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