World War IDS Verjø

DS Verjø was torpedoed by the German U-boat UC-36 on April 27, 1917. The ship was en route from Newport Mon to Nantes, carrying pig iron. Ten people lost their lives in the shipwreck.

(Source: Sjøhistorie.no)

Maritime enquiry: Verjø

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

About DS Verjø

  • Nationality

    11659

  • Built

    1903

  • Wrecked

    27.04.1917

  • Carrier

    Jacob Rabe, Tønsberg

  • Tonnage

    1250 dvt

Casualties