World War IIDS Dagny I
The DS Dagny I was en route from Advent Bay, Svalbard, loaded with coal for Norway. Due to the war, the ship changed course to the United Kingdom with 56 passengers from Advent Bay. Later in the war, off Thorshavn, Faroe Islands, the ship was attacked by a German aircraft on 9 August 1941. Two bombs struck, and one side of the ship was torn open to the waterline. The boilers exploded through damage to the boiler fittings, creating an ear-splitting noise, and the firemen scrambled for their lives up twisted ladders, narrowly avoiding being scalded to death. Two engineers and a donkeyman were killed in the engine room. Around 20 people were on the foredeck as Dagny I slowly burned out. The crew and passengers were rescued by an escort vessel and taken to Thorshavn. Attempts to salvage the ship failed, and on 10 August, the vessel capsized and sank. The rescued were picked up by a British destroyer and taken to Scotland. Five crew members and two passengers perished in the sinking.
About DS Dagny I
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Nationality
Norway
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Built
1916
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Wrecked
09.08.1941
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Carrier
Jacob Kjøde, Bergen
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Tonnage
2200 dvt
