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SS Spetzai, built by W. Gray & Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool in 1891 and owned at the time of her loss by Coutzis Bros., Piraeus, was a Greek steamer of 1.904 tons. On September 8th, 1916, Spetzai, on a voyage from Cyprus to Liverpool (UK), was sunk by the German submarine UB-47 (Wolfgang Steinbauer), 60 miles west of Cape Matapan (Greece). There were no casualties.
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References
- Dounis Ch. Shipwrecks in the Greek Seas. 1900-1950 (vol. A). Athens: Finatec, 2000, p. 442
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Steamer Spetzai – 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/6891.html (accessed 12.9.21).
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WRECKSITE – SPETZAI CARGO SHIP 1891-1916 [WWW Document], n.d. URL https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?133454 (accessed 12.9.21).
