SS Huntsfall

SS Huntsfall, built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Ltd., Newcastle in 1906 and owned at the time of her loss by The Moorgate Investment & Agency Co. Ltd., London, was a British steamer of 4331 tons. On October 2nd, 1916, Huntsfall, on a voyage from St. Louis du Rhône (France) to Salonica (Greece) with a cargo of hay, was sunk by the German submarine UB-46 (Cäsar Bauer), 12 miles  from Skyros Island (Greece) in the Aegean Sea. There were no casualties.

References
  • Dounis Ch. Shipwrecks in the Greek Seas. 1900-1950 (vol. A). Athens: Finatec, 2000, p. 539
  • Steamer Huntsfall – 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/2929.html (accessed 11.10.21).
  • WRECKSITE – HUNTSFALL CARGO SHIP 1906-1916 [WWW Document], n.d. URL https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?17854 (accessed 11.10.21).
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.