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SS Californian, built by Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Dundee in 1902 and owned at the time of her loss by F. Leyland & Co. Ltd., Liverpool, was a British passenger steamer of 6223 tons. On November 9th, 1915, Californian, on a voyage from Salonica (Greece) to Marseille (France) in ballast, was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-35 (Waldemar Kophamel), 61 miles off Cape Matapan. 1 person was lost.
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References
- Dounis Ch. Shipwrecks in the Greek Seas. 1900-1950 (vol. A). Athens: Finatec, 2000, p. 521
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Passenger steamer Californian – 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/7311.html (accessed 8.11.21).
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WRECKSITE – CALIFORNIAN OCEAN LINER 1902-1915 [WWW Document], n.d. URL https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?58534 (accessed 8.11.21).
