Nummer: 26716


Area : Indic Ocean
Date of attack : 20.03.1943
Nationality of U-boat : Japanese
U-boat : I-27
Commander : Fukumura
Grid : Nine Degree Channel
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Date of observation : 20.03.1943
Time of observation : 15:30
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Steam Freighter
Name of target : Fort Mumford
Year of launch : 1942
Actual tonnage : 7132 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : Colombo - Aden
Footnote : I-27/Fukumura sank "Fort Mumford" and machine gunned the crew, killing fifty men. A sole survivor was rescued by an Arab dhow (source: Auckland Museum).


updated on: 08.11.2008
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