Bab el Farag
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| Name | Bab el Farag | ||
| Type: | Sailing ship | ||
| Tonnage | 105 tons | ||
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| Date of attack | 16 Apr, 1942 | Nationality:  Egyptian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-81 (Friedrich Guggenberger) | ||
| Position | Grid CP 5638 - See estimated map location (33.33N35.10E) * | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
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| Notes on loss | At 22.50 hours on 16 Apr, 1942, U-81 shelled and sank three sailing vessels off Palestine. Two of the vessels were Bab el Farag and Fatouh el Kher, the third could not be identified. On 17 April, U-81 reported another sailing vessel damaged by gunfire off Palestine in grid CP 5953. This vessel could also not be identified. | ||
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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