Other Axis Submarine Losses

Italian and Japanese

by Harry Cooper


I.J.N. I-124 (top) and I-73 (bottom)

5 January, 1942 the Italian submarine AMMIRAGLIO ST. BON was sunk by the Royal Navy submarine HMS UPHOLDER at 38.22N x 15.22E.

17 January 1942, the I.J.N. submarine I-60 under Hasegawa was sunk by HMS JUPITER as 06.00S x 105.00E

20 January 1942, I.J.N. submarine I-124 (Kishigami) was sunk by USS EDSALL (DD 219), HMAS DELORAINE, HMAS LITHGOW & HMAS KATOOMBA at 12.24S x 129.49E

27 January 1942 the I.J.N. submarine I-73 under Isobe was sunk by the US Navy submarine USS GUDGEON (SS-211) at 28.24N x 178.35E

30 January 1942 the Italian submarine MEDUSA was sunk by the Royal Navy submarine HMS THORN at 44.55N x 13.46E


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