El Saadiah
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| Name | El Saadiah | ||
| Type: | Sailing ship | ||
| Tonnage | 122 tons | ||
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| Date of attack | 22 Apr, 1942 | Nationality:  Egyptian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-81 (Friedrich Guggenberger) | ||
| Position | Grid CP 5688 - See estimated map location (33.33N35.10E) * | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
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| Notes on loss | At 22.50 hours on 17 April, the U-boat reported an unidentified sailing vessel of 80 tons damaged by gunfire in grid CP 5953. At 04.45 hours on 22 Apr, 1942, U-81 shelled and sank two sailing vessels off Palestine. One of them was the El Saadiah and the other could not be identified. | ||
* 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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