World War IDS Tore Jarl

DS Tore Jarl was torpedoed by the German U-boat UC-49 on May 7, 1915. The ship was en route from Newcastle to Trondheim carrying coal, mail, and 27 passengers. One of the passengers, Olaf Johansen Berglund (born in 1849, originally from Sweden, residing in Råel near Tønsberg), lost his life in the shipwreck.

(Sources: Sjøhistorie.no and Sem og Slagen: en bygdebok. B. 1 D. 2: Gårdshistorie Slagen sogn)

Maritime enquiry: Tore Jarl

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

About DS Tore Jarl

  • Nationality

    11659

  • Built

    1903

  • Wrecked

    07.05.1917

  • Carrier

    Det Nordenfjeldske Dampskibsselskab, Trondheim

  • Tonnage

    1256 brt

Casualties

No casualties found for this ship.