Toufic El Rahman
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| Name | Toufic El Rahman | ||
| Type: | Sailing ship | ||
| Tonnage | 30 tons | ||
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| Date of attack | 24 Jul 1942 | Nationality:  Syrian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-77 (Heinrich Schonder) | ||
| Position | Grid CP 2988 - See estimated map location (34.45N34.35E) * | ||
| Complement | ? men (0 dead and ? survivors). | ||
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| Route | to Haifa | ||
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| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | U-77 reported that she had sunk eight sailing vessels with gunfire between 22 July and 16 August 1942. Six of these vessels were Vassiliki, Toufic El Rahman, St. Simon, Ezzet, Kharouf and Daniel. The Adnan was only damaged and a unidentified sailing vessel was sunk on 7 August. At 18.17 hours on 24 Jul, 1942, the Toufic El Rahman was stopped by a warning shot 30 miles east of Cape Greco and sunk with 25 rounds from the deck gun after the crew had abandoned ship. | ||
* 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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