SS Bogstad explained

Section1:
Country:Norway
Bogstad
Owner:Fearnley & Eger
Registry:, Oslo
Builder:Graham & Co.
Yard Number:153
Laid Down:1910
Launched:1910
Completed:October 1910
Acquired:October 1910
Maiden Voyage:October 1910
In Service:October 1910
Out Of Service:4 September 1918
Fate:Torpedoed and sunk on 4 September 1918
Notes:Call letters: MGCS
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Power:Triple expansion engine
Propulsion:One screw propeller
Crew:12

SS Bogstad was a Norwegian cargo ship of in operation between 1910 and 1918. She was torpedoed and sunk by 18nmi south of Lundy Island in the Bristol Channel on 4 September 1918 with the loss of all 12 of her crew, while she was travelling from Bilbao, Spain to Newport, United Kingdom with a cargo of iron ore.[1]

Construction

Bogstad was constructed for Fearnley & Eger at the Graham & Co. shipyard in Sunderland, United Kingdom in 1910, and completed by October that same year. The ship was 47.3m (155.2feet) long, had a beam of 11.6m (38.1feet) and a depth of 5.6m (18.4feet). She was assessed at and had a triple expansion engine producing 150 nhp, driving a single screw propeller. The ship could reach a maximum speed of 9.5kn and could accommodate a crew of 12.[2]

Sinking

Bogstad departed Bilbao for Newport on 3 September 1918 with a cargo of iron ore. The following morning, she was torpedoed without warning by 18nmi south of Lundy Island in the Bristol Channel and sank immediately. All twelve crewmembers were lost in the sinking, and the ship was subsequently listed as missing after having passed Brest, France on 3 September before her true fate became known.[3]

Wreck

The wreck of Bogstad lies at 50.8833°N -45°W in of water. The current condition of the wreck is unknown.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bogstad . Uboat.net . 22 May 2024.
  2. Web site: SS Bogstad (+1918) . wrecksite.eu . 19 June 2020 . 22 May 2024.
  3. Casualty reports . 7 November 1918 . 12 . 41941 . B .