World War IDS Vinæs

DS Vinæs was torpedoed by the German U-boat UB-32 on June 8, 1917. The ship was en route from Swansea to Rouen in France with a cargo of coal. Nine people lost their lives in the shipwreck.

(Source: Sjøhistorie.no)

Maritime enquiry: Vinæs

(Source: Sjøforklaringer over norske skibes krigsforlis, 1914-1918. B. 2 : 1ste halvaar 1917, via Nb.no)

About DS Vinæs

  • Nationality

    11659

  • Built

    1916

  • Wrecked

    08.06.1917

  • Carrier

    Sjur & Johannes Lothe, Haugesund

  • Tonnage

    1680 dvt

Casualties