DS Fantoft

World War IDS Fantoft

DS Fantoft was struck by a mine on February 9, 1918, by a mine from the German U-boat UC-69 off Belle Island. The ship was en route from Cardiff to Bordeaux, carrying a cargo of coal. Six people lost their lives in the shipwreck. (Source: Sjøhistorie.no)

Maritime enquiry: Fantoft

(Source: Sjøforklaringer over norske skibes krigsforlis, 1914-1918. B. 4 : 1918, via Nb.no)

About DS Fantoft

  • Nationality

    11659

  • Built

    1898

  • Wrecked

    09.02.1918

  • Carrier

    Rasmus F. Olsen, Bergen

  • Tonnage

    1034 brt

Casualties