SS Sibiria explained

SS Sibiria was a German general cargo ship built in 1894. Originally named Hertha, she was bought by the Hamburg America Line in 1898.^[1]

In December 1902, Sibiria was chartered by the German German: [[Kaiserliche Marine]] (Imperial Navy) to serve as a collier in support of the East American Cruiser Division during the Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903. These operations continued into January 1903.^[2]

In May 1915 she was bought by an American company, the Atlantic Fruit Company.^[1] She foundered on 20 November 1916 on the Goodwin Sands in the English Channel. This elicited controversy in the British Press, as regards her legal status under the Trading with the Enemy Act 1914.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Steer . Robert . SS Sibiria - Forgotten Wrecks of the First World War . forgottenwrecks.maritimearchaeologytrust.org . Maritime Archaeology Trust . 2 June 2019.
2. Book: Hildebrand . Hans H. . Röhr . Albert . Steinmetz . Hans-Otto . 1993 . Die Deutschen Kriegsschiffe: Biographien: ein Spiegel der Marinegeschichte von 1815 bis zur Gegenwart (Band 8) . The German Warships: Biographies: A Reflection of Naval History from 1815 to the Present (Vol. 8) . de . Mundus Verlag . Ratingen . amp . 43–44 .