Nummer: 28914a
Area : | Pacific Ocean |
Sea area : | West Pacific |
Date of attack : | 27.03.1945 |
Nationality of U-boat : | Japanese |
U-boat : | Ha-60 |
Commander : | Kawashima (Gen) |
Grid : | Okinawa |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
Convoy : | T.G.54.3 |
Date of observation : | 26.03.1945 |
Time of observation : | 09:32 |
Nationality of target : | American |
Actual type of target : | Heavy cruiser |
Name of target : | Wichita (CA.45) |
Year of launch : | 1942 |
Actual tonnage : | 10000 ts |
Actual result : | target visibly missed |
Position of target : | near Kerama Retto |
Footnote : | Three US cruisers reported torpedo wakes. They may have been attacks by Ro-49/Go and Ro-56/Nagamatsu, which did not return to report. Japanese sources are claiming the success for HA-60. |
related attacks : | Angriff 1 |
Convoy : | T.G.54.3 |
Route of convoy : | |
Remark to convoy : | US Task Group |
updated on: | 00.49.0000 |
Remark: | Ha-60 |
Changes: | 1) sensuikan gibt unter Ro-49 in Anmerkung Ha-60 am 27.3. an. 2) Kommandant Ha-60: Lt. Kawashima, Gen |