Nummer: 29113a


Area : Pacific Ocean
Sea area : West Pacific
Date of attack : 10.08.1945
Time of attack : vorm
Nationality of U-boat : Japanese
U-boat : I-58
Commander : Hashimoto / Nakai
Grid : NE Luzon
presumed target type : Destroyer
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : "kaiten" = Human Torpedo
Convoy : T.G.75.19
Date of observation : 09.08.1945
Time of observation : 11:43
Nationality of target : American
Actual type of target : Destroyer Escort
Name of target : Johnny Hutchinson (DE.360)
Year of launch : 1944
Actual tonnage : 1350 ts
Actual result : target visibly missed
Position of target : 20.20n 126.57e
Footnote : I-58 launched 2 kaitens, piloted by FPO1C Nakai and Ensign Mizui, against a convoy and heard two detonations.
related attacks : Angriff 1


Convoy : T.G.75.19
Route of convoy :
Remark to convoy : US Task Group
updated on: 12.09.2013
Remark: Nakai (Akira)
Changes: 1) sensuikan 09/2013: 09.08.45 (US-Quelle)
2) kaiten/album-tamon: 10.08.45 (IJM-Quelle)