Samir
Egyptian Steam merchant
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| Name | Samir | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3,702 tons | ||
| Completed | 1909 - Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton-on-Tees | ||
| Owner | Victor Bassili, Alexandria | ||
| Homeport | Alexandria | ||
| Date of attack | 17 Aug 1942 | Nationality:  Egyptian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-658 (Hans Senkel) | ||
| Position | 18.30N, 75.20W - Grid DN 7892 | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | PG-6 | ||
| Route | Cristobal - Guantanamo | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Built as Holtby. 1936 sold to Greece and renamed Poseidonia. 1939 sold to Egypt and renamed Samir. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 06.19 on 17 Aug, 1942, U-658 fired a spread of two torpedoes at the convoy PG-6 in the Windward Passage west of Haiti and hit the Fort la Reine with the first torpedo after 3 minutes 50 seconds and observed the ship sinking after eight minutes. The second torpedo hit the Laguna after 4 minutes 10 seconds and Senkel reported the sinking of this ship, but could not observe it. | ||
Location of attack on Samir.
ship sunk.
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