Nummer: 23604b
| Area : | Mediterranean |
| Used weapon(s) : | Aircraft Mine |
| Convoy : | Pedestal |
| Date of sinking : | 12.08.1942 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Light Cruiser |
| Name of target : | Cairo (I.87) |
| Year of launch : | 1918 |
| Actual tonnage : | 4200 ts |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 37.40n 10.06e |
| Footnote : | "Axum" heard three detonations between 1:03 min and 1:30 min. Hits were assumed on a cruiser and a freighter. At the same time the convoy was attacked by aircrafts of German KG.30. |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1 Angriff 2 |
| Convoy : | Pedestal |
| Route of convoy : | Gibraltar - Malta |
| Remark to convoy : | Supply operation for Malta 10.-15.8.1942 |
| updated on: | 00.00.0000 |
| Remark: | Luftmine |
| Changes: | 1) Nowarra: Geleitzugschlachten im Mittelmeer, S.126 f 2) Cairo gehörte zur Force F |