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SS Firfield, built by W. Gray & Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool in 1915 and owned at the time of her loss by Doughty Shipping Co. Ltd. (H. Doughty & Co.), West Hartlepool, was a British steamer of 4029 tons. On July 16th, 1917, Firfield, on a voyage from Salonica (Greece) to Port Said (Egypt) with a cargo of parcel mails, was sunk by the German submarine UC-38 (Alfred Klatt), 10 miles northwest of Cape Papas, 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. 534
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Steamer Firfield – 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/2189.html (accessed 2.7.21).
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WRECKSITE – FIRFIELD CARGO SHIP 1915-1917 [WWW Document], n.d. URL https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?147248 (accessed 2.7.21).
