World War IIDS Bokn
SS Bokn was in a convoy alongside the English channel coast. The ship at the 9th of June 1942 was in docks at Lyme Bay, between Dartmouth and Portland, while she was assaulted by German E-boats. The vessel was hit by a torpedo and sank immediately. Four men floated up up from the undertow and saved themselves on a raft. After a couple of hours adrift they were rescued by a escort vessel and brought to shore in Portsmouth. Nine Norwegians and four Britons perished in the sinking.
About DS Bokn
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Nationality
Norway
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Built
1890
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Wrecked
09.06.1942
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Carrier
Bakkevig,Erik,Haugesund
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Tonnage
900 tdv
