Lord Salisbury HMT

On May 4th, 1917, the British minesweeper LORD SALISBURY (FY1212), built in 1911 by Cochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. and owned at the time of her loss by British Royal Navy, was sunk by a mine off Salonika (Greece) in the Aegean Sea. 4 crewmen lost their lives.  

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Author: Elpida Katopodi

Elpida Katopodi is a graduate of the Department of Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art with a Master's in Naval and Underwater Archeology (Universidad de Cádiz, CEI. MAR). She is a scuba diver and has been involved in the research activities of the U.S.T. since 2019.