World War IMS Castor II

MS Castor II departed from Sunderland on March 9, 1919, loaded with coal and bound for Porsgrunn. On March 11, the ship was struck by a mine in the North Sea, and the entire crew of 8 lost their lives. One of the deceased was later found aboard a drifting lifeboat in the North Sea, a few days after the incident.

About MS Castor II

  • Nationality

    11659

  • Built

    -

  • Wrecked

    11.03.1919

  • Carrier

    Gustav Pedersen, Lillesand

  • Tonnage

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Casualties