World War IDS Krosfond
DS Krosfond was torpedoed by the German U-boat UB-57 on November 22, 1917, off Manacle buoy. The ship was en route from Newport Mon to Rouen, France, carrying a cargo of coal. Fifteen people lost their lives in the shipwreck, and five were later rescued by British vessels. (Sources: uboat.net and “Med norsk skib i verdenskrigen“)
Maritime enquiry: Krosfond
(Source: Sjøforklaringer over norske skibes krigsforlis, 1914-1918. B. 3 : 2det halvaar 1917, via Nb.no)
About DS Krosfond
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Nationality
11659
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Built
1904
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Wrecked
22.11.1917
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Carrier
Sigval Bergesen, Stavanger
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Tonnage
1707 brt
