SS Athen was a German merchant ship lost off Portland Bill in the English Channel in 1906.

[1][2] The steam cargo ship was originally built in 1893 as yard number 406 by British builders Richardson, Duck & Co., located in Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees.

The ship sank on 18 March 1906 as the result of a collision on passage from Cardiff for Antwerp with patent fuel when collided with the British steamer SS Thor off Portland Bill.

The wreck today lies at a minimum depth of 51 metres and a max of 57, about 8–10 miles south-east off Portland Bill.

HAPAG crockery has been recovered from the wreck as has her stern dolphin binnacle and builders plate.