World War IDS Imo

The whale factory ship DS Imo was damaged in the major explosion accident in Halifax Harbor on December 5, 1917. Six crew members and one pilot lost their lives in the
accident. The ship later sank in 1921, off the Falkland Islands.

(Sources: sjohistorie.no og Morgenbladet 05.01.18)

About DS Imo

  • Nationality

    11659

  • Built

    1889

  • Wrecked

    -

  • Carrier

    Rich. Osmundsen, Kristiania

  • Tonnage

    3405 brt

Casualties