World War IIMS Knute Nelson
When the Second World War broke out in September 1939, the British passenger ship Athenia was sunk without warning by a German U-boat west of Ireland. The Norwegian MS Knute Nelson was quickly on the scene and rescued 450 people.
On 27 September 1944, Knute Nelson was en route from Bergen to Oslo in ballast when the vessel struck a mine laid by a French submarine off Jærens Rev during heavy seas and strong gale conditions. Nine members of the Norwegian crew were lost in the sinking. The ship also carried a German gun crew of approximately 50 men; more than half of the anti-aircraft personnel perished with the vessel.
About MS Knute Nelson
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Nationality
Norway
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Built
1926
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Wrecked
27.09.1944
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Carrier
Fred Olsen & Co., Kristiania / Oslo
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Tonnage
9600 dvt
