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SS Kiki Issaias, built by Ropner & Son, Stockton in 1894 and owned at the time of her loss by C. E. Zalocostas & G. A. Issaias, Piraeus, was a Greek steamer of 2993 tons. On October 31st, 1916, Kiki Issaias, on a voyage from Piraeus (Greece) to Cyprus, was sunk by a mine from the German submarine U-73 (Gustav Sieß), off Fleves island (near Athens, 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. 297
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Steamer Kiki Issaias – 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/3314.html (accessed 27.10.21).
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WRECKSITE – KIKI ISSAIAS CARGO SHIP 1894-1916 [WWW Document], n.d. URL https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?144401 (accessed 27.10.21).
