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On June 14th, 1917, New Zealand Transport, on a voyage from Port Talbot (UK) to Mudros (Greece) with a cargo of coal, was sunk by the German submarine UC-23 (Johannes Kirchner), 8 miles southeast from Serifopoula Island (Greece) in the Aegean Sea. 3 persons were lost.
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References
- Dounis Ch. Shipwrecks in the Greek Seas. 1900-1950 (vol. A). Athens: Finatec, 2000, p. 555
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Steamer New Zealand Transport – 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/4371.html (accessed 29.5.21).
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WRECKSITE – NEW ZEALAND TRANSPORT CARGO SHIP 1913-1917 [WWW Document], n.d. URL https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?98853 (accessed 29.5.21).
