SS Oria 1944
Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).
Key facts
| Name | SS Oria | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1944 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | Second World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | steamship | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | Norway | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Conflict | World War II | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | Sea of Crete | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Greece | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 4 km from land |
| Position | 37.6500, 23.9833 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
SS Oria was a Norwegian steamer that sank on 12 February 1944, causing the death of some 4,095 Italian prisoners of war, 21 Greeks and 15 Germans. It was one of the worst maritime disasters in history, and the worst maritime disaster caused by the sinking of a single ship in the Mediterranean Sea.
Location
- Recorded position: 37.6500, 23.9833 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Sea of Crete
- Nearest coast: Greece
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article SS Oria (1920) (revision 1342172275), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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