World War IIDS Dokka

DS Dokka was on a journey in convoy and with ballast from Milford Haven to Quebec. On the 17th of October 1940, the ship was torpedoed by the German U-boat U-93 in position 6046N, 1630W. The aft section was blown away and the Dokka sank in a vertical position within a minute. Nine Norwegians, one Irish, among the killed were the entire machinist crew. Seven sailors jumped overboard and managed to climb on board on rafts. The U-boat went through the wreckage and then called on the crew on the rafts, but disappeared once an escort ship approached. The very same escort ship picked up the survivors.

About DS Dokka

  • Nationality

    Flag Norway

  • Built

    1925

  • Wrecked

    17.10.1940

  • Carrier

    Wiese Hansen,Lorentz, Bergen

  • Tonnage

    1918 dvt

Casualties