World War IDS Ravn
DS Ravn was sunk by the German U-boat U-46 on September 29, 1916, off the Kola Peninsula. The ship was en route from Skien to Arkhangelsk carrying ammonium nitrate. Ten people lost their lives in the shipwreck: five disappeared in a lifeboat, and five others died from exhaustion and frostbite. Three people were later rescued. (Sources: Sjøhistorie.no and Med norsk skib i verdenskrigen)
Maritime enquiry: Ravn
(Source: Sjøforklaringer over norske skibes krigsforlis, 1914-1918. B. 1 : 1914, 1915, 1916, via Nb.no)
About DS Ravn
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Nationality
11659
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Built
1904
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Wrecked
29.09.1916
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Carrier
C. T. Gogstad & Co., Kristiania
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Tonnage
2007 dvt
