World War IIDS Silja The DS Silja was torpedoed on 10 February 1940 by the German U-boat U-37. The vessel had departed Gibraltar on 5 February, bound for Bergen. The entire crew of 16 men perished in the sinking, 14 from Norway and two from Estonia. About DS Silja Nationality Norway Built 1919 Wrecked 10.02.1940 Carrier Sandaas,K. ,Kragerø Tonnage 1950 dvt Casualties World War II August Liig Born: 17.08.1913 Position: Ordinary seaman Read More World War II Aleksei Tilts Born: 06.10.1911 Position: Able seaman Read More World War II Kåre Fritjof Berg Born: 21.12.1913 Position: Messegutt Read More World War II Thomas Ingemann Andersen Born: 02.03.1890 Position: Matros Read More World War II Einar Sofus Sørensen Born: 22.01.1911 Position: Stuert Read More World War II Kaare Svendsen Born: 11.02.1940 Position: Byssegutt Read More World War II Nils Pedersen Born: 29.07.1918 Position: Jungmann Read More World War II Johan Meidel Pedersen Born: 01.03.1903 Position: 1. Styrmann Read More World War II Nils Kristiansen Born: 09.07.1907 Position: Fyrbøter Read More World War II Kristian Jul Kristensen Born: 25.12.1909 Position: Fyrbøter Read More World War II Ludvig Karlsen Born: 20.03.1875 Position: 2. Maskinist Read More World War II Knut Jensen Born: 19.02.1891 Position: Skipsfører Read More World War II Kristian Andreas Hjertaas Born: 20.08.1892 Position: Maskinsjef Read More World War II Ragnvald Thomas Hansen Born: 06.06.1921 Position: Dekksgutt Read More World War II Gudmand Thomas Hansen Born: 22.10.1889 Position: Styrmann Read More World War II Emerich Elki Born: 24.10.1904 Position: Fyrbøter Read More Read more on Krigsseilerregisteret.no