Nummer: 29011b


Area : Pacific Ocean
Sea area : West Pacific
Date of attack : 28.06.1945
Nationality of U-boat : Japanese
U-boat : I-36
Commander : Sugamasa / Kuge
Grid : Saipan
presumed target type : Destroyer
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : "kaiten" = Human Torpedo
Date of observation : 28.06.1945
Time of observation : 14:18
Nationality of target : American
Actual type of target : Destroyer
Name of target : Sproston (DD.577)
Year of launch : 1942
Actual tonnage : 2050 ts
Actual result : target visibly missed
Position of target : 13.10n 154.57e
Footnote : 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


updated on: 00.00.0000
Remark: Kuge (Minoru)