Yahiya
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| Name | Yahiya | ||
| Type: | Sailing ship | ||
| Tonnage | 64 tons | ||
| Completed | |||
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| Date of attack | 2 Feb, 1944 | Nationality:  Syrian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-453 (Dierk Lührs) | ||
| Position | Grid CP 3478 - See estimated map location (35.36N35.33E) * | ||
| Complement | ? men (0 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Mersin - Haifa | ||
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| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | On 1 and 2 Feb, 1944, U-453 rammed and sank four sailing vessels (Agia Paraskevi, Salem, Himli and Yahiya) in the Eastern Mediterranean. At 03.40 hours on 2 February, the Yahiya was rammed and sunk by U-453 6 miles west of Cape Basit. | ||
* 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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