I-506exU-195

Type Builder Name Laid Down Launched Completed Notes
IX D1
Deschimag Bremen
15/05/1941 08/04/1942 05/09/1942

Ex German U-195;
10/05/1945 Taken over by Japan;
Home Base:Kawasaki;
/0 /1945-30/11/1945=2nd Southern Expeditionary Fleet;

No CEO appointed;
No CO appointed;

15/07/1945 Renumbered I-506;
/08/1945 Surrendered=Surabaya;
30/11/1945 Removed from Navy List;
1947 Broken Up;

KM=
05/09/1942-31/03/1943=4th U-Ron;
01/04/1943-01/09/1943=12th U-Ron;
02/09/1943-30/04/1945=Not assigned to U-Ron;(Conversion to Transport Sub);
01/05/1944-30/09/1944=12th U-Ron;
01/10/1944-06/03/1945=33rd U-Ron;

CO:Lt.Cdr/Cdr.Heinz Buchholz=05/09/1942-17/10/1943;
No CO=18/10/1943-15/04/1944(Conversion to Transport Sub);
CO:Lt.Friedrich Steinfeldt=16/04/1944-06/05/1945;

09/1943-04/1944=Converted to Transport Sub;


SortiesbySub Ships Attacked

IJN Sorties=0

[Lt.Cdr/Cdr.Heinz Buchholz]
20/03/1943Kiel-23/07/1943Bordeaux=Atlantic Ocean-Indian Ocean;
[Lt.Friedrich Steinfeldt]
20/08/1944Bordeaux-28/12/1944Batavia=Atlantic Ocean-IndianOcean;(Supply);
19/01/1945Batavia-04/03/1945Batavia=Indian Ocean(Supply); Aborted,engine trouble;
05/03/1945Batavia-07/03/1945Surabaya=Transit;(Repairs);

KM Sorties=3

IJN=0

KM=
[Lt.Cdr/Cdr.Heinz Buchholz]
12/04/1943Sunk US.MS.James W Denver;7200t;n.Atlantic;28*52'N;26*30'W;
07/05/1943Sunk US.MS.Samuel Jordan Kirkwood;7191t;s.Atlantic;15* 'S;07* 'W;
12/05/1943Dam.US.MS.Cape Neddick;6797t;s.Atlantic;23*21'S;01*22'W;

KM=
M/S Sunk =2@014391t
M/S Damaged =1@006797t
W/S Sunk =0
W/S Damaged =0
Total Sunk =2@014391t
Total Damaged =1@006797t
Total =3@021188t

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