World War IIDT Moira

The DT Moira was en route from New Orleans to Vera Cruz, Mexico, when it was torpedoed on 17 June 1942 by the German U-boat U-158 off Port Isabel, Texas. After the crew had boarded the lifeboats, the U-boat fired 36 shells into Moira, and the ship sank. On 18 June, the lifeboats were spotted by a fishing trawler and brought to Port Isabel. One Norwegian perished in the sinking, and three others were injured.

About DT Moira

  • Nationality

    Flag Norway

  • Built

    1935

  • Wrecked

    17.06.1942

  • Carrier

    Sigurd Owren, Oslo

  • Tonnage

    2400 dvt

Casualties