SS Kerkyra

On the 19th June 1917 she was torpedoed and sunk by K.u.K submarine U-4 in the Gulf of Taranto (Italy) about 12 miles SW of Gallipoli (Turkey), when on route from Taranto for Corfu (Greece) with a cargo of cattle and petrol. 

References
  • Dounis Ch. Shipwrecks in the Greek Seas. 1900-1950 (vol. A). Athens: Finatec, 2000, p. 29
  • WRECKSITE – KERKYRA CARGO SHIP 1881-1917 [WWW Document], n.d. URL https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?58573 (accessed 29.5.21).
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.