World War IIMS Eidsvold

MS Eidsvold was torpedoed on January 20, 1942, by the Japanese U-boat I-159 off Christmas Island. All crew members were safely brought ashore on Christmas Island. The wreck of Eidsvold can still be observed from land.

About MS Eidsvold

  • Nationality

    Flag Norway

  • Built

    1934

  • Wrecked

    20.01.1942

  • Carrier

    Sverre Ditlev Simonsen, Oslo

  • Tonnage

    8330 dvt

Casualties