World War IIDS Gunda

SS Gunda was torpedoed on November 19th 1942 by the German U-boat U-181 at the coordinates 2540S and 3353E, outside of Durban. Four Norwegians, one Pole, one Swede, 29 Indians, two Sudanese and one Chinese perished in the sinking. Eight Indian sailors on a raft survived.

 

About DS Gunda

  • Nationality

    Flag Norway

  • Built

    1919

  • Wrecked

    19.11.1942

  • Carrier

    Einar Lange, Oslo

  • Tonnage

    3625 dvt

Casualties