Engineering:SV Toufic El Rahman
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| Name: | SV Toufic El Rahman |
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| Fate: | Sunk 24 July 1942 |
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| Type: | Sailing ship |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
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.[1]
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 of the crew survived.[2]
References
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Toufic El Rahman Syrian Sailing ship". http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/1958.html. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ↑ "SV Toufic El Rahman (+1942)". wrecksite.eu. 2001. http://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?243374. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
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