World War IIDS Torridal

The Norwegian DS Torridal was torpedoed on 5 April 1945 by the Norwegian U-boat Utsira in Folla. The vessel was sailing in ballast at the outer edge of a German convoy, en route from Bodø to Trondheim, and sank within seconds. Of the crew of 18, fifteen men were lost in the sinking.

About DS Torridal

  • Nationality

    Flag Norway

  • Built

    1930

  • Wrecked

    05.04.1945

  • Carrier

    Ingvald Bjørneboe, Kristiansand

  • Tonnage

    2200 dvt

Casualties