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.