Al Kasbanah
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| Name | Al Kasbanah | ||
| Type: | Sailing ship | ||
| Tonnage | 110 tons | ||
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| Date of attack | 11 Feb, 1943 | Nationality:  Egyptian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-81 (Johann-Otto Krieg) | ||
| Position | 35.02N, 34.35E - Grid CP 5326 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (0 dead and ? survivors). | ||
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| Notes on loss | Between 11.25 and 11.45 hours on 11 Feb, 1943, U-81 shelled and sank three sailing vessels in a convoy, the Husni, Dolphin and Al Kasbanah, 40 miles west of Tripoli. At 15.05 hours the same day, the U-boat sank the Sabah el Kheir with gunfire off Jaffa. | ||
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