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On April 15th, 1917, ARCADIAN with a company of 1,335 troops and crew was proceeding from Salonika (Greece) to Alexandria (Egypt), when a German submarine UC-74 approached unseen and discharged a torpedo which inflicted such extensive damage that the vessel sank in six minutes. 1,058 persons were rescued.
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References
- Dounis Ch. Shipwrecks in the Greek Seas. 1900-1950 (vol. A). Athens: Finatec, 2000, p. 513
- Troopship Arcadian – 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/409.html (accessed 29.3.21).
- WRECKSITE – ARCADIAN PASSENGER SHIP 1899-1917 [WWW Document], n.d. URL https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?98825 (accessed 29.3.21).
