DS Drot

World War IDS Drot

DS Drot was set on fire by the German U-boat U-96 on November 26, 1917, off Lundy Island. A British patrol boat managed to drive away the U-boat, but the ship later sank. The ship was en route from Baltimore to La Pallice, carrying railway tracks and tobacco. Two people lost their lives in the shipwreck. (Sources: Sjøhistorie.no and Med norsk skib i verdenskrigen)

Maritime enquiry: Drot

(Source: Sjøforklaringer over norske skibes krigsforlis, 1914-1918. B. 3 : 2det halvaar 1917, via Nb.no)

About DS Drot

  • Nationality

    11659

  • Built

    1891

  • Wrecked

    26.11.1917

  • Carrier

    S. M. Kühle & Søn, Bergen

  • Tonnage

    4125 dvt

Casualties