Nummer: 28207
Area : | Pacific Ocean |
Sea area : | South Pacific |
Date of attack : | 10.02.1943 |
Nationality of U-boat : | Japanese |
U-boat : | I-21 |
Commander : | Matsumura |
Grid : | Sydney |
presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
presumed result : | sunk |
Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
Date of observation : | 10.02.1943 |
Time of observation : | 06:13 |
Nationality of target : | American |
Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
Name of target : | Starr King |
Year of launch : | 1942 |
Actual tonnage : | 7176 BRT |
Actual result : | sunk |
Position of target : | 34.51s 154.20e |
Footnote : | I-21 reported during this patrol the sinking of 6 ships. "Mobilube" and "Peter H. Burnett" were towed into port, but were total losses. "Starr King" sank on Feb.11th, 1943. |