World War IIMT Orkanger
The Norwegian MT Orkanger was en route from Abadan to Malta with a full cargo of fuel oil when the vessel was torpedoed in the Mediterranean on 12 June 1940 by the Italian U-boat Naiade in position 31°42’N 28°50’E. The oil cargo was immediately sprayed across the entire ship, and the deck was torn apart. As the next torpedo struck, one of the lifeboats was alongside the vessel; four men in the boat were killed and five were wounded. The survivors were rescued by a Spanish vessel and brought to Alexandria. One of the wounded died in hospital on 17 June. Orkanger was the first Norwegian ship to be sunk by an Italian U-boat.
About MT Orkanger
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Nationality
Norway
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Built
1928
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Wrecked
12.06.1940
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Carrier
Westfal-Larsen & Co, Bergen
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Tonnage
11610 dvt
