World War IDS Pluton
DS Pluton was sunk by the German U-boat UB-31 on September 9, 1917. The ship was en route from Port Talbot to Rouen, France, carrying a cargo of coal. Ten people lost their lives in the shipwreck. Two lifeboats were launched from the sinking ship, and it is believed that one of the lifeboats, with the ten missing individuals, was destroyed in a subsequent explosion. (Sources: Sjøhistorie.no and Med norsk skib i verdenskrigen)
Maritime enquiry: Pluton
(Source: Sjøforklaringer over norske skibes krigsforlis, 1914-1918. B. 3 : 2det halvaar 1917, via Nb.no)
About DS Pluton
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Nationality
11659
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Built
1889
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Wrecked
09.09.1917
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Carrier
Karl A. Thorbjørnsen, Kristiania
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Tonnage
1449 brt
