Steel barque Silius

World War ISteel barque Silius

Steel barque Silius was torpedoed by the German U-boat UB-18 on March 9, 1916, off the coast of Le Havre. The ship was en route from New York to Le Havre, carrying a cargo of barley and grain. Three people lost their lives in the shipwreck.

Maritime enquiry: Silius

(Source: Sjøforklaringer over norske skibes krigsforlis, 1914-1918. B. 1 : 1914, 1915, 1916, via Nb.no)

About Steel barque Silius

  • Nationality

    11659

  • Built

    1895

  • Wrecked

    09.03.1916

  • Carrier

    S. O. Stray, Kristiansand

  • Tonnage

    1559 brt

Casualties