Nummer: 28214


Area : Pacific Ocean
Sea area : South Pacific
Date of attack : 25.04.1943
Nationality of U-boat : Japanese
U-boat : I-177
Commander : Nakagawa
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : GP.48
Date of observation : 26.04.1943
Time of observation : 01:04
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Motor Freighter
Name of target : Limerick
Year of launch : 1925
Actual tonnage : 8724 BRT
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 28.54s 153.54e


Convoy : GP.48
Route of convoy : Australian Eastcoast
Remark to convoy : Since 1942