World War ISteel full-rigged ship Najade

Steel full-rigged ship Najade was torpedoed by the German U-boat U-59 on March 21, 1917, off the coast of the Faroe Islands. The ship was en route from Galveston to Denmark, carrying a cargo of oil cakes. The entire crew of 21 lost their lives in the shipwreck.

Maritime enquiry: Najade

(Source: Sjøforklaringer over norske skibes krigsforlis, 1914-1918. B. 2 : 1ste halvaar 1917, via Nb.no)

About Steel full-rigged ship Najade

  • Nationality

    11659

  • Built

    1888

  • Wrecked

    21.03.1917

  • Carrier

    S. Marcussen, Kristiania

  • Tonnage

    1773 brt

Casualties