Salem
Lebanese Sailing ship
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| Name | Salem | ||
| Type: | Sailing ship | ||
| Tonnage | 81 tons | ||
| Completed | |||
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| Date of attack | 1 Feb 1944 | Nationality:  Lebanese | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-453 (Dierk Lührs) | ||
| Position | 35° 51'N, 35° 14'E - Grid CP 2696 | ||
| Complement | ? men (0 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Mersin - Haifa | ||
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| History | | ||
| Notes on event | On 1 and 2 February 1944, U-453 rammed and sank four sailing vessels (Agia Paraskevi, Salem, Himli and Yahiya) in the Eastern Mediterranean. At 21.25 hours on 1 February, the Salem was rammed and sunk by U-453 about 8 miles off Soueidie. | ||
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