Nummer: 28116


Area : Pacific Ocean
Sea area : South Pacific
Date of attack : 03.12.1942
Time of attack : 04:48
Nationality of U-boat : Japanese
U-boat : I-16
Commander : Yamada (K.)
Grid : Savo Is.
presumed target type : Destroyer
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Midget submarine
Footnote : Uboat-cruisers I-20 und I-16 launched their midgets against preselected targets: successes against a transport and a destroyer were assumed. Ha-8 (Tanaka/Mitani) and Ha-22 (Kado/Yahagi) were both scuttled by the crews after their attacks. Successes could not be confirmed from Allied sources.


updated on: 00.00.0000
Remark: Ha-22 Kado