SV Toufic El Rahman was a Syrian sailing ship that was sunk by the German submarine U-77, 30 nautical miles (56 km) east of Cape Greco, Crete in the Mediterranean Sea, while en route to Haifa.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | SV Toufic El Rahman |
| Port of registry |  |
| Fate | Sunk 24 July 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Sailing ship |
| Tonnage | 30 GRT |
| Propulsion | Sails |
Sinking
editSV Toufic El Rahman was en route to Haifa. On 24 July 1942 at 18:17, she was stopped by a warning shot of the German submarine U-77 30 nautical miles (56 km) east of Cape Greco, Crete in the Mediterranean Sea and later sunk with 25 rounds from the U-boat's deck gun after the crew had abandoned ship. All of the crew survived.[2]
References
edit- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Toufic El Rahman Syrian Sailing ship". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ "SV Toufic El Rahman (+1942)". wrecksite.eu. 2001. Retrieved 7 April 2016.