World War IDS Hundvaagø

DS Hundvaagø was torpedoed by the German U-boat UB-88 on August 4, 1918, off Ile de Groiz. The ship was en route from Bordeaux to Cardiff in ballast (without cargo). Two people lost their lives in the shipwreck. On April 4 of the same year, the ship had been damaged in a torpedo attack but had managed to stay afloat. (Source: Sjøhistorie.no)

Maritime enquiry: Hundvaagø

(Source: Sjøforklaringer over norske skibes krigsforlis, 1914-1918. B. 4 : 1918, via Nb.no)

About DS Hundvaagø

  • Nationality

    11659

  • Built

    1915

  • Wrecked

    04.08.1918

  • Carrier

    Henrik Østervold, Bergen

  • Tonnage

    3050 dvt

Casualties