Ships hit by U-boats


Typhoon

Palestinian Sailing ship


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NameTyphoon
Type:Sailing ship
Tonnage175 tons
Completed 
Owner 
Homeport 
Date of attack9 Jun 1942Nationality:      Palestinian
 
FateSunk by U-83 (Hans-Werner Kraus)
Position33° 39'N, 35° 14'E - Grid CP 5639
Complement? men (0 dead and ? survivors).
Convoy
RouteMersia - Beirut - Haifa 
CargoTimber 
History  
Notes on event

At 11.15 hours on 9 June 1942 the Typhoon was shelled by U-83, caught fire and sank by the bow about 4 miles northwest of Sidon.

 


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