Nummer: 28907


Area : Pacific Ocean
Sea area : West Pacific
Date of attack : 21.02.1945
Nationality of U-boat : Japanese
U-boat : Ha-84
Commander : Matsuda (Sakuichi)
Grid : Mindanao
presumed target type : Heavy cruiser
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : T.U.78.76
Date of observation : 21.02.1945
Time of observation : 11:00
Nationality of target : American
Actual type of target : Destroyer
Name of target : Renshaw (DD.499)
Year of launch : 1944
Actual tonnage : 2050 ts
Actual result : damaged
Position of target : 24.36n 141.48e
Footnote : During February midget submarines reported one transport and one destroyer sunk. The war diary of Ro-43 doesn't report any attack, as this boat had been sent to the area of Iwo Jima on Feb.17th. The success is instead claimd for Ha-84 south of Siquijor Island.


Convoy : T.U.78.76
Route of convoy :
Remark to convoy : US Task Unit
updated on: 04.01.2005
Remark: DD Renshaw
Changes: 1) Chronology, p.
2) Kingsepp, 4.1.2005:
3) Kommandant: Uffz Masuda (Kingsepp)