RMS Persia

PERSIA RMS was a Royal Mail steamer of 7974 tons. Built 1898 and owned by P. & O. Co. It was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea on the 30th December 1915. 334 lives lost. 

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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.