SS Tanais 1941
Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).
Key facts
| Name | SS Tanais | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1941 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | Second World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | steamship | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | War action | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Sea / ocean | Sea of Crete | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Greece | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 25 km from land |
| Position | 35.5833, 25.1833 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
SS Tanais (Greek: Τάναϊς), mistakenly referred to as Danae or Danais (Δανάη / Δαναΐς), was a British-built, Greek-owned cargo ship requisitioned by the German occupation forces in Greece in World War II. On 9 June 1944, Royal Navy submarine HMS Vivid torpedoed it off Heraklion, Crete, with Tanais sinking in just 12 seconds. Almost everyone onboard died, including hundreds of deported Cretan Jews and Christians as well as Italian PoWs who were onboard. Sources differ as to the number of people who perished in the sinking; estimates vary between 425 and 1,000.
Location
- Recorded position: 35.5833, 25.1833 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Sea of Crete
- Nearest coast: Greece
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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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