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SS Ovid, built by J. L. Thompson & Sons, Ltd., Sunderland in 1902 and owned at the time of her loss by Shakespeare Shipping Co. Ltd. (Glover Bros.), London, was a British steamer of 4159 tons. On November 25th, 1917, Ovid, on a voyage from Bombay (India) to the Mediterranean with Admiralty cargo, was sunk by the German submarine UC-74 (Wilhelm Marschall), 65 miles from Suda Bay, Greece. 2 persons were lost.
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References
- Dounis Ch. Shipwrecks in the Greek Seas. 1900-1950 (vol. A). Athens: Finatec, 2000, p. 557
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Steamer Ovid – 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/4625.html (accessed 9.11.21).
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WRECKSITE – OVID CARGO SHIP 1902-1917 [WWW Document], n.d. URL https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?159793 (accessed 9.11.21).
