Abbas: The Abbas was 298 GRT gunboat of the Egyptian Coast Guard during WWI. Based out of Sollum, the ship was attacked and sunk on 05 November 1915 by the German U-Boat U-35 (Waldemar Kophamel). Another Egyptian gunboat was also damaged in the attack, the Nour el-Bahr, but survived the attack. No Photo Available Some sources state that the ship was sunk off of Sollum, while others state that the ship was sunk while anchored. The U-35 (a Type U-31 U-Boat) was considered one of the most successful U-Boats of WWI with 236 ships to its credit. Previously on the same day, the U-35 had attacked and sank the HMS Tara and towed the lifeboats and survivors ashore at Bardia. References: http://www.uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/12.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unterseeboot_35_(1914) http://www.stile.coventry.ac.uk/cbs/staff/beech/ahnavy/1915.htm A naval history of World War I  (By Paul G. Halpern)