SS Sainte Marguerite

SS Sainte Marguerite, built by Ateliers & Chantiers de France, Dunkerque in 1913 and owned at the time of her loss by Daher & Cie., Marseille, was a French steamer of 3908 tons. During WWI she was used as a troop transport in the Dardanelles (Turkey). On October 2nd, 1915, Sainte Marguerite was sunk by the German submarine U-33 (Konrad Gansser), 20 miles southwest of Cerigo Island, Greece.

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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.