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SS Ville De La Ciotat, built by Messageries Maritimes, La Ciotat in 1892 and owned at the time of her loss by Messageries Maritimes, Marseille, was a French passenger steamer of 6431 tons. On December 24th, 1915, Ville De La Ciotat, on a voyage from Shanghai (China) to Marseille (France), was sunk by the German submarine U-34 (Claus Rücker), 105 miles southwest of Cape Matapan (Greece). There were no casualties. Other sources mention 82 killed.
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References
- Dounis Ch. Shipwrecks in the Greek Seas. 1900-1950 (vol. A). Athens: Finatec, 2000, p. 585
- Passenger steamer Ville De La Ciotat – 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/6349.html (accessed 18.11.21).
- WRECKSITE – VILLE DE LA CIOTAT OCEAN LINER 1892-1915 [WWW Document], n.d. URL https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?58907 (accessed 18.11.21).
