Turkia
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Livorno
was laid down at Earles Shipbuilding & Engineering in
England, and was launched in December 1909. The year after
she was put in service for Wilson lines. In 1935 she
was sold to Hellenic Lines in Greece and was renamed to
Turkia. At the start of second world war she was put in
service transporting war material. Under a journey from
New York to Greece loaded with vehicles, weapons and
explosive, she caught fire in the Suez canal 17. May 1942.
Due to her dangerous cargo the crew abandoned ship, and
not long after the cargo exploded. The wreck rest today on
a depth of approximately 15 to 25 meter standing on her
keel near Zafarana light.
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 Picture: Turkia From the e-book "Suez Wrecks" by Peter Collingsi Last updated: April 2019 |
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