World War IIDS Telnes

The DS Telnes departed New York on 9 January 1940 with a general cargo bound for the Netherlands and Belgium. On 19 January, the vessel was torpedoed by the German U-boat U-55 northwest of the Orkneys. The entire crew of 18 men perished in the sinking.

About DS Telnes

  • Nationality

    Flag Norway

  • Built

    1936

  • Wrecked

    09.01.1940

  • Carrier

    Kristian Jebsen, Bergen

  • Tonnage

    2550 dvt

Casualties