Ships hit by U-boats


Fatouh el Kher

Egyptian Sailing ship


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NameFatouh el Kher
Type:Sailing ship
Tonnage97 tons
Completed 
Owner 
Homeport 
Date of attack16 Apr 1942Nationality:      Egyptian
 
FateSunk by U-81 (Friedrich Guggenberger)
Position32° 39'N, 34° 50'E - Grid CP 5638
Complement? men (? dead and ? survivors).
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History  
Notes on event

At 22.50 hours on 16 April 1942, U-81 shelled and sank three sailing vessels about 25 southwest of Beirut. Two of the vessels were Bab el Farag and Fatouh el Kher, the third could not be identified.

At 22.30 hours on 17 April U-81 reported another sailing vessel of approx. 100 tons damaged by gunfire off Haifa, but this schooner could also not be identified.

 


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