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SS Eleni, built by A. & J. Inglis, Glasgow in 1877 and owned at the time of her loss by Achaia SS. Co. (W. Murphy & Son & Crowe & Stevens), Patras, was a Greek steamer of 679 tons. On August 31st, 1917, Eleni, on a voyage from Volos (Greece) to Alexandria (Egypt) with a cargo of tobacco, was sunk by the German submarine UC-74 (Wilhelm Marschall) in Kassos Strait in the Aegean Sea, Greece. There were no casualties.
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References
- Dounis Ch. Shipwrecks in the Greek Seas. 1900-1950 (vol. A). Athens: Finatec, 2000, p. 202
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steamer Eleni – 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/1865.html (accessed 9.8.21).
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WRECKSITE – ELENI PASSENGER/CARGO SHIP 1877-1917 [WWW Document], n.d. URL https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?144129 (accessed 9.8.21).
