SS Arabian

ARABIAN SS was a British registered cargo steamer of 2,744grt that was carrying ammunition and general stores from London (UK) for Malta, Piraeus and Salonica (Greece) when she was captured by German submarine and sunk by gunfire near Cerigo Island, Kythira (Greece) on the 2nd October 1915.

References
  • Dounis Ch. Shipwrecks in the Greek Seas. 1900-1950 (vol. A). Athens: Finatec, 2000, p. 512
  • Steamer Arabian – 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/398.html  (accessed 11.10.21).
  • WRECKSITE – ARABIAN CARGO SHIP 1892-1915 [WWW Document], n.d. URL https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?144480 (accessed 11.10.21).
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.