World War IIDS Risøy

SS Risøy was en route in a coastal convoy from Southampton to Swansea with 450 tons of scrap iron when, on March 20, 1942, the ship was attacked twice by German aircraft. The attack occurred north of Trevose Head, where the vessel was struck by a bomb in hold number 3. Risøy sank slowly. First Engineer Sigurd Wathne was blown overboard from the boat deck and, in a severely injured state, was rescued by a nearby English ship. Wathne was brought to Swansea, where he died on March 26 in the hospital.

About DS Risøy

  • Nationality

    Flag Norway

  • Built

    1918

  • Wrecked

    20.03.1942

  • Carrier

    Nordahl Saanum, O., Mandal

  • Tonnage

    1020 dvt

Casualties