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The SS Marquette was a British passenger steamship launched in 1898 that was requisitioned for use as a troop transport during World War I. On October 23, 1915, the vessel was torpedoed and sunk in the Aegean Sea by the German submarine SM U-35. The attack resulted in the deaths of 167 people, primarily members of the New Zealand Medical Corps and their attendants.
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What was the SS Marquette originally built to do?
The SS Marquette was a British passenger steamship launched in 1898. During World War I, it was requisitioned and used as a troop transport.
When and where was the SS Marquette sunk?
The ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Aegean Sea on October 23, 1915. The sinking occurred during World War I while the Marquette was serving as a transport.
Which submarine sank the SS Marquette?
The attack was carried out by the German submarine SM U-35. It struck the British transport in the Aegean Sea in 1915.
Why is the SS Marquette remembered as a shipwreck?
Its loss combined a passenger ship's earlier history with its wartime role as a troop transport. The 1915 torpedoing caused deaths and made the Marquette part of the Aegean's World War I shipwreck history.
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