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SS Sailor Prince, built by W. Dobson & Co., Newcastle in 1901 and owned at the time of her loss by Prince Line, Ltd. (James Knott), Newcastle, was a British steamer of 3144 tons. On October 2nd, 1915, Sailor Prince, on a voyage from Cyprus to Leith (Scotland) with a cargo of locust beans, was sunk by the German submarine U-39 (Walter Forstmann), 56 miles off Cape Sidero, Crete (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. 571
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Steamer Sailor Prince – 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/5301.html (accessed 11.10.21).
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WRECKSITE – SAILOR PRINCE CARGO SHIP 1901-1915 [WWW Document], n.d. URL https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?144482 (accessed 11.10.21).
