RMS Ivernia

The British Ocean liner IVERNIA SS was commissioned as an auxiliary transport, was torpedoed and sunk on January 1st, 1917, 58 miles S.E. of Cape Matapan (Greece) when on her way to Alexandria (Egypt).

References
  • Dounis Ch. Shipwrecks in the Greek Seas. 1900-1950 (vol. A). Athens: Finatec, 2000, p. 541
  • Passenger steamer Ivernia – Ships hit by U-boats – German and Austrian U-boats of World War One – Kaiserliche Marine – uboat.net [WWW Document], n.d. URL https://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/3086.html (accessed 27.12.21).
  • WRECKSITE – IVERNIA OCEAN LINER 1900-1917 [WWW Document], n.d. URL https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?133858 (accessed 27.12.21).
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.