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SS Jane Radcliffe, built by Ropner & Son, Stockton in 1897 and owned at the time of her loss by E. Thomas, Radcliffe & Co., London, was a British steamer of 4074 tons. On November 28th, 1917, Jane Radcliffe, on a voyage from Barry (UK) and Milos (Greece) to Port Said (Egypt) with a cargo of coal, was sunk by a mine from the German submarine UC-74 (Wilhelm Marschall), 2 miles southwest from Antimilo Island, 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. 543
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Steamer Jane Radcliffe – 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/3113.html (accessed 9.11.21).
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WRECKSITE – JANE RADCLIFFE CARGO SHIP 1897-1917 [WWW Document], n.d. URL https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?57629 (accessed 9.11.21).
