Sabah el Kheir
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| Name | Sabah el Kheir | ||
| Type: | Sailing ship | ||
| Tonnage | 36 tons | ||
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| Date of attack | 11 Feb, 1943 | Nationality:  Egyptian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-81 (Johann-Otto Krieg) | ||
| Position | Grid CP 2953 - See estimated map location (34.45N34.35E) * | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
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| Notes on loss | Between 11.25 and 11.45 hours on 11 Feb, 1943, U-81 shelled and sank three sailing vessels in a convoy, the Husni, Dolphin and Al Kasbanah, 40 miles west of Tripoli. At 15.05 hours the same day, the U-boat sank the Sabah el Kheir with gunfire off 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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