Name SV Toufic El Rahman Propulsion Sails | Fate Sunk 24 July 1942 Tonnage 30 GRT | |
SV Toufic El Rahman was a Syrian sailing ship that was sunk by the German submarine U-77, 30 nautical miles (56 km) east of Cape Greco, Crete in the Mediterranean Sea, while en route to Haifa.
Sinking
SV Toufic El Rahman was en route to Haifa. On 24 July 1942 at 18:17, she was stopped by a warning shot of the German submarine U-77 30 nautical miles (56 km) east of Cape Greco, Crete in the Mediterranean Sea and later sunk with 25 rounds from the U-boat's deck gun after the crew had abandoned ship. All crew survived.
References
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