Lily
Palestinian Sailing ship
Name | Lily | ||
Type: | Sailing ship | ||
Tonnage | 132 tons | ||
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Date of attack | 21 Aug 1943 | Nationality: Palestinian | |
Fate | Sunk by U-596 (Victor-Wilhelm Nonn) | ||
Position | 34° 45'N, 34° 42'E - Grid CP 5322 | ||
Complement | 11 (9 dead and 2 survivors). | ||
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Route | Haifa - Paphos, Cyprus | ||
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History | | ||
Notes on event | At 23.43 hours on 21 August 1943 the Lily (LS 4) was shelled and sunk by U-596 with eight rounds from her deck gun about 33 miles east-southeast of Cape Greco, Cyprus. |
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