Samir
Egyptian Steam merchant
Samir under her former name Holtby. Photo courtesy of State Library of New South Wales
| Name | Samir | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3,702 tons | ||
| Completed | 1909 - Ropner & Sons Ltd, Stockton-on-Tees | ||
| Owner | Victor Bassili, Alexandria | ||
| Homeport | Alexandria | ||
| Date of attack | 17 Aug 1942 | Nationality:  Egyptian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-658 (Hans Senkel) | ||
| Position | 18° 30'N, 75° 20'W - Grid DN 7892 | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | PG-6 | ||
| Route | Cristobal - Guantanamo | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed in August 1909 as British Holtby for R. Ropner & Co, West Hartlepool. 1936 sold to Greece and renamed Poseidonia for D. Georgopoulos, Syra. 1939 sold to Egypt and renamed Samir for Victor Bassili, Alexandria. | ||
| Notes on event | At 06.19 on 17 Aug 1942, U-658 fired a spread of two torpedoes at convoy PG-6 in the Windward Passage west of Haiti and hit the Fort la Reine with the first torpedo after 3 minutes 50 seconds and observed the ship sinking after eight minutes. The second torpedo hit the Laguna after 4 minutes 10 seconds and Senkel reported the sinking of this ship, but could not observe it. At 06.20 hours, the U-boat fired a second spread of two torpedoes and observed one hit after 5 minutes 15 seconds on the Samir, which caught fire and sank after five minutes. | ||
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