World War IDS Frithjof Eide

DS Frithjof Eide was torpedoed by the German U-boat UB-75 on November 9, 1917, off Flamborough Head. The ship was en route from Skien to London via Bergen and Lerwick, carrying saltpeter. Ten members of the crew and a British pilot lost their lives in the shipwreck. (Source: Sjøhistorie.no)

Maritime enquiry: Frithjof Eide

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

About DS Frithjof Eide

  • Nationality

    11659

  • Built

    1904

  • Wrecked

    09.11.1917

  • Carrier

    Birger Pedersen & Søn, Haugesund

  • Tonnage

    2100 dvt

Casualties