Hefz el Rahman
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| Name | Hefz el Rahman | ||
| Type: | Sailing ship | ||
| Tonnage | 90 tons | ||
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| Date of attack | 19 Apr, 1942 | Nationality:  Egyptian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-81 (Friedrich Guggenberger) | ||
| Position | Grid CP 5639 - See estimated map location (33.33N35.10E) * | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
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| Notes on loss | At 22.00 hours on 19 Apr, 1942, the sailing vessel Hefz el Rahman was rammed and sunk by U-81 off Palestine. At 16.51 hours on 20 April, the U-boat reported an unidentified sailing vessel of 80 tons sunk by gunfire in grid CP 5631. | ||
* 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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