Nummer: 29105
| Area : | Pacific Ocean |
| Sea area : | Central Pacific |
| Date of attack : | 29.07.1945 |
| Time of attack : | 23:26 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | Japanese |
| U-boat : | I-58 |
| Commander : | Hashimoto |
| Grid : | Guam-Leyte |
| presumed target type : | Battleship |
| presumed tonnage : | 33000 ts |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 6 |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Date of observation : | 30.07.1945 |
| Time of observation : | 00:14 |
| Nationality of target : | American |
| Actual type of target : | Heavy cruiser |
| Name of target : | Indianapolis (CA.35) |
| Year of launch : | 1931 |
| Actual tonnage : | 10258 ts |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 12.02n 134.48e |
| Footnote : | I-58 fired a 6-torpedo spread against cruiser USS "Indianapolis" transiting from Tinian to Leyte. At Tinian the cruiser had unloaded material for the first atomic bombs. After two or three hits the cruiser sank, 883 men perished. |
| Beitrag im ASS-Forum : Link | |
Sensuikan : I-58 |
| updated on: | 00.00.0000 |
| Changes: | 1) sensuikan: A-Zeit 29/2326 JST |