Ships hit by U-boats


Nelly

Syrian Sailing ship


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NameNelly
Type:Sailing ship
Tonnage80 tons
Completed 
Owner 
Homeport 
Date of attack26 Jun 1943Nationality:      Syrian
 
FateSunk by U-81 (Johann-Otto Krieg)
Position34° 39'N, 34° 26'E - Grid CP 5316
Complement? men (0 dead and ? survivors).
Convoy
RouteCyprus - Beirut 
CargoFoodstuffs, including potatoes 
History  
Notes on event

At 14.10 hours on 26 June 1943 the Nelly (T 34), of approx. 80 tons, was sunk by U-81 with 30 rounds from the deck gun about 25 miles southeast of Cape Greco, Cyprus. Its crew made landfall at Tripoli, Syria at 11.30 hours on 27 June.

 


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