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Marquette, built by A. Stephen & Sons, Glasgow in 1898 and owned at the time of her loss by Atlantic Transport Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool, was a British troopship of 7057 tons. On October 23rd, 1915, Marquette, on a voyage from Alexandria (Egypt) to Salonica (Greece) with troops and equipment, was sunk by the German submarine U-35 (Waldemar Kophamel), 36 miles south of Salonica, Aegean Sea. 167 persons were lost.
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References
- Dounis Ch. Shipwrecks in the Greek Seas. 1900-1950 (vol. A). Athens: Finatec, 2000, p. 552
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Troopship Marquette – 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/3989.html (accessed 27.10.21).
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WRECKSITE – MARQUETTE OCEAN LINER 1898-1915 [WWW Document], n.d. URL https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?98470 (accessed 27.10.21).
