SS Bogstad

History
Norway
Name	Bogstad
Owner	Fearnley & Eger
Port of registry	Norway, 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
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	1,589 GRT
Length	47.3 metres (155 ft 2 in)
Beam	11.6 metres (38 ft 1 in)
Depth	5.6 metres (18 ft 4 in)
Installed power	Triple expansion engine
Propulsion	One screw propeller
Speed	9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph)
Crew	12

SS Bogstad was a Norwegian cargo ship of 1,589 GRT in operation between 1910 and 1918. She was torpedoed and sunk by SM UB-125 18 nautical miles (33 km) 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 47.3 metres (155 ft 2 in) long, had a beam of 11.6 metres (38 ft 1 in) and a depth of 5.6 metres (18 ft 4 in). She was assessed at 1,589 gross register tons (GRT) and had a triple expansion engine producing 150 nhp, driving a single screw propeller. The ship could reach a maximum speed of 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph) 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 SM UB-125 18 nautical miles (33 km) 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°53′N 4°41′W / 50.883°N 4.683°W / 50.883; -4.683) in 50 metres (160 ft) of water. The current condition of the wreck is unknown.^[2]

References

^ "Bogstad". Uboat.net. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b "SS Bogstad (+1918)". wrecksite.eu. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 41941. London. 7 November 1918. col B, p. 12.

[DSE-1] "Bogstad". Uboat.net. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

[BBG-2] "SS Bogstad (+1918)". wrecksite.eu. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

[Times071118a-3] "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 41941. London. 7 November 1918. col B, p. 12.

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v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in September 1918
Shipwrecks	1 Sep: Mesaba, City of Glasgow 4 Sep: Bogstad 5 Sep: SM UC-91 9 Sep: SM U-92 10 Sep: SM UB-83 15 Sep: HMS Sarnia 16 Sep: USS Buena Ventura, HMS Glatton 20 Sep: Circé 25 Sep: SM U-156 27 Sep: USCGC Tampa 29 Sep: SM UB-115 30 Sep: USS Ticonderoga, SM U-102, SM UB-127 Unknown date: SM UB-104, SM UB-113
Other incidents	5 Sep: USS Mount Vernon 6 Sep: D.R. Hanna, USS Hisko 8 Sep: HMS Amphitrite 12 Sep: USFS Auklet, SS Princess Sophia 27 Sep: USS Relief, USS Williams 29 Sep: USS Minnesota
1917 1918 1919 August 1918 October 1918

History
Norway
Name	Bogstad
Owner	Fearnley & Eger
Port of registry	Norway, 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
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	1,589 GRT
Length	47.3 metres (155 ft 2 in)
Beam	11.6 metres (38 ft 1 in)
Depth	5.6 metres (18 ft 4 in)
Installed power	Triple expansion engine
Propulsion	One screw propeller
Speed	9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph)
Crew	12