Nummer: 28018c
| 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 result : | target visibly missed |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | Task F. |
| Date of observation : | 15.09.1942 |
| Time of observation : | 14:54 |
| Nationality of target : | American |
| Actual type of target : | Destroyer |
| Name of target : | O'Brien (DD 415) |
| Year of launch : | 1939 |
| Actual tonnage : | 1764 ts |
| Actual result : | not repaired, total loss |
| Position of target : | 12.30s 164.00e |
| 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. |