Andre verdenskrigDT Davanger
DT Davanger var på reise i konvoi fra Curacao til Liverpool med nesten 10.000 tonn brenselolje. Davanger ble torpedert 11. oktober 1940 av den tyske ubåten U-48 i posisjon 57N og 1910W i sørlig storm og opprørt hav. Fire mann fikk låret babords livbåt, men måtte straks skyve fra og kappe linen for ikke å bli knust mot skipssiden. De fire klarte likevel å hale om bord åtte av dem som hadde hoppet i sjøen. I mørket var det ikke mulig å se hvor det var blitt av de andre. De hørte heller ingen rop. I livbåten antok man at de fleste hadde omkommet under eksplosjonen. 16 nordmenn og en britisk kanoner omkom. De 12 overlevende i livbåten kom 18. oktober til land i Broadhaven, Irland. Samtlige var temmelig utmattede og ble lagt inn på sykehus.
ST Davanger was on a journey in convoy from Curacao to Liverpool with almost 10.000 tons of fuel oil. On the 11th of October 1940 the ship was torpedoed by the German uboat U-48, during a southwards storm and rough seas, in position 57N, 1910W. Four men managed to lower down the portside lifeboat, but had to quickly push away from the ship side and cut the line so that they would not be crushed. The four managed to rescue eight crew members which had jumped overboard, but in the darkness, it was impossible to see if there were any others, as they could not hear any shouts for help. The surviving crew members in the lifeboat concluded that the others had died when the explosion happened. 16 Norwegians and a British gunner passed away. The 12 survivors in the lifeboat arrived on the 18th of October Broadhaven in Ireland. They were all severely exhausted and were hospitalized.
Om DT Davanger
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Nasjonalitet
Norge
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Bygd
1922
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Forlist
11.10.1940
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Rederi
Westfal - Larsen & Co. Bergen
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Tonnasje
11090 dvt
