Nisr
Egyptian Sailing ship
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| Name | Nisr | ||
| Type: | Sailing ship | ||
| Tonnage | 80 tons | ||
| Completed | |||
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| Homeport | |||
| Date of attack | 25 Jun 1943 | Nationality:  Egyptian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-81 (Johann-Otto Krieg) | ||
| Position | 32° 03'N, 33° 54'E - Grid CP 8232 | ||
| Complement | 2 (0 dead and 2 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | to Jaffa | ||
| Cargo | Foodstuffs | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on event | At 10.30 hours on 25 June 1943 the Nisr (approx. 50 tons) was sunk by U-81 with 12 rounds from the deck gun about 40 miles northwest of Gaza. The vessel had been stopped by a shot across the bow and the crew abandoned ship. The survivors made landfall the next day. | ||
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