The legendary history of the ship that sank 106 years ago in Crete.
Hidden at the bottom of her vagina Soudathe shipwreck of the cruise ship and later warship Minnewaska III, lies here for 106 years, at a depth of 23 meters. Legend has it that the ship is “cursed” as it is the third Minnewaska to sink.
The Minnewaska III was a British cruise ship that was completed on April 24, 1909, while its first voyage took place on May 1, 1909, seven days after its completion.
In February 1915 the ship was commanded by the British Navy and armed with a powerful machine gun at its stern made 5 voyages transporting troops and artillery to the Dardanelles.
In the his last voyage was on November 29, 1916 starting from the gulf of Souda, where he had tied for various works and supplies and destination Thessaloniki, he fell into a floating mine at the northwestern exit from the gulf of Souda. The collision created a huge crack in the bottom and the ship began to sink.
Cool, Captain Thomas Gates instructed the engine room to fill the steam engines and, maneuvering successfully, managed to land the ship where it was still resting.
That day 1,800 people were on boardthe 1,600 soldiers and the rest of the personnel, of whom, according to testimonies, 3-4 were drowned.
The evacuation of the ship lasted only 2 hours and the men were rescued without further losses.
