World War IDS Leka
DS Leka was sunk by the German U-boat UC-71 on September 24, 1917, east of Flamborough Head. The ship was en route from Santander to Sunderland, carrying a cargo of iron ore. Seventeen people lost their lives in the shipwreck. The helmsman and the lookout were rescued as the only survivors by a British minesweeper. (Sources: Sjøhistorie.no and “Med norsk skib i verdenskrigen”)
Maritime enquiry: Leka
(Source: Sjøforklaringer over norske skibes krigsforlis, 1914-1918. B. 3 : 2det halvaar 1917, via Nb.no)
About DS Leka
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Nationality
11659
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Built
1892
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Wrecked
24.09.1917
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Carrier
C. T. Gogstad., Kristiania
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Tonnage
1845 brt
