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On June 24th, 1917, the British troopship Cestrian, on a voyage from Salonica (Greece) to Alexandria (Egypt) with 800 troops and horses, was sunk by the German submarine UB-42 (Kurt Schwarz), 4 miles SE of Skyros Island (Greece), Aegean Sea. 3 crew members were killed.
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References
- Dounis Ch. Shipwrecks in the Greek Seas. 1900-1950 (vol. A). Athens: Finatec, 2000, p. 523
- Troopship Cestrian – 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/1201.html (accessed 29.5.21).
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WRECKSITE – CESTRIAN OCEAN LINER 1896-1917 [WWW Document], n.d. URL https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?145498 (accessed 29.5.21).
