DS Borgsten

World War IDS Borgsten

DS Borgsten was torpedoed on December 19, 1917, by the German U-boat UC-64. The ship was en route from Rouen, France, to Newport Mon in ballast. Two people lost their lives in the sinking. (Source: Sjøhistorie.no)

Maritime enquiry: Borgsten

(Source: Sjøforklaringer over norske skibes krigsforlis, 1914-1918. B. 3 : 2det halvaar 1917, via Nb.no)

About DS Borgsten

  • Nationality

    11659

  • Built

    1913

  • Wrecked

    19.12.1917

  • Carrier

    Petter Olsen, Kristiania

  • Tonnage

    2730 dvt

Casualties