Alexandria
Egyptian Sailing ship
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| Name | Alexandria | ||
| Type: | Sailing ship | ||
| Tonnage | 100 tons | ||
| Completed | |||
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| Date of attack | 23 Jan 1943 | Nationality:  Egyptian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-431 (Dietrich Schöneboom) | ||
| Position | 34° 52'N, 35° 52'E - Grid CP 6113 | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
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| Route | Cyprus - Haifa | ||
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| History | | ||
| Notes on event | At 04.52 hours on 23 January 1943, U-431 opened fire with the deck gun and the anti-aircraft gun at the first of a group of three sailing vessels off Rouad Island. After firing 10 rounds of 88mm and 48 rounds of 20mm the U-boat ceased the attack because the other schooners were too close to the coast and the Alexandria was burning and sinking. Survivors from this vessel made landfall at Tartous, Syria. | ||
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