SS Polynesien (1890) explained

SS Polynesien was a French passenger ship that was sunk on 10 August 1918 in the Mediterranean Sea off Valletta, Malta, by a torpedo launched by, captained by Eberhard Weichold.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The ship was en route from Bizerte, Tunisia, to Thessaloniki, Greece. On board was a detachment of cadets and personnel of the Royal 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]

The survivors were taken to Malta and recuperated at Cottonera Hospital.^[5]

External links

• 4855. Polynesien. 1ship.
• http://www.maritimequest.com/daily_event_archive/2010/08_august/10_ss_polynesien.htm

Notes and References

1. http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?58251 SS Polynesien (I) (+1918).
2. http://www.calypsosac.org/dive-sites/19-wrecks-malta/63-le-polynesien Le Polynesien.
3. http://www.pdsa.org.mt/index.php/wrecks/11-diving-locations-content/90-le-polynesien-2 Professional Diving Schools Association.
4. "Serbian Post from Malta" by Milan Radovanović & Slobodan Sokolović, The London Philatelist, Vol. 124, September 2015, No. 1428, pp. 338-341.
5. Pics by Maltese nurse Mary Muscat may be seen here: http://agiusww1.com/page-57/