Nummer: 29003b


Area : Pacific Ocean
Sea area : West Pacific
Date of attack : 02.05.1945
Time of attack : 09:30
Nationality of U-boat : Japanese
U-boat : I-47
Commander : Orita / Yamaguchi
Grid : Ulithi-Okinawa
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : "kaiten" = Human Torpedo
Convoy : unknown
Actual result : hit not ascertained
Footnote : I-47 launched two kaitens, piloted by Lt(jg) Kakizaki and PO1C Yamaguchi, against two transports, and heard two detonations after 47 min. A third kaiten, piloted by CPO Furukawa, was launched against the escorts, and another detonation was heard after 22 min.
related attacks : Angriff 1
Angriff 2


Convoy : unknown
updated on: 00.00.0000
Remark: Yamaguchi (Shigeo)