Action of 23 April 1945

The Action of 23 April 1945 was a submarine engagement of World War II that occurred in the Java Sea between Nazi Germany and the United States. It resulted in the last sinking of a German U-boat in Asian waters during the Pacific War and was one of only a few actions of the theater involving German forces.

Action of 23 April 1945
Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II

USS Besugo underway
Date23 April 1945
Location
Off Borneo, Java Sea
04.50S, 112.52E
Result American victory
Belligerents
 United States  Germany
Commanders and leaders
Herman Miller Fritz Schneewind †
Strength
1 submarine 1 submarine
Casualties and losses
None 54 killed
1 captured
1 submarine sunk

Action

USS Besugo, under the command of Lieutenant Commander Herman Edward Miller, made radar contact with U-183 at about 01:00 off the southern coast of Borneo while patrolling the area. Underwater, the Americans fired a spread of torpedoes and one struck the U-boat which had a Japanese flag painted on the side. The German submarine sank quickly at position 04°50′S 112°52′E with 54 men still aboard, including Kapitänleutnant (Lieutenant Commander) Fritz Schneewind. Afterward, the Americans surfaced and rescued one wounded German warrant officer and took him prisoner.[1]

See also

References
  1. MY ODYSSEY - U-BOOT IN INDIAN OCEAN - 1943 Archived July 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine


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