SS Justicia

In November 1916, a mine sank the hospital ship HMHS Britannic, which left White Star Line with enough crew to work Justicia. White Star's engineer officers and men, unlike those of Cunard, were experienced with "combination machinery" such as that in Justicia. The Shipping Controller therefore transferred Justicia to the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company (White Star Line). However, the ship was not renamed to conform with White Star policy of giving its ships names ending with -ic. E.g. Titanic.
On 19 July 1918 Justicia left Belfast for New York. 20 miles off Skerryvore, Scotland, UB-64 hit her with one torpedo. Justicia developed a list, but the watertight doors in her bulkheads were closed in time and kept her afloat. The tug Sonia took Justicia in tow, heading for Lough Swilly.
The next morning, 20 July, UB-124 found Justicia and hit her amidships with two torpedoes, killing either 10 to16 of her engine room crew. Her surviving crew were evacuated, and by noon she rolled onto her starboard side and sank. The destroyers HMS Marne, Milbrook, and Pigeon depth charged UB-124, forcing her to the surface, and then sank her by gunfire.
Today, I dived the bow section of the Justicia, which lies in 70metres of water off Malin Head.
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