Nummer: 28413
| Area : | Pacific Ocean |
| Sea area : | South Pacific |
| Date of attack : | 14.01.1944 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | Japanese |
| U-boat : | Ro-42 |
| Commander : | Wada |
| Grid : | Nouméa |
| presumed target type : | Fleet Oiler |
| presumed tonnage : | 10000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | San Pedro-Espiritu Santo |
| Date of observation : | 14.01.1944 |
| Time of observation : | 10:01 |
| Nationality of target : | American |
| Actual type of target : | Fleet Oiler |
| Name of target : | YO 159 |
| Year of launch : | 1943 |
| Actual tonnage : | 6866 ts |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 15.27s 171.28e |
| Footnote : | US tanker "Gulfstar", towing fuel oil barge YO 159, and escorted by PC 1138, was about 250 miles to eastward of Espiritu Santo, en route thereto from San Pedro. About 2100 (minus 11), the convoy was attacked by an enemy submarine, and the tow was set on afire, presumably by a torpedo. "Gulf Star" cast off the tow, and proceeded independently, leaving PC 1138 to rescue 14 survivors of YO 159. YO 159 sank the following night, with 8 of her crew missing. |
| Convoy : | San Pedro-Espiritu Santo |
| Beitrag im ASS-Forum : Link | |
IJN RO-42 : 14 January 1944 | |
US Tanker GULFSTAR (Lloyd's Register) |
| updated on: | 28.02.2018 |
| Remark: | FN, TONN2 |
| Changes: | 1) GULFSTAR (1920/ 11250 tdw) is obviously no USN AO 2) YO.159 (1943/ 6866 ts) not 800 ts, concrete ship, non-self-propelled (?) |