Said
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| Name | Said | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 231 tons | ||
| Completed | 1886 - Cammell Laird & Co Ltd, Birkenhead | ||
| Owner | Abdel Kader Eff. El Tartoussieh, Alexandria | ||
| Homeport | Alexandria | ||
| Date of attack | 8 Jun 1942 | Nationality:  Egyptian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-83 (Hans-Werner Kraus) | ||
| Position | Grid CP 5979 - See estimated map location (32.20N34.39E) * | ||
| Complement | 14 (5 dead and 9 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Mersin - Alexandria | ||
| Cargo | 50-60 tons of general cargo, including tobacco | ||
| History | Built as Limande, later renamed Vincenzo G. and Said | ||
| Notes on loss | At 05.11 hours on 8 Jun, 1942, U-83 fired two torpedoes at the Said but both missed. The U-boat then surfaced after 19 minutes and sank the ship with 50 rounds from the deck gun 15 miles southwest of Jaffa. | ||
* 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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