World War IIDS Gimle

The DS Gimle was torpedoed on 4 December 1939 by the German U-boat U-31 in the North Sea. The vessel was en route from Hartlepool to Gothenburg with a cargo of coal. Three men lost their lives in the sinking, and one later died from his injuries.

About DS Gimle

  • Nationality

    -

  • Built

    1916

  • Wrecked

    04.12.1939

  • Carrier

    Torstensen,Erling, Arendal

  • Tonnage

    2030 dvt

Casualties