Nummer: 29104b


Area : Pacific Ocean
Sea area : West Pacific
Date of attack : 28.07.1945
Time of attack : 14:43
Nationality of U-boat : Japanese
U-boat : I-58
Commander : Hashimoto / Komory
Grid : N Palau
presumed target type : Destroyer
presumed result : sunk ?
Used weapon(s) : "kaiten" = Human Torpedo
Convoy : unknown
Date of observation : 28.07.1945
Nationality of target : American
Actual type of target : Destroyer
Name of target : Lowry (DD.770)
Year of launch : 1944
Actual tonnage : 2200 ts
Actual result : hit not ascertained
Position of target : 300nm N Palau
Footnote : I-53 sighted a tanker escorted by a destroyer, and launched two kaitens piloted by Lt(jg) Ban and FPO1C Komori. No success was observed, but only a distant explosion was heard. - On Jul.26th US destroyer "Lowry" (DD 770) got some trouble through the explosion of a can with tetrachlorethane, which killed one man and seriously burned four others. No extern explosion had happened.
related attacks : Angriff 1


Convoy : unknown
updated on: 00.00.0000
Remark: Komori (Kazuyuki)