SS Chagres

On March 10th, 1918, the British passenger steamer SS Chagres, on a voyage from Port Said (Egypt) to Salonica (Greece) with a cargo of government stores, was sunk by the German submarine UC-74. One person was lost.

References
  • Dounis Ch. Shipwrecks in the Greek Seas. 1900-1950 (vol. A). Athens: Finatec, 2000, p. 523
  • Passenger steamer Chagres – 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/1205.html (accessed 25.2.21).
  • WRECKSITE – CHAGRES CARGO SHIP 1912-1918 [WWW Document], n.d. URL https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?145507 (accessed 25.2.21).
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.