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SS Niki, built by D. J. Dunlop & Co., Port Glasgow in 1888 and owned at the time of her loss by Hellenic Co. of Maritime Enterprises, Piraeus, was a Greek steamer of 511 tons. On October 9th, 1917, Niki was sunk by the German submarine UB-48 (Wolfgang Steinbauer), 30 miles north of Cape Matapan (Greece). There were no casualties. Raised and repaired around 1929/1930 and continued as the Niki SS owned since that time by Stavros F. Plytas, Salonica, Greece.
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References
- Dounis Ch. Shipwrecks in the Greek Seas. 1900-1950 (vol. A). Athens: Finatec, 2000, p. 369
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Steamer Niki – 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/4397.html (accessed 15.10.21).
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WRECKSITE – NIKI PASSENGER/CARGO SHIP 1888-1917 [WWW Document], n.d. URL https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?159244 (accessed 15.10.21).
