Veria:
The Veria was a steel hulled steam cargo ship of 3,229 Grt built at Armstrong, Whitworth & Co., Ltd., Newcastle, England for the Cunard Steam Ship co., Ltd., Liverpool. She was launched 15 November 1898 and completed in April 1899 with a length of 100.8 meters, 13.8 meters in beam, powered by a a triple-expansion steam engine which provided 361 Nhp to a single screw. Cruising speed of 10.5 knots. The ship had a single funnel and 2 masts, and was able to carry 2,150 tons in cargo. The ship was operated on the Mediterranean route in 1899 as a "Combi-cargo" vessel. In 1914 the ship was hired as a MoWT vessel, defensively armed, and used as a troop transport ship in WWI for the Royal Navy.
The Veria (date unknown)
On 07 December 1915, while steaming in ballast on the Patras-Alexandria route, the Veria was captured by German submarine U-39 (Walter Forstmann) approximately 24 miles Northwest-by-West of Alexandria and was subsequently scuttled at position 31.30N/29.28E in approximately 800+ meters of water by the U-boat crew using four bombs attached to the ship's hull. Master and Chief Engineer were taken prisoner. (What happened to the rest of the crew?)
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