DS Kaparika

World War IDS Kaparika

DS Kaparika was torpedoed by the German U-boat UC-77 in the North Sea on May 6, 1917. The ship was en route from Blyth to Sarpsborg, carrying a cargo of coal. One person lost his life in the shipwreck. (Source: Sjøhistorie.no)

Maritime enquiry: Kaparika

(Source: Sjøforklaringer over norske skibes krigsforlis, 1914-1918. B. 2 : 1ste halvaar 1917, via Nb.no)

About DS Kaparika

  • Nationality

    11659

  • Built

    1894

  • Wrecked

    06.05.1917

  • Carrier

    Carl Wildhagen, Sandefjord

  • Tonnage

    1232 brt

Casualties