DS Brabant

World War IDS Brabant

DS Brabant was struck by a mine and sank on January 15, 1917, laid by the German U-boat UC-43 off Flamborough Head. The ship was en route from Kristiania to London. Two stewardesses and a cook lost their lives in the sinking, as one of the lifeboats capsized. (Sources: Sjøhistorie.no and Med norsk skib i verdenskrigen)

Maritime enquiry: Brabant

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

About DS Brabant

  • Nationality

    11659

  • Built

    1907

  • Wrecked

    15.01.1917

  • Carrier

    Fred Olsen & Co, Kristiania

  • Tonnage

    2000 dvt

Casualties