Hefz el Rahman
Egyptian Sailing ship
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| Name | Hefz el Rahman | ||
| Type: | Sailing ship | ||
| Tonnage | 90 tons | ||
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| Date of attack | 19 Apr 1942 | Nationality:  Egyptian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-81 (Friedrich Guggenberger) | ||
| Position | 33° 39'N, 35° 14'E - Grid CP 5639 | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
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| Notes on event | At 22.00 hours on 19 April 1942 the sailing vessel Hefz el Rahman was rammed and sunk by U-81 about 20 miles southwest of Beirut. At 16.51 hours on 20 April the U-boat also reported an unidentified sailing vessel of 80 tons sunk by gunfire about 25 miles west of Beirut. | ||
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