SS Tubantia [SEP] manufacturer
SS Tubantia
SS "Tubantia" was an ocean liner for Royal Holland Lloyd () built in 1913 by Alexander Stephen and Sons of Glasgow. She was built as a fast mail and passenger steamer for service between the Netherlands and South America. "Tubantia" was a sister ship of , also of Royal Holland Lloyd.
"Tubantia" was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine on 16 March 1916. As a vessel of the neutral Netherlands, her sinking caused great fury amongst the Dutch public. The Germans initially claimed
sunk in the same manner as the three sunk the previous July. Shortly after, Neumann was transferred to command in early March, and was replaced by Oberleutnant zur See Arthur Metz, who had been in command of for the preceding month.
Second submarine offensive SS "Tubantia".
Shortly after 02:30 on 16 March, a torpedo from "UB-13" struck the starboard side of the neutral Dutch ocean liner , which was at anchor near the North Hinder Lightship, about off the Dutch coast. The Royal Holland Lloyd (