Nummer: 29010a
| Area : | Pacific Ocean |
| Sea area : | West Pacific |
| Date of attack : | 28.06.1945 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | Japanese |
| U-boat : | I-36 |
| Commander : | Sugamasa / Ikebuchi |
| Grid : | Saipan |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed result : | hit not observed |
| Used weapon(s) : | "kaiten" = Human Torpedo |
| Date of observation : | 28.06.1945 |
| Time of observation : | 13:29 |
| Nationality of target : | American |
| Actual type of target : | General Stores Issue Ship |
| Name of target : | Antares (AKS.3) |
| Year of launch : | 1919 |
| Actual tonnage : | 5698 BRT |
| Actual result : | target visibly missed |
| Position of target : | 13.10n 154.57e |
| Footnote : | I-36 first launched a kaiten, piloted by Lt(jg) Ikebuchi, against a freighter. AKS-3 "Antares" turned away and fired on the kaiten passing astern. - To defend herself against the counterattack of the escorts, I-36 launched two more kaitens, piloted by Ens. Kuge and FPO1C Yanagiya. A detonation was heard, and a destroyer assumed sunk. |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1 Angriff 2 |
General Stores Issue Ship Antares (AKS.3) ex American Nedmac (bis 1940)
| updated on: | 00.00.0000 |
| Remark: | Ikebuchi (Nobuo) |