SV Toufic El Rahman

History

Name	SV Toufic El Rahman
Port of registry
Fate	Sunk 24 July 1942
General characteristics
Type	Sailing ship
Tonnage	30 GRT
Propulsion	Sails

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]

Sinking

SV 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

^ 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.

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Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in July 1942

1 Jul: Edward Luckenbach, Montevideo Maru
2 Jul: Ukraina
3 Jul: Alexander Macomb, U-215
4 Jul: Nenohi, Christopher Newport
5 Jul: Arare, Empire Byron, HMS Niger, River Afton, John Randolph
6 Jul: Avila Star, U-502
7 Jul: RFA Aldersdale, Fiddown, Hartlebury, Pan Kraft, U-701
9 Jul: Empire Explorer, Nicholas Cuneo, Santa Rita
10 Jul: El Capitan
11 Jul: U-136
13 Jul: U-153, R. W. Gallagher
14 Jul: Pietro Calvi, Shch-317, USAT Arcata
15 Jul: Empire Attendant, HMHS Gloucester Castle, U-576
16 Jul: Fairport, Komintern
17 Jul: U-751
22 Jul: Ayatosan Maru, USS Southern Seas
24 Jul: Toufic El Rahman, U-90
26 Jul: Oaxaca
27 Jul: HM Motor Gun Boat 501
28 Jul: Broompark, V 202 Hermann Bösch
30 Jul: Robert E. Lee, U-166
31 Jul: USS Grunion, U-213, U-588, U-754

Other incidents

5 Jul: RFA Aldersdale, Argo, Pan Kraft
7 Jul: J. A. Moffett Jr.
9 Jul: El Capitan
13 Jul: USS S-16
15 Jul: Pennsylvania Sun
19 Jul: Malines
28 Jul: V 203 Carl Röver
30 Jul: Kōtoku Maru

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