SS Princess Alberta

On February 21st, 1917, Princess Alberta, on a voyage from Stavros (Thessaloniki, Greece) to Mudros (Lemnos, Greece), was sunk by a mine from the German submarine UC-23.

References
  • Dounis Ch. Shipwrecks in the Greek Seas. 1900-1950 (vol. A). Athens: Finatec, 2000, p. 563
  • Fleet Messenger Princess Alberta – 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/4919.html (accessed 8.2.21).
  • WRECKSITE – PRINCESS ALBERTA PASSENGER/CARGO SHIP 1905-1917 [WWW Document], n.d. URL https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?15688 (accessed 8.2.21).
Author: Elpida Katopodi

Elpida Katopodi is a graduate of the Department of Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art with a Master's in Naval and Underwater Archeology (Universidad de Cádiz, CEI. MAR). She is a scuba diver and has been involved in the research activities of the U.S.T. since 2019.