Nummer: 278191
| Area : | Pacific Ocean |
| Sea area : | Southeast Asia |
| Date of attack : | 20.01.1942 |
| Time of attack : | 05:20 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | Japanese |
| U-boat : | I-123 |
| Commander : | Ueno |
| Grid : | Beagle Bay |
| presumed target type : | Transport Cargo |
| presumed result : | target visibly missed |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 4- |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | Task F. |
| Date of observation : | 20.01.1942 |
| Time of observation : | 05:26 |
| Nationality of target : | American |
| Actual type of target : | Fleet Oiler |
| Name of target : | AO.13 Trinity |
| Actual tonnage : | 5375 BRT |
| Actual result : | target visibly missed |
| Position of target : | 12.05s 130.06e |
| Footnote : | I-123 attacked an Allied auxiliary transport, escorted by two destroyers, 40 miles W of Darwin. USS ALDEN (DD-211) and EDSALL were escorting the oiler USS TRINITY (AO.13) to Darwin. They sighted 3 torpedos missing their target. ALDEN carried out a brief depth charge attack, but did not cause any damage to the submarine. |
| Convoy : | Task F. |
| updated on: | 10.10.2018 |
| Remark: | Neuer Datensatz |
| Changes: | 1) Angriff wurde in CHRONOLOGY fälschlich I-124 zugeschrieben. 2) Daher in ASS aufgenommen, obwohl als Fehlschuss erkannt. |