WW1 shipwreck

[Dido]

In a narrative wrotten in 1928 by Greek Admiral Lykoudis, head of the light house service, he mentions that during WW1 and after 1915 an Allied cargo ship was wrecked at Lefteris Reef, between Skiathos and Pilion in Greece. He mentions that the wreck remained on the reef for several years. The photograph is supposed to depict the said vessel. Sorry for the watermark but this is how it was provided. Can someone help identify the lost vessel?

Lefteris reef is notorious for claiming several ships such as the German cargo ship Volos in 1931.

[KizmeRD]

I believe that it was in fact a French ship, grounded there sometime during 1915. It was part of a convoy that was supplying Allied forces in Salonika.

MB

[Dido]

She could be French. But I guess you don't mean the French CEYLAN (see https://forum.pages14-18.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=44261 ) that did went aground in that region in late 1915 but was refloated soon.

Edited 7 August , 2022 by Dido

[KizmeRD]

No, definitely not a hospital ship - a much smaller cargo vessel that remained on the reef for many years.

Here’s another photo…

MB

[Dido]

Yes that's her, I would say somewhere between 1,500-3,000 grt.

[KizmeRD]

Or even less…

The caption that went with the newspaper cutting didn’t specify the name, but if it was part of a Salonika convoy in 1915, then it had to have run aground sometime in October to December that year.

MB