World War IDS Vav

DS Vav was sunk on December 4th, 1917, by the German U-boat UB-80 near the Lizard, off Black Head. The ship was en route from Glasgow to Le Havre with a cargo of steel. Nineteen people lost their lives in the shipwreck. (Source: Sjøhistorie.no)

Maritime enquiry: Vav

(Source: Sjøforklaringer over norske skibes krigsforlis, 1914-1918. B. 3 : 2det halvaar 1917, via Nb.no)

About DS Vav

  • Nationality

    11659

  • Built

    1916

  • Wrecked

    04.12.1917

  • Carrier

    Halfdan Ditlev-Simonsen, Kristiania

  • Tonnage

    1256 brt

Casualties