supported the invasion forces until 10 February. Attack of any submarine could not be subtantiated. |
| Convoy : | T.F.77 |
| Route of convoy : | |
| Remark to convoy : | US Task Force |
| updated on: | 06.09.2013 |
| Changes: | 1) sensuikan 9.2008: CO Sugamasa (Tetsuaki) 2) sensuikan 9.2013: Task Force 77 3) en.wikipedia.org: USS Mississippi (BB.41) 4) en.wikipedia.org: USS New Mexiko (BB.40) damaged on 6.1. by kamikaze-a/c ; but stayed in action |