SS Polynesien (1890)
SS Polynesien
Milunka Savić, who survived the sinking of the Polynesien.
SS Polynesien was a French passenger ship that was sunk on 10 August 1918 in the Mediterranean Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) off Valletta, Malta, by a torpedo launched by SM UC-22, captained by Eberhard Weichold.[1][2][3]
The ship was on route from Bizerte, Tunisia, to Thessaloniki, Greece. On board was a detachment of cadets and personnel of the Serbian army, including Serb heroine Milunka Savić. Most of the cadets survived the sinking, as did Savić, but eleven crew members and six passengers died.[4]
References
- ↑ SS Polynesien (I) (+1918). Wreck Site. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ↑ Le Polynesien. Calypso Sub-Aqua Club. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ↑ Professional Diving Schools Association. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ↑ "Serbian Post from Malta" by Milan Radovanović & Slobodan Sokolović, The London Philatelist, Vol. 124, September 2015, No. 1428, pp. 338-341.
See also
External links
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit during WWI: Polynesien". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net.
- http://www.maritimequest.com/daily_event_archive/2010/08_august/10_ss_polynesien.htm
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