Sphinx
Egyptian Sailing ship
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| Name | Sphinx | ||
| Type: | Sailing ship | ||
| Tonnage | 39 tons | ||
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| Date of attack | 24 Sep 1942 | Nationality:  Egyptian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-561 (Heinz Schomburg) | ||
| Position | 34° 03'N, 34° 34'E - Grid CP 5384 | ||
| Complement | ? men (0 dead and ? survivors). | ||
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| Notes on event | At 23.35 hours on 24 September 1942 U-561 sank the Sphinx with 22 rounds of gunfire about 36 miles northwest of Tyre, Lebanon. The crew abandoned ship in a boat and landed at Sidon the next day. The U-boat had already sunk an unknown topsail schooner at 00.02 hours on 21 September with 29 rounds of gunfire northwest of Latakia after a torpedo had missed at 23.51 hours. | ||
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