Georges Mabro
Egyptian Steam merchant
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| Name | Georges Mabro | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2,555 tons | ||
| Completed | 1918 - Forth Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Alloa | ||
| Owner | Tewfick Mabro, Alexandria | ||
| Homeport | Alexandria | ||
| Date of attack | 27 Sep 1940 | Nationality:  Egyptian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-37 (Victor Oehrn) | ||
| Position | 52° 00'N, 19° 00'W - Grid AL 9731 | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Huelva (7 Aug) - Leixos (21 Sep) - Glasgow | ||
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| History | Completed in January 1918 as French Bordeaux for Cie Française du chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans, Nantes. 1932 sold to Egypt and renamed Georges Mabro. | ||
| Notes on event | At 22.59 hours on 27 Sep 1940 the unescorted Georges Mabro was hit underneath the bridge by one torpedo from U-37, broke in two and sank within 30 seconds. | ||
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