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.