MT Vardaas (1931)
| History | |
|---|---|
 Norway | |
| Name | Vardaas |
| Owner | Agdesidens Rederi A/S |
| Operator | Agdesidens Rederi / Nortraship |
| Port of registry |  Arendal |
| Launched | 1931 |
| Fate | Hit by a torpedo from the German submarine U-564 on 30 August 1942, and sunk the next day. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Oil tanker |
| Displacement | 12,683 DWT |
MT Vardaas was a Norwegian oil tanker, built in 1931. It had a displacement of 12,683 DWT. Sailing for Arnt J. Mørland's shipping company and Nortraship, while on its way from Cape Town to Trinidad carrying dead freight, the ship was hit by a torpedo from the German submarine U-564 on 30 August 1942. All crew of 41 escaped in lifeboats and landed in Plymouth Bay, Tobago.[1][2]
References
Bibliography
- Dannevig, Birger (1985). "Innsatsen på havet". In Dannevig, Birger (ed.). Arendalsregionens Krigshistorie (in Norwegian). Kolbjørnsvik: Leif-Tore Langemyr Forlag. ISBN 82-991313-0-8.
- Hegland, Jon Rustung (1976). Krigsseilasen under den allierte offensiv 1942-1945. Nortraships flåte (in Norwegian). Vol. 2. Oslo: Dreyer. ISBN 82-09-01261-4.
