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SS Semantha, built by S. P. Austin & Son, Ltd., Sunderland in 1899 and owned at the time of her loss by Charles A. Batho, was a British steamer of 2.847 tons. On October 14th, 1917, Semantha, on a voyage from Liverpool (UK), was sunk by the German submarine UC-74 (Wilhelm Marschall), 10 miles NW by N from Cape St. John (Ak. Ag. Ioannis), Crete, Greece. 32 persons were lost.
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References
- Dounis Ch. Shipwrecks in the Greek Seas. 1900-1950 (vol. A). Athens: Finatec, 2000, p. 574
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Steamer Semantha – 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/5516.html (accessed 20.10.21).
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WRECKSITE – SEMANTHA CARGO SHIP 1899-1917 [WWW Document], n.d. URL https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?164721 (accessed 20.10.21).
