World War IDS Canis

DS Canis was torpedoed by the German U-boat U-60 on July 30, 1917, west of Holmengrå. The ship was en route from Tyne to Bergen, carrying a cargo of coal. Two people lost their lives in the shipwreck. (Source: Sjøhistorie.no)

Maritime enquiry: Canis

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

About DS Canis

  • Nationality

    11659

  • Built

    1911

  • Wrecked

    30.07.1917

  • Carrier

    Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab, Bergen

  • Tonnage

    664 dvt

Casualties