Nummer: 29007a


Area : Pacific Ocean
Sea area : West Pacific
Date of attack : 27.05.1945
Time of attack : 09..
Nationality of U-boat : Japanese
U-boat : I-367
Commander : Taketomi / Chiba
Grid : E Okinawa
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : "kaiten" = Human Torpedo
Convoy : unknown
Actual result : hit not ascertained
Footnote : I-367 launched two of her five kaitens, piloted by FPO1C Chiba and Ono, and heard two detonations. She was credited with two successes. - USS "Gilligan" was not damaged by I-367, but by torpedo bomber. - In May 1945 fleet tug USS "Sioux" (ServRon.6) sank a kaiten with gunfire.
related attacks : Angriff 1


Convoy : unknown
updated on: 00.00.0000
Remark: Chiba (Saburo)
Changes: 1) Kemp, p.112: DE-508 damaged.
2) sensuikan: Ziel -D
3) sensuikan: Gilligan = Kamikaze-Opfer, 27.05.45