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SS Dronning Maud 1940

SS Dronning Maud: DS Dronning Maud
Image: Anders Beer Wilse (1865 - 1949), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).

Key facts

NameSS Dronning MaudWikidata label
Year lost1940Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier
EraSecond World Warderived from year
Ship typehospital shipWikidata P31 instance of
Cause of lossWar actionWikidata P828 has cause (on P793 event): airstrike
Nationality / flagNorwayWikidata P8047 country of registry
OperatorDet Nordenfjeldske DampskibsselskabWikidata P137 operator
Nearest coastNorwayNatural Earth (public domain)
Position68.6986, 17.4395Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

SS Dronning Maud was a 1,489 ton steel-hulled steamship built in 1925 by the Norwegian shipyard Fredrikstad Mekaniske Verksted in Fredrikstad. Dronning Maud was ordered by the Trondheim-based company Det Nordenfjeldske Dampskipsselskap for the passenger and freight service Hurtigruten along the coast of Norway. She served this route as the company flagship until she was sunk under controversial circumstances during the 1940 Norwegian Campaign.

Location

  • Recorded position: 68.6986, 17.4395 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
  • Nearest coast: Norway

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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).

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