RE: Curious about something I heard recently
Posted by:
Anders Wingren
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Date: December 05, 2000 11:52AM
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Hi Frank B !
Only 2 Tankers are listed as sunk by Jap Subs in Dec -41
according to Rohwer:Axis Submarine Successes of WW II:
On 20 Dec (Emidio source),or at 07:31 on 21 Dec (I-17 source),
US Steam Tanker EMIDIO,6912 tons built in 1921,was hit & sunk by torp
from Jap Sub I-17,CO Kozo Nishino,in 40*30´N-125*00´W.
At 05:45 (Montebello source) on 23 Dec
US Steam Tanker MONTEBELLO,8272 tons built in 1921,was hit & sunk by torp
from Jap Sub I-21,CO Hiroji Matsumura,in 35*30´N-121*15´W.
I-21 later on the 23rd also damaged US Steam Tanker IDAHO,6418 tons,
with gunfire.
Best regards/Anders.</HTML>
Hi Frank B !
Only 2 Tankers are listed as sunk by Jap Subs in Dec -41
according to Rohwer:Axis Submarine Successes of WW II:
On 20 Dec (Emidio source),or at 07:31 on 21 Dec (I-17 source),
US Steam Tanker EMIDIO,6912 tons built in 1921,was hit & sunk by torp
from Jap Sub I-17,CO Kozo Nishino,in 40*30´N-125*00´W.
At 05:45 (Montebello source) on 23 Dec
US Steam Tanker MONTEBELLO,8272 tons built in 1921,was hit & sunk by torp
from Jap Sub I-21,CO Hiroji Matsumura,in 35*30´N-121*15´W.
I-21 later on the 23rd also damaged US Steam Tanker IDAHO,6418 tons,
with gunfire.
Best regards/Anders.</HTML>
| Subject | Written By | Posted |
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Curious about something I heard recently
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Frank B. | 12/04/2000 11:41PM |
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RE: Curious about something I heard recently
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Anders Wingren | 12/05/2000 11:52AM |