World War IDS Skarpsno

DS Skarpsno was torpedoed on June 2nd, 1917, by the German U-boat UC-72 in the Bay of Biscay. The ship was en route from Bordeaux to Santander in ballast. Seventeen people lost their lives in the shipwreck. (Source: Sjøhistorie.no)

Maritime enquiry: Skarpsno

(Source: Sjøforklaringer over norske skibes krigsforlis, 1914-1918. B. 2 : 1ste halvaar 1917, via Nb.no)

About DS Skarpsno

  • Nationality

    11659

  • Built

    1889

  • Wrecked

    02.06.1917

  • Carrier

    H.G. Melsom, Tønsberg

  • Tonnage

    2800 dvt

Casualties