World War IDS Pollux
DS Pollux was sunk by the German U-boat UC-45 on March 18, 1917, in the North Sea. The ship was en route from Newcastle to Bergen, carrying general cargo and 20 passengers. Eight crew members and eight passengers lost their lives in the shipwreck. The last lifeboat arrived at Lerwick after three days.
Passengers who lost their lives in the sinking of DS Pollux:
- Rolf Whist, Deputy Director of Norsk Lloyd, Oslo
- Carl Adolf Pedersen, Sandefjord
- Georg J. Johannesen, Engineer, Larvik
- Sverre Hope, Bergen
- Olaf Eriksen, First Mate
- Ivar Tuvasson, Master, Landskrona, Sweden
- Mr. E. Brook, United Kingdom
- Mrs. M. W. Brook, United Kingdom
(Source: Sjøhistorie.no)
Maritime enquiry: Pollux
(Source: Sjøforklaringer over norske skibes krigsforlis, 1914-1918. B. 2 : 1ste halvaar 1917, via Nb.no)
About DS Pollux
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Nationality
11659
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Built
1907
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Wrecked
18.03.1917
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Carrier
Det Bergenske Dampskipsselskap, Bergen
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Tonnage
1450 dvt
