Maritime record MWX1586 - Veni (Dagmar)

1917 wreck of Norwegian cargo vessel which foundered after being captured and scuttled with explosives some 15 miles west of Portland Bill, a position also described as off Bridport. At the time she was en route from Newport for St. Malo with coal. Constructed of steel in 1901, she was a steam-driven vessel.

Ex-DAGMAR. Vessel stopped and sunk by an unidentified German submarine. (1) Sank approximately 15 miles west of Bill of Portland, 4 miles from land. (2) Built: 1901 Builder: M V Akers Where Built: Christiania Propulsion: screw-driven, 3 cylinder triple expansion engine Horsepower: 53 Boilers: 1 Master: O Amble Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: LR 1915 16 No 208(V)

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<1> Larn, R, and Larn, B, 1995, Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 1 : Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset Section 6, Dorset (AJ) Vol 1 (Monograph). SWX4541.

<2> Von Munching, L, 1968, Merchant shipping losses of Allied, neutral and central powers during and shortly after World War I, p105 (Monograph). SWX4751.

<3> 1990, Lloyds war losses, The First World War: Casualties to shipping through enemy causes 1914-1918, p131 (Index). SWX4540.

<4> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, Shipwreck 950 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1233867 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Sep 14 2023 4:45PM