SS Marquette was a British troopship of 7,057 tons which was torpedoed and sunk in the Aegean Sea 36 nautical miles (67 km) south of Salonica, Greece on 23 October 1915 by SM U-35, with the loss of 167 lives.

[7] Survivors included New Zealand surgeons Hugh Acland and Ebenezer Teichelmann and nurses Minnie Jeffery, Mary Looney and Jean Erwin.

[10][11] Casualties included:A naval Court of Enquiry into the sinking was held on the protected cruiser HMS Talbot in Salonika Harbour on 26 October.

In November 1915, New Zealand's governor Lord Liverpool requested future transfers of medical personnel be done by hospital ships if possible.

The ship lies in 90 metres (300 ft) of water approximately 14 miles (23 km) off the shore of Greece, in the Thermaikos Gulf.

In Christchurch a historical display, a memorial service and a lecture were held and St Margaret's College performed a stage play based on the Marquette story, "Roses of No Man's Land".