Panikos
Egyptian Sailing ship
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| Name | Panikos | ||
| Type: | Sailing ship | ||
| Tonnage | 21 tons | ||
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| Date of attack | 21 Aug 1943 | Nationality:  Egyptian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-596 (Victor-Wilhelm Nonn) | ||
| Position | 33° 42'N, 34° 43'E - Grid CP 5625 | ||
| Complement | ? men (0 dead and ? survivors). | ||
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| Cargo | Grain and tobacco | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on event | At 12.42 hours on 21 August 1943 the Panikos was sunk by U-596 with 25 rounds from the deck gun about 40 miles west-southwest of Beirut. The crew left the sailing vessel in a lifeboat before it was attacked and made landfall at Tyre, Lebanon. | ||
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