World War IDS Solbakken
DS Solbakken was sunk by the German U-boat UC-24 on February 4, 1917. The ship was en route from Buenos Aires to Cherbourg carrying a cargo of wheat. The U-boat towed the two lifeboats towards France, but one of the lifeboats drifted away and was never found again. The remaining lifeboat reached Gijon after four days. Prior to the sinking, there had been a poor inspection of the lifeboat equipment, resulting in limited food and water supplies in the lifeboats. Fifteen people lost their lives in the shipwreck. (Sources: Sjøhistorie.no and Med norsk skib i verdenskrigen)
Maritime enquiry: Solbakken
(Source: Sjøforklaringer over norske skibes krigsforlis, 1914-1918. B. 2 : 1ste halvaar 1917, via Nb.no)
About DS Solbakken
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Nationality
11659
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Built
1895
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Wrecked
04.02.1917
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Carrier
Olaf Fretheim Olsen, Bergen
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Tonnage
2616 brt
