Sphinx
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| Name | Sphinx | ||
| Type: | Sailing ship | ||
| Tonnage | 39 tons | ||
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| Date of attack | 24 Sep, 1942 | Nationality:  Egyptian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-561 (Heinz Schomburg) | ||
| Position | Grid CP 5284 - See estimated map location (34.40N33.20E) * | ||
| Complement | ? men (0 dead and ? survivors). | ||
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| Notes on loss | At 23.35 hours on 24 Sep, 1942, U-561 sank the Sphinx with 22 rounds of gunfire 36 miles southwest of Tiros, Lebanon. The U-boat had already sunk an unknown topsail schooner at 00.02 hours on 21 September with 29 rounds of gunfire in grid CP 3479 after a torpedo had missed at 23.51 hours. | ||
* 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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