Nummer: 28111
Area : | Pacific Ocean |
Sea area : | South Pacific |
Date of attack : | 13.11.1942 |
Nationality of U-boat : | Japanese |
U-boat : | I-26 |
Commander : | Yokota |
presumed target type : | Heavy cruiser |
presumed result : | sunk |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
Convoy : | Task F. |
Date of observation : | 13.11.1942 |
Time of observation : | 11:01 |
Nationality of target : | American |
Actual type of target : | Light Cruiser |
Name of target : | Juneau (CL 52) |
Year of launch : | 1941 |
Actual tonnage : | 6718 ts |
Actual result : | sunk |
Position of target : | 10.34s 164.04e |
Footnote : | USS "Juneau" had been damaged in the battle of Guadalcanal during the night of Nov.13th and retiring to the south. I-26 missed the damaged cruiser USS "San Francisco" with a spread, but hit and sank USS "Juneau". |
Convoy : | Task F. |