World War IDS Storstad
DS Storstad was involved in a collision with the British passenger ship SS Empress of Ireland in May 1914, which resulted in the sinking of the passenger ship with 1,011 people onboard. On March 8, 1917, Storstad was fired upon and subsequently torpedoed by the German U-boat U-62. The ship was en route from Buenos Aires to Rotterdam carrying corn for the Belgian Relief organization of the Red Cross. Three people lost their lives in the shipwreck. (Sources: Sjøhistorie.no)
Maritime enquiry: Storstad
(Source: Sjøforklaringer over norske skibes krigsforlis, 1914-1918. B. 2 : 1ste halvaar 1917, via Nb.no)
About DS Storstad
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Nationality
11659
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Built
1911
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Wrecked
08.03.1917
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Carrier
A. F. Klaveness & Co., Kristiania
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Tonnage
6028 brt
