World War IIDS Hvoslef

On the 11th of March 1942, the SS Hvoslef was torpedoed by the German uboat U-94 , 2 nautical miles east of Fenwicks Island on the brink of the mouth of Delaware. Four Norwegians and two Swedes were killed. The remaining crew, 14 men, kept themselves afloat in a destroyed lifeboat until they were saved 14 hours later.

About DS Hvoslef

  • Nationality

    Flag Norway

  • Built

    1927

  • Wrecked

    11.03.1942

  • Carrier

    Helmer Staubo, Kristiania/Oslo

  • Tonnage

    2140 dvt

Casualties