Nummer: 28016a
Area : | Pacific Ocean |
Sea area : | South Pacific |
Date of attack : | 15.09.1942 |
Nationality of U-boat : | Japanese |
U-boat : | I-19 |
Commander : | Kinashi |
presumed target type : | Fleet Carrier |
presumed tonnage : | 14700 ts |
presumed result : | sunk |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
Convoy : | Task F. |
Date of observation : | 15.09.1942 |
Time of observation : | 14:45 |
Nationality of target : | American |
Actual type of target : | Fleet Carrier |
Name of target : | Wasp (CV 7) |
Year of launch : | 1939 |
Actual tonnage : | 14700 ts |
Actual result : | sunk |
Position of target : | 12.25s 164.08e |
Footnote : | I-19 fired a 4-torpedo spread against "Wasp" Task Group. Two of the long-range torpedoes sank USS "Wasp", the two missing shots hitting USS "O'Brien" and USS "North Carolina" in a more distant Task Group. The battleship was not heavily damaged. The destroyer was repaired temporarily in Samoa, but sank on Oct.19th during transfer to USA. |
related attacks : | Angriff 1 Angriff 2 |
Convoy : | Task F. |