World War IDS Ren
DS Ren disappeared without a trace in October 1917. The ship left Rouen in France on October 27th, bound for Tyne in ballast. The entire crew of 16 and the British pilot John Ferguson perished in the incident, presumably due to a mine explosion.
(Sources: Sjøhistorie.no, cwgc.org and Med norsk skib i verdenskrigen)
About DS Ren
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Nationality
11659
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Built
1903
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Wrecked
Oktober 1917
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Carrier
Thorvald Hansen, Lyngør
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Tonnage
1420 dvt
