SS Kurtuluş

SS Kurtuluş
History
Turkey
NameSS Teşvikiye (1924–1930), SS Bülent (1930–1934), SS Kurtuluş (1934–1942), also see register below
BuilderCaird & Purdie Shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England
Launched8 May 1883
In service1883
Out of service20 January 1942
HomeportIstanbul
FateSank on 20 January 1942 off Marmara Island
General characteristics
Length75.5 m (247 ft 8 in)
Capacity2,735

SS Kurtuluş was a Turkish cargo ship which became famous for her humanitarian role in carrying food aid during the famine Greece suffered under the Axis occupation in World War II. She sank on 20 February 1942 in the Sea of Marmara during her fifth voyage from Istanbul, Turkey to Piraeus, Greece. In Turkish, kurtuluş means "liberation".